Harrison County, Iowa

Harrison County has a population of 14,632 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $176,000, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $79,535.

Home price
$176,000
Income
$79,535
Population
14,632
Unemployment
2.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$176,000county
Median gross rent$849county
Median year homes here were built1954county
Share of homes built before 198072.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,368county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,148county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,813county
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$79,535county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate7.1%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 home9.6%county
Unemployment rate2.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.2%county
Economic output per resident$46,107county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.32%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 time26.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2583212county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.0 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 station29 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher22.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.8%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment2535county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible39.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.5%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

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

Population14,632county
Land area in square miles697county
People per square mile of land21.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.1%county
Share of households that are one person27.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls40.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents226county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in306county
Households that moved away308county
Average income of arriving households$69,408county
Average income of departing households$52,354county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year20county
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 temperature51.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.7 incounty
Annual snowfall30.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F13 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing124 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days166 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$87county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh11.0¢county
Household electricity use791 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity34.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas34.7%county
Homes heated by propane26.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.5%county
Households with broadband86.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk37.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.4county
Landslide risk84.6county
Hail risk86.4county
Earthquake risk11.8county
Tornado risk60.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk19.4county
Winter weather risk36.0county
Strong wind risk55.9county
Wildfire risk59.8county

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 Harrison 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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