Obrien County, IA Demographic Data
Obrien County, IA Summary
Obrien County is located in Iowa
- Population: 14,302
- Area: 573.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 573.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.17 sq. miles
- Population Density: 24.95 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,522.31 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Obrien County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,011
50%
50.8
Male
7,044
50%
49.2
Total Population
14,055
323,128,000
Obrien County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
802
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
963
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
923
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
905
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
694
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,426
10.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,543
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,834
13.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,147
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
926
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,259
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,101
7.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
532
3.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
10,783
76.7%
77.2
Female
5,460
50.6%
51.3
Male
5,323
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
10,327
73.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,352
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,892
20.6%
15.2
Female
1,652
57.1%
55.8
Male
1,240
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Obrien County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
13,892
98.8%
96.8
White
13,281
94.5%
72.6
Black or African American
68
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
36
0.3%
0.8
Asian
121
0.9%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
9
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
39
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
34
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
30
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
5
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
3
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
381
2.7%
5.1
Two or More Races
163
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
602
4.3%
17.8
Mexican
529
3.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
4
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
69
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
13,453
95.7%
82.2
Obrien County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
320
3.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
452
4.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,553
36.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,252
23.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,238
12.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,482
15.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
471
4.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
772
7.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,996
92.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,953
20.0%
31.2
Obrien County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,564
22.6%
33.7%
Now Married
6,840
60.2%
47.5
Divorced
859
7.6%
11.0%
Separated
84
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,020
9.0
5.8%
Obrien County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
12,630
95.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
623
4.7%
21.6%
Spanish
513
3.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
63
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
42
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.0%
1.1%
Obrien County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
365
6.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
363
6.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
735
12.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
547
9.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
831
13.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,262
20.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
984
16.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
522
8.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
186
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
271
4.5%
6.4
Median household income
52,474
57,617
Per capita income
30,933
31,128
Obrien County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
679
9.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
416
5.7%
9.8
Construction
406
5.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,542
21.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
354
4.9%
6.6
Information
175
2.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,447
19.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
330
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
301
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
230
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
934
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
273
3.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
176
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
790
10.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,052
28.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,693
23.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,612
22.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,116
15.4%
18.1%
Obrien County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,117
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,263
73.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
737
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
188
2.6%
5.1
Walked
366
5.1%
2.7
Other means
122
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
441
6.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.8
26.6
Obrien County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
390
6.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,723
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,246
37.0%
37.1
3 or more
1,707
28.1%
21.0
Obrien County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,066
91.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,361
71.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,705
28.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
581
8.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Obrien County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,647
1 room
75
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
335
5.0%
2.7
3 rooms
308
4.6%
9.1
4 rooms
850
12.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,262
19.0%
19.8
6 rooms
834
12.5%
17.8
7 rooms
804
12.1%
12.0
8 rooms
849
12.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,330
20.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Obrien County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
6,647
1-unit, detached
5,384
81.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
191
2.9%
5.9
2-units
158
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
222
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
192
2.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
125
1.9%
4.4
20 or more units
236
3.6%
9.0
Mobile home
139
2.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Obrien County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,093
31.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
455
6.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
701
10.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
722
10.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,049
15.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
409
6.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
516
7.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
607
9.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
95
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Obrien County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,444
56.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
507
8.4%
4.7
Electricity
2,018
33.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
27
0.4%
1.9
Solar energy
3
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
25
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
31
0.5%
1.1
Obrien County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,211
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
7
0.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
38
1.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
128
5.8%
11.8%
Less than $500
137
6.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
358
16.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
493
22.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,050
47.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,423
65.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
278
12.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
164
7.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
127
5.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
197
9.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
22
0.0%
0.0%
Obrien County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,498
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.3%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
11
0.7%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
13
0.9%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
18
1.2%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
121
8.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
579
38.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
752
50.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
207
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
588
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
355
23.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
284
19.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
130
8.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
132
8.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
93
6.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
502
33.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
209
0.0%
0.0%
Obrien County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,361
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
667
15.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,360
31.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
860
19.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
482
11.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
645
14.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
237
5.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
82
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
28
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
107,800
205,000