Crawford County, Iowa

Crawford County has a population of 16,277 and has shrunk 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $153,700, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $67,027.

Home price
$153,700
Income
$67,027
Population
16,277
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$153,700county
Median gross rent$743county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198075.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$919county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$788county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,212county
Home insurance / yr$2,902(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.7(statewide)
Median household income$67,027county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate14.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.4%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$68,631county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.28%county
Top state income tax3.80%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.80%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.94%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time17.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service57 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2583212county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station61 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.4%county
Traffic deaths36.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.6(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.6%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment3007county
Students per full-time teacher14.6county
Free lunch eligible59.3%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools4county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution43 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year18.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,277county
Land area in square miles714county
People per square mile of land22.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract66.5%county
Population change since 2020-1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age37.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.0%county
Share of households that are one person26.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States17.5%county
Second languages27.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents230county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in292county
Households that moved away392county
Average income of arriving households$44,568county
Average income of departing households$48,548county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year19county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.9%(statewide)
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature49.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing130 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days166 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.1¢county
Household electricity use1,495 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.8%county
Homes heated by propane19.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.9%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband87.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk56.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk98.4county
Landslide risk79.8county
Hail risk76.8county
Earthquake risk9.9county
Tornado risk82.4county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk30.7county
Winter weather risk48.1county
Strong wind risk65.7county
Wildfire risk46.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Crawford County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Iowa figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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