Woodbury County, Iowa

Woodbury County has a population of 106,247 and has grown 0.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $183,200, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $73,658.

Home price
$183,200
Income
$73,658
Population
106,247
Unemployment
4.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$183,200county
Median gross rent$981county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198074.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,216county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,154county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$925county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,386county
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$73,658county
Family health premium / yr$22,954(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,605(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.721(statewide)
Poverty rate14.0%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 rate4.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.8%county
Share of workers employed by government11.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.1%county
Economic output per resident$66,147county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.45%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 time18.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport28299county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station88 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.1%county
Traffic deaths27.3county
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 higher24.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.6%county
Public schools in the county36county
Public school enrollment18210county
Students per full-time teacher14.9county
Free lunch eligible60.2%county
Elementary schools19county
Middle schools7county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public20.0%county
Two-year institutions2county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.9%county
Frequent mental distress16.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.4%county

Place

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

Population106,247county
Land area in square miles873county
People per square mile of land122.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores22county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store18.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract19.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.6%county
Second languages18.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls48.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents132county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-7county
Households that moved in2,212county
Households that moved away2,430county
Average income of arriving households$48,166county
Average income of departing households$55,105county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year238county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings42.4%county
Violent crime rate243(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50°Fcounty
Annual precipitation30.8 incounty
Annual snowfall30.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing137 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days159 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 1county
Average first fall frostOct 7county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh10.1¢county
Household electricity use1,495 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$14.86(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas59.8%county
Homes heated by propane5.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.7%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband87.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk78.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.5county
Landslide risk84.0county
Hail risk95.0county
Earthquake risk30.8county
Tornado risk96.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk83.2county
Winter weather risk85.7county
Strong wind risk84.1county
Wildfire risk87.4county

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 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 Woodbury 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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