Iowa County, Wisconsin

Iowa County has a population of 23,867 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $265,000, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $82,182.

Home price
$265,000
Income
$82,182
Population
23,867
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$265,000county
Median gross rent$954county
Median year homes here were built1975county
Share of homes built before 198055.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,168county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$890county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,535county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$82,182county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate7.6%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 home13.8%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.9%county
Share of workers employed by government11.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.7%county
Economic output per resident$69,563county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.52%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(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 time27.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1156399county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.8 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 vehicle4.3%county
Traffic deaths12.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(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 higher28.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.2%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment3373county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible30.1%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians51county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.1%county
Frequent mental distress14.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity20.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes10.5%county

Place

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

Population23,867county
Land area in square miles763county
People per square mile of land31.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age44.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages2.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents211county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in582county
Households that moved away582county
Average income of arriving households$70,600county
Average income of departing households$62,045county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year69county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.7%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.9 incounty
Annual snowfall30.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing150 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days168 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 29county
Average first fall frostOct 14county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$114county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use673 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.0%county
Homes heated by propane29.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.5%county
Homes heated by wood7.3%county
Households with broadband88.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk31.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk28.0county
Landslide risk91.9county
Hail risk80.4county
Earthquake risk19.3county
Tornado risk49.3county
Tropical cyclone risk8.2county
Extreme heat risk43.8county
Winter weather risk21.5county
Strong wind risk37.4county
Wildfire risk19.5county

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 Iowa County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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