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Winneshiek County, IA

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

AI Overview

Winneshiek County is a small rural Iowa county of roughly 20,000 residents with a labor force participation rate of 67.3% and an unemployment rate of 2.3%, pointing to a tight but modestly sized workforce where median worker earnings run $37,303. Educational attainment is solid at the high school level (95.4% completion) with 31.5% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and housing costs remain relatively low with a median home value of $239,000 and median gross rent of $800 per month. The county posted a population decline of 2.1% over five years, and a median age of 42.6 reflects an older resident base, while a poverty rate of 7.9% and median household income of $79,066 round out a picture of modest but stable economic conditions.

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

Population

19,972

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$79,066

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone18,578 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race599 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races298 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone136 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone107 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone81 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish458
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island86
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic51
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic51
  5. 5.Other Indo-European44

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,065

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,617

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,595

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,138
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,444
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,134
  4. 4.Construction (Group)952
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services891

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,235
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,980
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,817
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,435
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,288

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.33×)761
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.42×)1,555
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.39×)1,056
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.29×)3,322
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.20×)305

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$239,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$800/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,020 (16.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999893 (14.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999722 (12.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999669 (11.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999499 (8.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999454 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,303

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,457 (70.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,279 (12.1%)
  • Walked1,017 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled688 (6.5%)
  • Bicycle83 (0.8%)
  • Other64 (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.