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Worth County, IA

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

AI Overview

Worth County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in northern Iowa with a population of 7,380 that has edged down 1.5% over five years. The labor force participation rate stands at 69.1% with an unemployment rate of 3.2%, though only 20.1% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings are $42,482 against a median household income of $78,008. Housing costs are low—median home value of $142,300 and median gross rent of $703/month—with an 83.2% homeownership rate and a poverty rate of just 7.3%.

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

Population

7,380

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$78,008

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,956 (94.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races151 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race118 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone59 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone41 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone13 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic83
  2. 2.Spanish32
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island31
  4. 4.Other Indo-European10
  5. 5.Vietnamese5

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

532

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$49,779

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,232

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)816
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance691
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining444
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)390
  5. 5.Construction (Group)260

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,368
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations914
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations591
  4. 4.Service Occupations564
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations481

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.45×)348
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.17×)863
  3. 3.Information (LQ 1.48×)111
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)212
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.08×)299

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$142,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$703/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999341 (12.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999305 (11.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999273 (10.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999206 (7.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999199 (7.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999194 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,482

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,878 (75.0%)
  • Worked At Home433 (11.3%)
  • Carpooled337 (8.8%)
  • Walked80 (2.1%)
  • Other63 (1.6%)
  • Motorcycle32 (0.8%)

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.