Black Hawk County, Iowa Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Black Hawk County is 1st in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Black Hawk County is 4th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Black Hawk County is 4th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Households

Black Hawk County is 4th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Black Hawk County is 4th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Black Hawk County is 4th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Black Hawk County is 4th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales

Black Hawk County is 4th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Black Hawk County is 5th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Current population (2012)

Black Hawk County is 5th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Housing units

Main Cities Within Black Hawk County, Iowa

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Black Hawk County Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 131,820 5th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 565.8 57th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 231.7 4th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Black Hawk County Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 30th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.2% 87th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.3% 89th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Black Hawk County Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 89.2% 57th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 25.2% 13th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Black Hawk County Rank Iowa US
Race - White 87.0% 98th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 8.8% 1st 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 26th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 1.6% 15th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 12th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.1% 7th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.9% 27th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 83.6% 89th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Black Hawk County Rank Iowa US
Female residents 51.2% 7th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.6% 17th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Black Hawk County Rank Iowa US
Housing units 56,125 5th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 23.3% 6th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 52,002 4th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 68.6% 93rd 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $121,600 21st $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.4 46th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 492 4th 9,501 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Black Hawk County Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $23,721 63rd $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $44,567 68th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.1% 7th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Black Hawk County Rank Iowa US
Non-farm private establishments 3,200 4th 80,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 64,875 4th 1,263,665 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 9,739 4th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,929,430 4th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,224 11th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $194,601 6th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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