Iowa Census Data: Occupied Housing

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Iowa Census Data: Occupied Housing

Occupied Housing statistics for Iowa counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.

Iowa Census Data: Occupied Housing
Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Iowa	2,926,324	1,149,276	831,419	317,857	2.46	72.3	27.2	24.2	Iowa
Adair Co.	8,243	3,398	2,550	848	2.37	75.0	28.1	33.8	Adair Co.
Adams Co.	4,482	1,867	1,394	473	2.34	74.7	30.0	34.6	Adams Co.
Allamakee Co.	14,675	5,722	4,374	1,348	2.49	76.4	27.5	30.0	Allamakee Co.
Appanoose Co.	13,721	5,779	4,275	1,504	2.34	74.0	29.9	31.1	Appanoose Co.
Audubon Co.	6,830	2,773	2,196	577	2.40	79.2	28.2	35.7	Audubon Co.
Benton Co.	25,308	9,746	7,738	2,008	2.56	79.4	23.4	26.1	Benton Co.
Black Hawk Co.	128,012	49,683	34,248	15,435	2.45	68.9	27.1	23.0	Black Hawk Co.
Boone Co.	26,224	10,374	7,862	2,512	2.44	75.8	26.7	25.1	Boone Co.
Bremer Co.	23,325	8,860	6,927	1,933	2.47	78.2	24.7	27.0	Bremer Co.
Buchanan Co.	21,093	7,933	6,203	1,730	2.61	78.2	24.7	25.6	Buchanan Co.
Buena Vista Co.	20,411	7,499	5,279	2,220	2.54	70.4	27.0	28.6	Buena Vista Co.
Butler Co.	15,305	6,175	4,964	1,211	2.43	80.4	25.0	31.5	Butler Co.
Calhoun Co.	11,115	4,513	3,492	1,021	2.31	77.4	30.5	35.4	Calhoun Co.
Carroll Co.	21,421	8,486	6,313	2,173	2.46	74.4	29.6	30.6	Carroll Co.
Cass Co.	14,684	6,120	4,564	1,556	2.32	74.6	29.8	31.4	Cass Co.
Cedar Co.	18,187	7,147	5,487	1,660	2.51	76.8	23.7	26.0	Cedar Co.
Cerro Gordo Co.	46,447	19,374	13,857	5,517	2.32	71.5	30.9	27.5	Cerro Gordo Co.
Cherokee Co.	13,035	5,378	3,962	1,416	2.35	73.7	29.5	31.6	Cherokee Co.
Chickasaw Co.	13,095	5,192	4,165	1,027	2.48	80.2	26.1	29.3	Chickasaw Co.
Clarke Co.	9,133	3,584	2,594	990	2.50	72.4	25.9	27.8	Clarke Co.
Clay Co.	17,372	7,259	5,014	2,245	2.35	69.1	29.8	27.9	Clay Co.
Clayton Co.	18,678	7,375	5,643	1,732	2.47	76.5	26.3	29.1	Clayton Co.
Clinton Co.	50,149	20,105	14,653	5,452	2.44	72.9	27.4	25.5	Clinton Co.
Crawford Co.	16,942	6,441	4,703	1,738	2.53	73.0	26.2	28.4	Crawford Co.
Dallas Co.	40,750	15,584	11,897	3,687	2.59	76.3	23.6	18.4	Dallas Co.
Davis Co.	8,541	3,207	2,556	651	2.61	79.7	25.0	29.0	Davis Co.
Decatur Co.	8,689	3,337	2,372	965	2.37	71.1	30.3	30.1	Decatur Co.
Delaware Co.	18,404	6,834	5,319	1,515	2.66	77.8	23.0	25.7	Delaware Co.
Des Moines Co.	42,351	17,270	12,813	4,457	2.40	74.2	28.6	26.3	Des Moines Co.
Dickinson Co.	16,424	7,103	5,542	1,561	2.27	78.0	28.6	30.5	Dickinson Co.

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Iowa	2,926,324	1,149,276	831,419	317,857	2.46	72.3	27.2	24.2	Iowa
Dubuque Co.	89,143	33,690	24,747	8,943	2.51	73.5	26.7	23.5	Dubuque Co.
Emmet Co.	11,027	4,450	3,344	1,106	2.36	75.1	30.3	30.8	Emmet Co.
Fayette Co.	22,008	8,778	6,642	2,136	2.41	75.7	28.2	31.0	Fayette Co.
Floyd Co.	16,900	6,828	5,058	1,770	2.40	74.1	28.0	29.8	Floyd Co.
Franklin Co.	10,704	4,356	3,266	1,090	2.41	75.0	27.6	31.6	Franklin Co.
Fremont Co.	8,010	3,199	2,383	816	2.45	74.5	26.3	31.4	Fremont Co.
Greene Co.	10,366	4,205	3,180	1,025	2.41	75.6	29.1	33.7	Greene Co.
Grundy Co.	12,369	4,984	3,983	1,001	2.45	79.9	25.5	30.7	Grundy Co.
Guthrie Co.	11,353	4,641	3,695	946	2.39	79.6	26.1	31.2	Guthrie Co.
Hamilton Co.	16,438	6,692	4,870	1,822	2.43	72.8	27.5	29.0	Hamilton Co.
Hancock Co.	12,100	4,795	3,751	1,044	2.48	78.2	26.5	29.2	Hancock Co.
Hardin Co.	18,812	7,628	5,688	1,940	2.35	74.6	29.4	31.9	Hardin Co.
Harrison Co.	15,666	6,115	4,684	1,431	2.51	76.6	26.1	28.5	Harrison Co.
Henry Co.	20,336	7,626	5,569	2,057	2.46	73.0	26.8	25.0	Henry Co.
Howard Co.	9,932	3,974	3,148	826	2.43	79.2	29.5	31.8	Howard Co.
Humboldt Co.	10,381	4,295	3,263	1,032	2.38	76.0	29.8	33.4	Humboldt Co.
Ida Co.	7,837	3,213	2,351	862	2.39	73.2	29.3	33.7	Ida Co.
Iowa Co.	15,671	6,163	4,802	1,361	2.50	77.9	25.9	27.2	Iowa Co.
Jackson Co.	20,296	8,078	6,137	1,941	2.47	76.0	27.0	28.4	Jackson Co.
Jasper Co.	37,213	14,689	11,123	3,566	2.42	75.7	26.1	26.0	Jasper Co.
Jefferson Co.	16,181	6,649	4,470	2,179	2.34	67.2	30.4	21.2	Jefferson Co.
Johnson Co.	111,006	44,080	24,967	19,113	2.34	56.6	30.2	12.2	Johnson Co.
Jones Co.	20,221	7,560	5,735	1,825	2.47	75.9	25.3	27.4	Jones Co.
Keokuk Co.	11,400	4,586	3,609	977	2.45	78.7	27.8	32.3	Keokuk Co.
Kossuth Co.	17,163	6,974	5,426	1,548	2.42	77.8	28.7	32.5	Kossuth Co.
Lee Co.	38,052	15,161	11,442	3,719	2.41	75.5	28.3	27.2	Lee Co.
Linn Co.	191,701	76,753	55,826	20,927	2.43	72.7	27.5	19.6	Linn Co.
Louisa Co.	12,183	4,519	3,491	1,028	2.66	77.3	22.5	23.8	Louisa Co.
Lucas Co.	9,422	3,811	2,985	826	2.42	78.3	28.7	30.7	Lucas Co.
Lyon Co.	11,763	4,428	3,622	806	2.61	81.8	24.3	31.3	Lyon Co.

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Iowa	2,926,324	1,149,276	831,419	317,857	2.46	72.3	27.2	24.2	Iowa
Madison Co.	14,019	5,326	4,152	1,174	2.58	78.0	22.7	24.8	Madison Co.
Mahaska Co.	22,335	8,880	6,312	2,568	2.45	71.1	26.6	26.7	Mahaska Co.
Marion Co.	32,052	12,017	9,079	2,938	2.50	75.6	25.6	25.6	Marion Co.
Marshall Co.	39,311	15,338	11,305	4,033	2.48	73.7	26.9	25.3	Marshall Co.
Mills Co.	14,547	5,324	4,235	1,089	2.60	79.5	22.3	22.0	Mills Co.
Mitchell Co.	10,874	4,294	3,503	791	2.47	81.6	27.6	34.0	Mitchell Co.
Monona Co.	10,020	4,211	3,199	1,012	2.31	76.0	31.0	35.6	Monona Co.
Monroe Co.	8,016	3,228	2,531	697	2.43	78.4	28.0	30.9	Monroe Co.
Montgomery Co.	11,771	4,886	3,571	1,315	2.36	73.1	29.5	30.9	Montgomery Co.
Muscatine Co.	41,722	15,847	11,950	3,897	2.59	75.4	24.1	21.6	Muscatine Co.
O'Brien Co.	15,102	6,001	4,615	1,386	2.42	76.9	28.0	31.9	O'Brien Co.
Osceola Co.	7,003	2,778	2,153	625	2.48	77.5	27.6	30.7	Osceola Co.
Page Co.	16,976	6,708	4,803	1,905	2.32	71.6	29.9	31.7	Page Co.
Palo Alto Co.	10,147	4,119	3,052	1,067	2.37	74.1	30.4	33.6	Palo Alto Co.
Plymouth Co.	24,849	9,372	7,260	2,112	2.61	77.5	24.0	27.2	Plymouth Co.
Pocahontas Co.	8,662	3,617	2,867	750	2.35	79.3	30.2	34.1	Pocahontas Co.
Polk Co.	374,601	149,112	102,621	46,491	2.45	68.8	28.1	18.1	Polk Co.
Pottawattamie Co.	87,704	33,844	24,052	9,792	2.54	71.1	24.9	22.9	Pottawattamie Co.
Poweshiek Co.	18,815	7,398	5,316	2,082	2.35	71.9	29.2	28.4	Poweshiek Co.
Ringgold Co.	5,469	2,245	1,699	546	2.37	75.7	28.6	37.1	Ringgold Co.
Sac Co.	11,529	4,746	3,644	1,102	2.37	76.8	29.4	34.6	Sac Co.
Scott Co.	158,668	62,334	43,979	18,355	2.49	70.6	26.9	19.5	Scott Co.
Shelby Co.	13,173	5,173	3,983	1,190	2.49	77.0	25.2	32.0	Shelby Co.
Sioux Co.	31,589	10,693	8,603	2,090	2.71	80.5	22.2	27.1	Sioux Co.
Story Co.	79,981	29,383	17,125	12,258	2.39	58.3	26.7	16.7	Story Co.
Tama Co.	18,103	7,018	5,440	1,578	2.51	77.5	25.3	30.1	Tama Co.
Taylor Co.	6,958	2,824	2,157	667	2.40	76.4	27.8	34.6	Taylor Co.
Union Co.	12,309	5,242	3,777	1,465	2.29	72.1	31.3	28.7	Union Co.
Van Buren Co.	7,809	3,181	2,535	646	2.41	79.7	28.0	31.5	Van Buren Co.
Wapello Co.	36,051	14,784	11,175	3,609	2.37	75.6	28.2	28.3	Wapello Co.

Location	Total population	Occupied housing units							Location
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Percent
		Total	Owner	Renter	Average household size	Owner	1-person households	With householder 65 years and over
United States	281,421,906	105,480,101	69,815,753	35,664,348	2.59	66.2	25.8	21.0	United States
Iowa	2,926,324	1,149,276	831,419	317,857	2.46	72.3	27.2	24.2	Iowa
Warren Co.	40,671	14,708	11,758	2,950	2.65	79.9	19.9	19.9	Warren Co.
Washington Co.	20,670	8,056	6,068	1,988	2.50	75.3	26.4	27.5	Washington Co.
Wayne Co.	6,730	2,821	2,237	584	2.34	79.3	29.8	36.9	Wayne Co.
Webster Co.	40,235	15,878	11,314	4,564	2.38	71.3	30.3	27.5	Webster Co.
Winnebago Co.	11,723	4,749	3,613	1,136	2.36	76.1	29.4	30.0	Winnebago Co.
Winneshiek Co.	21,310	7,734	5,687	2,047	2.46	73.5	27.6	27.1	Winneshiek Co.
Woodbury Co.	103,877	39,151	26,841	12,310	2.58	68.6	26.6	23.1	Woodbury Co.
Worth Co.	7,909	3,278	2,588	690	2.38	79.0	27.6	30.0	Worth Co.
Wright Co.	14,334	5,940	4,407	1,533	2.36	74.2	30.2	32.6	Wright Co.

Reading the Chart:

Total Population counts people. Here the colored bars represent percentages of the highest population of any county in the state. For example, the county with the highest population will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many people will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. For small percentages the bar does not appear.

Under the Occupied housing units heading, the Total, Owner, and Renter subheadings are counts of housing units. The Owner and Renter values add up to the Total value. Similarly to Total Population, the colored bars represent percentages of the highest housing count of any county in the state.

The entries under the Average household size heading are averages of the number of people in each housing unit. Here the colored bars indicate a percentage of an arbitrary maximum (5). For example, the colored bar for an average family size of 2.5 fills half of the table cell.

The entries under the Percent heading are percentages. The colored bars fill the cells in proportion to the percentage value.

Census Department definitions:

Housing unit. A housing unit may be a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied (or, if vacant, is intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters.

Occupied housing unit. A housing unit is occupied if it is the usual place of residence of the person or group of people living in it at the time of enumeration or if the occupants are only temporarily absent; that is, away on vacation or business. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any other group of related or unrelated people who share living quarters.

Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.

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