Page County, Iowa

Page County has a population of 15,131 and has shrunk 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $125,300, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $57,953.

Home price
$125,300
Income
$57,953
Population
15,131
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$125,300county
Median gross rent$705county
Median year homes here were built1954county
Share of homes built before 198081.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$919county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$700county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,147county
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$57,953county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate13.8%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 home5.6%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.2%county
Share of workers employed by government16.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$53,570county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.41%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 time17.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2583212county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.6 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 station48 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths6.6county
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 higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.4%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2324county
Students per full-time teacher12.6county
Free lunch eligible42.5%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians53county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.7%county
Frequent mental distress14.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population15,131county
Land area in square miles535county
People per square mile of land28.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age45.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.2%county
Share of households that are one person37.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages2.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents322county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in325county
Households that moved away289county
Average income of arriving households$48,945county
Average income of departing households$46,433county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year12county
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 temperature52.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation25.7 incounty
Annual snowfall12.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.15 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F16 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing119 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5bcounty
Frost-free days168 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 26county
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 electricity27.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.5%county
Homes heated by propane18.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood1.2%county
Households with broadband86.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk85.6county
Landslide risk59.1county
Hail risk76.0county
Earthquake risk20.7county
Tornado risk69.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk85.7county
Winter weather risk41.5county
Strong wind risk50.1county
Wildfire risk34.6county

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 Page 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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