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Muscatine County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Muscatine County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Muscatine County is a small manufacturing-oriented county of 42,735 residents with a GDP per capita of $58,930—well above median worker earnings of $41,899—suggesting concentrated industrial output relative to wage distribution. The labor force participation rate stands at 65.8% with unemployment at 3.7%, though only 22.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, pointing to a workforce skewed toward trades and production roles. Housing costs remain modest, with a median home value of $172,400 and gross rent of $966/month, though population has edged down 0.5% over five years.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

42,735

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,396

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

Muscatine County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone34,297 (80.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,491 (8.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,288 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,117 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone958 (2.3%)
  • Asian Alone272 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,122
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)308
  3. 3.Other Indo-European196
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic121
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island96

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,946

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,930

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,228

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)5,686
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,697
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,057
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,426
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,420

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,565
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,419
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,648
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,411
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,008

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.82×)5,955
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.72×)583
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.08×)529
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.04×)1,292
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.99×)994

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$172,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$966/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,780 (13.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,691 (13.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,619 (12.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,107 (8.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,089 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,043 (8.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,899

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone16,668 (79.9%)
  • Carpooled2,018 (9.7%)
  • Worked At Home1,338 (6.4%)
  • Walked484 (2.3%)
  • Other276 (1.3%)
  • Motorcycle44 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.