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Pottawattamie County, IA

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

AI Overview

Pottawattamie County, Iowa has a population of 93,529 and a labor force participation rate of 63.8%, with a relatively low share of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher at 23.5%, though 91.0% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 3.8%. Median worker earnings of $44,300 and a median household income of $73,602 accompany notably affordable housing, with a median home value of $183,600 and median gross rent of $970 per month against a 70.3% homeownership rate. Population has been essentially flat at -0.1% over five years, and a mean commute of 20.2 minutes reflects the county's relatively compact geography near the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.

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

Population

93,529

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$73,602

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone81,761 (87.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race4,153 (4.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,372 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,083 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,810 (1.9%)
  • Asian Alone829 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,452
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)213
  3. 3.Other Indo-European161
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic125
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)112

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,038

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,358

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$36,853

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,475
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)6,279
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)5,280
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,014
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,587

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations15,533
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations9,498
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,201
  4. 4.Service Occupations7,423
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,636

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.38×)1,449
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.36×)3,613
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.20×)5,970
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.19×)3,614
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.12×)3,517

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$183,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$970/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9993,594 (13.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,325 (12.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,180 (12.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,762 (10.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,277 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,260 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone35,540 (79.8%)
  • Worked At Home4,357 (9.8%)
  • Carpooled2,969 (6.7%)
  • Walked803 (1.8%)
  • Other424 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit250 (0.6%)

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.