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Woodbury County, IA

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

AI Overview

Woodbury County, IA, anchors the Sioux City metro with a population of 107,257 that grew 3.3% over five years, supported by a labor force participation rate of 67.6% and an unemployment rate of 4.3%. The workforce skews toward trade and industrial occupations, with median worker earnings of $40,043 and a bachelor's degree attainment rate of 23.4%, reflecting a predominantly skilled-trades and production-oriented talent pool. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $172,000 and median gross rent of $946/month, and a foreign-born population of 10.6% points to an established immigrant labor presence in the county.

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

Population

107,257

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$73,658

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.3% since 2018

Woodbury County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone75,553 (71.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race10,780 (10.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone5,255 (4.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone5,061 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,411 (4.2%)
  • Asian Alone2,513 (2.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish13,279
  2. 2.Vietnamese1,117
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island856
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic560
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)521

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,455

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,288

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$34,330

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,635
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)10,127
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,960
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,026
  5. 5.Construction (Group)4,191

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations17,402
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations12,647
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations8,862
  4. 4.Service Occupations8,705
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,149

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.90×)9,934
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.55×)1,306
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.12×)5,179
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.09×)3,967
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.07×)1,297

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$172,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$946/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9994,248 (15.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9993,357 (12.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,016 (10.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,619 (9.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,577 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,527 (9.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,043

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone41,162 (79.5%)
  • Carpooled5,793 (11.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,892 (5.6%)
  • Walked989 (1.9%)
  • Public Transit569 (1.1%)
  • Other170 (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.