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Sac County, IA

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

AI Overview

Sac County is a small, agriculture-rooted Iowa county with a population of 9,759 and a GDP per capita of $56,770, notably above median worker earnings of $42,104, suggesting capital-intensive production activity. The labor force is largely high-school educated (92.2% HS or higher, 21.2% bachelor's or higher), with a 3.4% unemployment rate and 66.6% participation rate across an older workforce (median age 46.2). Housing costs are low—median home value of $138,400 and median rent of $643/month—though the county has seen a -1.1% population decline over five years.

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

Population

9,759

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$73,838

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,982 (92.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race209 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone194 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races167 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone63 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone49 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish266
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic155
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island31
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

581

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$56,770

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,261

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,130
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)834
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)556
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining448
  5. 5.Construction (Group)365

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,797
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations923
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations905
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations782
  5. 5.Service Occupations616

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.33×)428
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.71×)857
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)359
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)619
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.12×)130

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$138,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$643/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999321 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999262 (7.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999258 (7.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999243 (7.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999239 (7.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999222 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,104

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,247 (86.0%)
  • Carpooled293 (5.9%)
  • Worked At Home230 (4.7%)
  • Walked121 (2.4%)
  • Other21 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle15 (0.3%)

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.