Mills County, IA Demographic Data
Mills County, IA Summary
Mills County is located in Iowa
- Population: 15,028
- Area: 440.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 437.44 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.21 sq. miles
- Population Density: 34.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,016.40 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Mills County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,307
49%
50.8
Male
7,534
51%
49.2
Total Population
14,841
323,128,000
Mills County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
836
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,006
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,034
7.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,069
7.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
722
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,403
9.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,768
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,314
15.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,236
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,134
7.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,401
9.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
621
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
297
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,291
76.1%
77.2
Female
5,599
49.6%
51.3
Male
5,692
50.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,675
71.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,884
19.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,319
15.6%
15.2
Female
1,221
52.7%
55.8
Male
1,098
47.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Mills County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,723
99.2%
96.8
White
14,460
97.4%
72.6
Black or African American
111
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
121
0.8%
0.8
Asian
22
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
13
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
9
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
9
0.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
118
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
408
2.7%
17.8
Mexican
306
2.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
75
0.5%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
27
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,433
97.3%
82.2
Mills County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
222
2.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
463
4.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,592
35.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,452
24.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,012
9.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,775
17.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
658
6.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
685
6.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,489
93.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,433
23.9%
31.2
Mills County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,104
25.9%
33.7%
Now Married
6,829
57.1%
47.5
Divorced
1,103
9.2%
11.0%
Separated
152
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
777
6.5
5.8%
Mills County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,722
98.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
283
2.0%
21.6%
Spanish
169
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
105
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
9
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Mills County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
294
5.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
96
1.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
493
9.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
531
9.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
648
11.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
943
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
915
16.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,049
19.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
339
6.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
136
2.5%
6.4
Median household income
66,203
57,617
Per capita income
29,492
31,128
Mills County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
329
4.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
382
5.2%
9.8
Construction
538
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,212
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
383
5.2%
6.6
Information
93
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
706
9.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
377
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
440
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
360
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
741
10.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
479
6.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
271
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
944
12.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,378
32.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,003
13.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,575
21.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,411
19.3%
18.1%
Mills County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,203
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,987
83.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
523
7.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
175
2.4%
5.1
Walked
120
1.7%
2.7
Other means
76
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
322
4.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
Mills County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
215
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,342
24.7%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,896
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
1,991
36.6%
21.0
Mills County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,444
89.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,283
78.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,161
21.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
643
10.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Mills County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,087
1 room
54
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
68
1.1%
2.7
3 rooms
271
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
697
11.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,125
18.5%
19.8
6 rooms
1,110
18.2%
17.8
7 rooms
853
14.0%
12.0
8 rooms
822
13.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,087
17.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Mills County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,087
1-unit, detached
5,008
82.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
154
2.5%
5.9
2-units
56
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
170
2.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
187
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
137
2.3%
4.4
20 or more units
29
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
346
5.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Mills County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,739
28.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
272
4.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
317
5.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
593
9.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,044
17.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
370
6.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
874
14.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
846
13.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
20
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
12
0.2%
1.4%
Mills County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,544
46.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,825
33.5%
4.7
Electricity
890
16.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
28
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
96
1.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
42
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
19
0.3%
1.1
Mills County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,751
47295100.0
Less than $500
34
1.2%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
52
1.9%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
126
4.6%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
349
12.7%
11.8%
$500 to $999
608
22.1%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
671
24.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
911
33.1%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,373
50.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
484
17.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
258
9.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
252
9.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
379
13.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Mills County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,012
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
1.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
83
8.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
162
16.0%
28.3%
Less than $500
214
21.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
539
53.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
149
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
712
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
128
12.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
219
21.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
129
12.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
95
9.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
83
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
356
35.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
151
0.0%
0.0%
Mills County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,283
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
230
5.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
770
18.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,052
24.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
778
18.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
920
21.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
409
9.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
95
2.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
29
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
154,200
205,000