Johnson County, Iowa

Johnson County has a population of 156,639 and has grown 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $308,600, about 4.1 times the county's median household income of $74,935.

Home price
$308,600
Income
$74,935
Population
156,639
Unemployment
3.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$308,600county
Median gross rent$1,122county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198036.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented40.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,383county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,141county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,587county
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$74,935county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate17.1%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 home13.7%county
Unemployment rate3.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government27.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry39.9%county
Economic output per resident$80,696county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.52%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 time19.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport759978county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 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 station49 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.1%county
Traffic deaths9.6county
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 higher55.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.3%county
Public schools in the county41county
Public school enrollment19695county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible36.4%county
Elementary schools26county
Middle schools7county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians192county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%county
Frequent mental distress14.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.4%county

Place

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

Population156,639county
Land area in square miles613county
People per square mile of land256.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores27county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.6%county
Population change since 2020+4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age31.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.3%county
Share of households that are one person32.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.8%county
Second languages14.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls29.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents75county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in4,938county
Households that moved away5,424county
Average income of arriving households$61,517county
Average income of departing households$68,888county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,241county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings58.7%county
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.6 incounty
Annual snowfall29.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.94 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing131 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days172 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$128county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.6¢county
Household electricity use850 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity27.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas63.3%county
Homes heated by propane6.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband89.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk79.8county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk81.8county
Landslide risk79.1county
Hail risk95.3county
Earthquake risk45.1county
Tornado risk98.2county
Tropical cyclone risk13.6county
Extreme heat risk87.5county
Winter weather risk87.9county
Strong wind risk98.9county
Wildfire risk64.4county

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 teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here1county

Figures marked county are measured for Johnson 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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