Cerro Gordo County, IA Demographic Data
Cerro Gordo County, IA Summary
Cerro Gordo County is located in Iowa
- Population: 43,963
- Area: 575.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 568.31 sq. miles
- Water Area: 6.81 sq. miles
- Population Density: 76.44 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,213.58 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cerro Gordo County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
22,157
51%
50.8
Male
21,146
49%
49.2
Total Population
43,303
323,128,000
Cerro Gordo County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
2,374
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,240
5.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,784
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,562
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,514
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,942
11.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,634
10.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,003
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,589
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,136
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,290
9.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,721
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
1,514
3.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
34,294
79.2%
77.2
Female
17,789
51.9%
51.3
Male
16,505
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
32,833
75.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
10,315
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
8,525
19.7%
15.2
Female
4,923
57.7%
55.8
Male
3,602
42.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Cerro Gordo County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
42,610
98.4%
96.8
White
41,093
94.9%
72.6
Black or African American
682
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
118
0.3%
0.8
Asian
488
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
41
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
59
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
13
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
18
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
357
0.8%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
229
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
693
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,907
4.4%
17.8
Mexican
1,566
3.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
75
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
15
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
251
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
41,396
95.6%
82.2
Cerro Gordo County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
769
2.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,301
4.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,686
31.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,722
25.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
4,612
15.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,883
15.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,856
6.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,070
6.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
28,759
93.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
6,739
21.8%
31.2
Cerro Gordo County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
9,901
27.6%
33.7%
Now Married
18,357
51.1%
47.5
Divorced
4,575
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
427
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
2,645
7.4
5.8%
Cerro Gordo County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
39,317
96.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,612
3.9%
21.6%
Spanish
878
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
464
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
255
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.0%
1.1%
Cerro Gordo County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,265
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,207
6.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,148
11.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,275
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
3,084
16.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,934
20.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,317
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,886
9.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
543
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
591
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
47,788
57,617
Per capita income
28,763
31,128
Cerro Gordo County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
575
2.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,909
8.6%
9.8
Construction
1,290
5.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,547
24.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,313
5.9%
6.6
Information
366
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
3,732
16.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
801
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,456
6.5%
11.4
Public administration
588
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
2,777
12.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,083
4.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
819
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,753
7.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,861
30.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,472
20.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,440
24.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,730
16.8%
18.1%
Cerro Gordo County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
21,882
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
17,997
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,869
8.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
214
1.0%
5.1
Walked
714
3.3%
2.7
Other means
313
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
775
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
16.1
26.6
Cerro Gordo County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,589
8.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,364
33.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,085
36.8%
37.1
3 or more
4,212
21.9%
21.0
Cerro Gordo County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
19,250
86.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,461
69.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
5,789
30.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,004
13.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Cerro Gordo County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,254
1 room
430
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
525
2.4%
2.7
3 rooms
1,856
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
3,353
15.1%
16.5
5 rooms
4,064
18.3%
19.8
6 rooms
3,512
15.8%
17.8
7 rooms
3,328
15.0%
12.0
8 rooms
2,230
10.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,956
13.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Cerro Gordo County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
22,254
1-unit, detached
17,008
76.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
643
2.9%
5.9
2-units
546
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
697
3.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,224
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
658
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
986
4.4%
9.0
Mobile home
492
2.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Cerro Gordo County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
6,823
30.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
2,034
9.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
3,307
14.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,301
10.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,988
13.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,537
6.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,462
6.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,432
6.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
306
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
64
0.3%
1.4%
Cerro Gordo County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
13,290
69.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,020
10.5%
4.7
Electricity
3,460
18.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
39
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
151
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
154
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
136
0.7%
1.1
Cerro Gordo County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,278
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
139
1.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
196
2.7%
10.3%
Less than $500
213
2.9%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
395
5.4%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
877
12.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,245
30.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
3,213
44.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,993
55.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,002
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
790
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
466
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,004
13.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
23
0.0%
0.0%
Cerro Gordo County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
5,390
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.1%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
10
0.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
34
0.6%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
102
1.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
309
5.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,389
25.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
3,538
65.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
399
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
645
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
1,153
21.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
643
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
662
12.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
697
13.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
495
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,639
31.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
500
0.0%
0.0%
Cerro Gordo County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,461
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,362
10.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
4,219
31.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,103
23.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,784
13.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,909
14.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
833
6.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
211
1.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
40
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
115,900
205,000