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Waukon, IA

3,796 Population
2.8 square miles 1,336.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.5 ±4.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Allamakee County: 43.1 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$32,595 ±$5,524 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Allamakee County: $34,692 ±$2,198
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$56,250 ±$9,439 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Allamakee County: $66,000 ±$2,949
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

11.8% ±4% (431  ±147) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Allamakee County: 12.1% † 1,657 (±2% / ±272)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

17.9 minutes ±3.7 (28,875  ±6,768) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Allamakee County: 23.4 † 143,200 (±2.4 / ±16,314)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

1,733 ±135 Number of households
  • Allamakee County: 6,024 ±202
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
2.1 ±0.2 (3,655  ±16) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Allamakee County: 2.3 13,766 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

1.3% ±2.2% (9  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Allamakee County: 5.4% † 139 (±1.8% / ±46)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

1,895 ±137 Number of housing units
  • Allamakee County: 7,730 ±26
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$133,700 ±$16,348 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Allamakee County: $171,900 ±$12,974
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

10.4% ±6.2% (395  ±236.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Allamakee County: 8.8% † 1,220 (±2.3% / ±317.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

90.3% ±8.6% (2,451  ±272.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Allamakee County: 92.5% 8,949 (±4.6% / ±446.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
21% ±5.4% (571  ±149.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Allamakee County: 19.9% † 1,920 (±2.2% / ±213.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.5% ±2.1% (132  ±78) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Allamakee County: 6.7% 937
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

7.8% ±3.1% (227  ±90) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Allamakee County: 6.7% † 711 (±1.2% / ±130)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
227 Total veterans ±90 181 Male ±71 46 Female ±43

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