Pocahontas County, IA
Demographic and economic profile of Pocahontas County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Pocahontas County is a small, rural Iowa county of 7,040 residents with a workforce defined more by practical skills than formal credentials—only 18.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.4% have completed high school, and median worker earnings stand at $41,727. Labor costs are low relative to output, with a GDP per capita of $67,965 against a median household income of $61,875, and housing remains highly affordable at a $93,300 median home value and $743 monthly median rent. The county posted modest population growth of 2.1% over five years, maintains a 78.6% homeownership rate, and carries a relatively low poverty rate of 8.7%, with a 5.5% unemployment rate and 63.1% labor force participation rate.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.1% since 2018
Pocahontas County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone6,327 (89.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races205 (2.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race172 (2.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone167 (2.4%)
- Black or African American Alone91 (1.3%)
- Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone55 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish205
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island45
- 3.German or other West Germanic15
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)13
- 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic3
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance678
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)524
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining414
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)406
- 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities294
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,008
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations655
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations615
- 4.Service Occupations505
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations473
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.