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Page County, IA

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

AI Overview

Page County is a small, agriculture-rooted rural county in southwest Iowa with a population of 15,168 that has contracted 1.3% over five years and a median age of 45.1. The labor force is largely high-school-educated—93.2% hold a diploma versus only 18.8% with a bachelor's degree—and wages are modest, with median worker earnings of $40,815 and a labor force participation rate of just 55.1%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $120,000 and median gross rent of $731/month, and a mean commute of 19.2 minutes reflects the county's compact, rural footprint.

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

Population

15,168

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,953

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,840 (91.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races484 (3.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone259 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race239 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone125 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone99 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish162
  2. 2.Vietnamese47
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)37
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic35
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island31

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,012

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,250

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,567

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,547
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,536
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)904
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining612
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)371

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,218
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,502
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,155
  4. 4.Service Occupations932
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations661

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.72×)490
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.37×)1,534
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.47×)1,041
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.21×)371
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.95×)1,446

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$120,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$731/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999545 (12.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999417 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999391 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999345 (7.8%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999336 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999246 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,815

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,020 (78.7%)
  • Carpooled637 (10.0%)
  • Worked At Home358 (5.6%)
  • Walked210 (3.3%)
  • Motorcycle105 (1.6%)
  • Other28 (0.4%)

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.