Ringgold County, IA Demographic Data
Ringgold County, IA Summary
Ringgold County is located in Iowa
- Population: 5,123
- Area: 538.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 535.50 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.37 sq. miles
- Population Density: 9.50 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,089.24 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ringgold County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,591
51%
50.8
Male
2,463
49%
49.2
Total Population
5,054
323,128,000
Ringgold County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
301
6.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
401
7.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
299
5.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
316
6.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
212
4.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
487
9.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
460
9.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
606
12.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
413
8.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
300
5.9%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
588
11.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
411
8.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
260
5.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,837
75.9%
77.2
Female
2,018
52.6%
51.3
Male
1,819
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,702
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,434
28.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,259
24.9%
15.2
Female
719
57.1%
55.8
Male
540
42.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Ringgold County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,020
99.3%
96.8
White
4,911
97.2%
72.6
Black or African American
11
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
20
0.4%
0.8
Asian
21
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
2
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
15
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
4
0.1%
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
57
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
34
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
108
2.1%
17.8
Mexican
98
1.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
10
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,946
97.9%
82.2
Ringgold County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
67
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
258
7.3%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,315
37.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
795
22.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
408
11.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
479
13.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
203
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
325
9.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,200
90.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
682
19.4%
31.2
Ringgold County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
793
19.6%
33.7%
Now Married
2,364
58.3%
47.5
Divorced
469
11.6%
11.0%
Separated
55
1.4%
2.0
Widowed
372
9.2
5.8%
Ringgold County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,512
94.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
241
5.1%
21.6%
Spanish
30
0.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
196
4.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
15
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Ringgold County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
95
4.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
111
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
306
15.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
226
11.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
332
16.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
517
25.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
163
8.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
167
8.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
88
4.3%
6.4
Median household income
46,927
57,617
Per capita income
26,175
31,128
Ringgold County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
264
12.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
80
3.8%
9.8
Construction
164
7.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
654
31.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
45
2.1%
6.6
Information
24
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
258
12.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
123
5.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
93
4.4%
11.4
Public administration
73
3.5%
4.6
Retail trade
167
7.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
91
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
69
3.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
314
14.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
679
32.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
333
15.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
364
17.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
415
19.7%
18.1%
Ringgold County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,072
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,689
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
138
6.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
58
2.8%
2.7
Other means
45
2.2%
1.8
Worked at home
142
6.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.2
26.6
Ringgold County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
101
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
612
30.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
673
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
638
31.5%
21.0
Ringgold County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,024
77.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,507
74.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
517
25.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
574
22.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Ringgold County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,598
1 room
6
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
33
1.3%
2.7
3 rooms
193
7.4%
9.1
4 rooms
382
14.7%
16.5
5 rooms
666
25.6%
19.8
6 rooms
424
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
355
13.7%
12.0
8 rooms
213
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
326
12.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Ringgold County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,598
1-unit, detached
2,225
85.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
0.5%
5.9
2-units
10
0.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
64
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
50
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
30
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
7
0.3%
9.0
Mobile home
198
7.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ringgold County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
860
33.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
125
4.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
160
6.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
210
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
379
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
187
7.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
283
10.9%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
363
14.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
31
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ringgold County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
625
30.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
612
30.2%
4.7
Electricity
598
29.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
33
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
4
0.2%
0.1
Wood
99
4.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
38
1.9%
0.5
No fuel used
15
0.7%
1.1
Ringgold County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
746
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
15
2.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
30
4.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
47
6.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
47
6.3%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
71
9.5%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
237
31.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
299
40.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
364
49.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
84
11.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
63
8.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
65
8.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
165
22.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
5
0.0%
0.0%
Ringgold County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
415
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
2
0.5%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
4
1.0%
1.9%
Less than $500
179
43.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
230
55.4%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
102
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
534
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
111
27.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
71
17.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
6.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
59
14.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
40
9.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
102
25.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
109
0.0%
0.0%
Ringgold County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,507
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
433
28.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
500
33.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
207
13.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
98
6.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
82
5.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
146
9.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
39
2.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
2
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
75,700
205,000
