Winnebago County, Iowa

Winnebago County has a population of 10,583 and has shrunk 4.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $135,000, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $67,642.

Home price
$135,000
Income
$67,642
Population
10,583
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$135,000county
Median gross rent$717county
Median year homes here were built1962county
Share of homes built before 198083.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,176(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$919county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$731county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,222county
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$67,642county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate11.2%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 home6.5%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government16.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.4%county
Economic output per resident$65,205county

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 time14.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6564county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.6 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 station101 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths28.3county
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 higher26.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.7%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment2190county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible36.4%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.0%county
Frequent mental distress13.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.0%county

Place

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

Population10,583county
Land area in square miles400county
People per square mile of land26.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-4.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.1%county
Share of households that are one person36.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.5%county
Second languages6.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents281county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in276county
Households that moved away320county
Average income of arriving households$50,112county
Average income of departing households$50,634county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
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 temperature47.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation37.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.90 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing138 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$183county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.3¢county
Household electricity use1,279 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.5%county
Homes heated by propane25.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband88.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk25.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk96.1county
Landslide risk31.0county
Hail risk61.6county
Earthquake risk10.8county
Tornado risk45.8county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk10.8county
Winter weather risk63.7county
Strong wind risk42.0county
Wildfire risk13.6county

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 Winnebago 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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