Taylor County, IA Demographic Data
Taylor County, IA Summary
Taylor County is located in Iowa
- Population: 6,292
- Area: 534.66 sq. miles
- Land Area: 531.90 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.75 sq. miles
- Population Density: 11.76 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,249.02 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Taylor County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,080
50%
50.8
Male
3,129
50%
49.2
Total Population
6,209
323,128,000
Taylor County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
342
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
458
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
403
6.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
373
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
272
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
692
11.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
705
11.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
787
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
470
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
414
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
637
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
425
6.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
231
3.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,754
76.6%
77.2
Female
2,425
51.0%
51.3
Male
2,329
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,585
73.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,525
24.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,293
20.8%
15.2
Female
716
55.4%
55.8
Male
577
44.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Taylor County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,163
99.3%
96.8
White
5,960
96.0%
72.6
Black or African American
12
0.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.3%
0.8
Asian
44
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
14
0.2%
0.9
Japanese
3
0.0%
0.2
Korean
10
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
5
0.1%
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
131
2.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
46
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
460
7.4%
17.8
Mexican
426
6.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
31
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,749
92.6%
82.2
Taylor County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
128
2.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
267
6.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,822
41.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
996
22.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
554
12.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
431
9.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
163
3.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
395
9.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,966
90.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
594
13.6%
31.2
Taylor County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
889
17.8%
33.7%
Now Married
3,136
62.6%
47.5
Divorced
502
10.0%
11.0%
Separated
91
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
388
7.8
5.8%
Taylor County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
5,421
92.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
446
7.6%
21.6%
Spanish
403
6.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
20
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
21
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
2
0.0%
1.1%
Taylor County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
203
7.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
160
5.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
362
13.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
286
10.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
440
16.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
595
21.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
238
8.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
321
11.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
60
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
50
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
46,510
57,617
Per capita income
26,188
31,128
Taylor County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
280
9.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
107
3.5%
9.8
Construction
184
6.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
727
24.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
127
4.2%
6.6
Information
36
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
719
23.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
149
4.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
102
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
141
4.6%
4.6
Retail trade
247
8.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
160
5.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
56
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
420
13.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
887
29.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
782
25.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
491
16.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
455
15.0%
18.1%
Taylor County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,995
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,303
76.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
416
13.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
101
3.4%
2.7
Other means
53
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
122
4.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
21.7
26.6
Taylor County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
136
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
722
26.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
904
33.3%
37.1
3 or more
953
35.1%
21.0
Taylor County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,715
87.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,993
73.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
722
26.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
374
12.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Taylor County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,089
1 room
39
1.3%
2.4
2 rooms
18
0.6%
2.7
3 rooms
160
5.2%
9.1
4 rooms
409
13.2%
16.5
5 rooms
511
16.5%
19.8
6 rooms
623
20.2%
17.8
7 rooms
482
15.6%
12.0
8 rooms
383
12.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
464
15.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Taylor County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,089
1-unit, detached
2,640
85.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
40
1.3%
5.9
2-units
17
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
106
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
44
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
68
2.2%
9.0
Mobile home
174
5.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Taylor County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,279
41.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
233
7.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
188
6.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
259
8.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
485
15.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
158
5.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
194
6.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
252
8.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
27
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
14
0.5%
1.4%
Taylor County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
956
35.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
853
31.4%
4.7
Electricity
717
26.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
23
0.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
121
4.5%
1.9
Solar energy
8
0.3%
0.1
Other fuel
17
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
20
0.7%
1.1
Taylor County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
955
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
4
0.4%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
14
1.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
1.9%
11.8%
Less than $500
50
5.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
77
8.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
281
29.4%
28.8%
$500 to $999
511
53.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
551
58.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
133
14.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
80
8.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
38
4.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
146
15.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
7
0.0%
0.0%
Taylor County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
609
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
0.5%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
11
1.8%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
28
4.6%
28.3%
Less than $500
208
34.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
359
58.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
113
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
594
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
154
25.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
88
14.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
67
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
44
7.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
101
16.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
151
25.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
117
0.0%
0.0%
Taylor County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,993
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
681
34.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
595
29.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
249
12.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
160
8.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
153
7.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
96
4.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
35
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
24
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
74,800
205,000
