Ida County, Iowa

Ida County has a population of 6,911 and has shrunk 3.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $108,900, about 1.7 times the county's median household income of $63,073.

Home price
$108,900
Income
$63,073
Population
6,911
Unemployment
2.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$108,900county
Median gross rent$696county
Median year homes here were built1952county
Share of homes built before 198083.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$919county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$764county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,102county
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$63,073county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate11.3%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 home9.7%county
Unemployment rate2.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.3%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.9%county
Economic output per resident$107,888county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.16%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 time16.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service45 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport28299county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.2 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 station82 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths57.9county
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 higher21.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1156county
Students per full-time teacher17.0county
Free lunch eligible42.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians29county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.3%county
Frequent mental distress13.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.3%county

Place

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

Population6,911county
Land area in square miles432county
People per square mile of land16.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age42.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.2%county
Share of households that are one person35.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.6%county
Second languages4.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents271county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5county
Households that moved in150county
Households that moved away174county
Average income of arriving households$41,233county
Average income of departing households$47,908county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2county
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 temperature49.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.3 incounty
Annual snowfall32.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.03 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F10 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing130 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days161 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$199county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh11.0¢county
Household electricity use1,444 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity39.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.3%county
Homes heated by propane13.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband86.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk18.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk78.0county
Landslide risk40.6county
Hail risk80.7county
Earthquake risk5.8county
Tornado risk59.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk24.2county
Winter weather risk33.1county
Strong wind risk35.1county
Wildfire risk20.2county

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 Ida 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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