Pottawattamie County, Iowa Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Pottawattamie County is 2nd in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Pottawattamie County is 2nd in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Size in square miles

Pottawattamie County is 6th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Pottawattamie County is 7th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Housing units

Pottawattamie County is 7th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Retail sales

Pottawattamie County is 8th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Current population (2012)

Pottawattamie County is 8th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Households

Pottawattamie County is 8th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Pottawattamie County is 9th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Pottawattamie County is 9th in Iowa out of 99 other counties in Non-farm private employees

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Pottawattamie County Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 92,913 8th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 950.3 2nd 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 98 10th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Pottawattamie County Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 17th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.9% 29th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.9% 86th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Pottawattamie County Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.9% 62nd 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 17.7% 49th 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Pottawattamie County Rank Iowa US
Race - White 95.6% 75th 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.5% 24th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 9th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 33rd 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 77th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 12th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 6.8% 16th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 89.4% 76th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Pottawattamie County Rank Iowa US
Female residents 50.9% 22nd 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.1% 23rd 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Pottawattamie County Rank Iowa US
Housing units 39,342 7th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 19.6% 9th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 36,327 8th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 70.9% 89th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $127,000 18th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.5 20th 2.4 2.6
Building permits (last year) 171 9th 9,501 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Pottawattamie County Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $24,644 38th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $49,924 32nd $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.8% 27th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Pottawattamie County Rank Iowa US
Non-farm private establishments 2,018 8th 80,113 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 30,891 9th 1,263,665 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 7,088 9th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,503,395 7th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $16,784 6th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $451,451 2nd $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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