Winneshiek County, IA Demographic Data

Winneshiek County, IA Summary

Winneshiek County is located in Iowa
  • Population: 21,054
  • Area: 690.14 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 689.87 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.27 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 30.50 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 1,099.74 ft
  • Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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Winneshiek County, IA Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,396
50%
50.8
Male
10,393
50%
49.2
Total Population
20,789
 
323,128,000

Winneshiek County, IA Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
922
4.4% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,049
5.0% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,200
5.8% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,885
9.1% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,162
10.4% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,028
9.8% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,055
9.9% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,760
13.3% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,637
7.9% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,330
6.4% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,860
8.9% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,244
6.0% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
657
3.2% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,886
81.2%
77.2
Female
8,504
50.4%
51.3
Male
8,382
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,007
72.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,431
21.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,761
18.1%
15.2
Female
2,064
54.9%
55.8
Male
1,697
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0

Winneshiek County, IA Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
20,659
99.4% 
96.8
White
20,124
96.8% 
72.6
Black or African American
178
0.9% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
41
0.2% 
0.8
Asian
244
1.2% 
5.4
Asian Indian
191
0.9% 
1.2
Chinese
22
0.1% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
15
0.1% 
0.4
Vietnamese
3
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
13
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
72
0.3% 
5.1
Two or More Races
130
0.6% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
437
2.1% 
17.8
Mexican
257
1.2% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
7
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
173
0.8% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
20,352
97.9% 
82.2

Winneshiek County, IA Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
367
2.7% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
387
2.9% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,568
33.7% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,567
18.9% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,939
14.3% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,335
17.2% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,408
10.4% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
754
5.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,817
94.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,743
27.6%
31.2

Winneshiek County, IA Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,431
30.8%
33.7%
Now Married
9,653
54.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,195
6.8%
11.0%
Separated
126
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
1,213
6.9
5.8%

Winneshiek County, IA Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
19,228
96.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
639
3.2%
21.6%
Spanish
339
1.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
159
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
116
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
25
0.1%
1.1%

Winneshiek County, IA Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
326
4.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
468
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
806
9.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
892
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
986
12.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,737
21.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,448
17.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,005
12.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
362
4.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
175
2.1%
6.4
Median household income
57,009
 
57,617
Per capita income
27,240
 
31,128

Winneshiek County, IA Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,087
8.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
731
6.0%
9.8
Construction
761
6.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,044
33.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
511
4.2%
6.6
Information
160
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,441
11.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
575
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
553
4.5%
11.4
Public administration
222
1.8%
4.6
Retail trade
1,237
10.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
434
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
413
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,238
10.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,500
37.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,761
14.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,587
21.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,083
17.1%
18.1%

Winneshiek County, IA Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
11,918
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,886
66.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
898
7.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
9
0.1%
5.1
Walked
1,882
15.8%
2.7
Other means
210
1.8%
1.8
Worked at home
1,033
8.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
17.0
 
26.6

Winneshiek County, IA Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
260
3.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,215
27.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,363
41.0%
37.1
3 or more
2,367
28.8%
21.0

Winneshiek County, IA Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
8,205
93.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
6,354
77.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,851
22.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
617
7.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5

Winneshiek County, IA Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,822
1 room
21
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
159
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
388
4.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,148
13.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,213
13.7%
19.8
6 rooms
1,491
16.9%
17.8
7 rooms
1,355
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
1,286
14.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,761
20.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
 
0.0

Winneshiek County, IA Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,822
 
 
1-unit, detached
7,430
84.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
125
1.4%
5.9
2-units
284
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
241
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
175
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
135
1.5%
4.4
20 or more units
194
2.2%
9.0
Mobile home
235
2.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
3
0.0%
0.1

Winneshiek County, IA Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
3,309
37.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
474
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
682
7.7%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
487
5.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,171
13.3%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
570
6.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,024
11.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
997
11.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
94
1.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
14
0.2%
1.4%

Winneshiek County, IA Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,480
42.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2,767
33.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,209
14.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
178
2.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
419
5.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
142
1.7%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.1%
1.1

Winneshiek County, IA Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
3,612
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
40
1.1%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
71
2.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
77
2.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
257
7.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
674
18.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,156
32.0%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,337
37.0%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,664
46.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
671
18.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
353
9.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
316
8.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
608
16.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

Winneshiek County, IA Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,701 
 
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
39
2.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
42
2.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
217
12.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
487
28.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
916
53.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
150
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
610
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
487
28.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
272
16.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
194
11.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
208
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
1.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
511
30.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
152
0.0%
0.0%

Winneshiek County, IA Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
6,354
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
455
7.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,044
16.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,329
20.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,328
20.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,455
22.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
556
8.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
128
2.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
59
0.9%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
159,400
 
205,000