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Waukon, IA

3,792 Population
2.8 square miles 1,335 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.3 ±9.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Allamakee County: 43.1 ±0.7
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,393 ±$4,311 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Allamakee County: $35,863 ±$2,192
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,269 ±$12,375 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Allamakee County: $70,694 ±$3,984
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10% ±4% (363  ±144) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Allamakee County: 10.1% † 1,395 (±2% / ±275)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.7 minutes ±2.9 (30,100  ±6,430) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Allamakee County: 22.2 140,785 (±1.7 / ±12,561)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,810 ±166 Number of households
  • Allamakee County: 5,950 ±196
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.2 (3,659  ±21) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Allamakee County: 2.3 13,830 (±0.1 / ±10)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

2,088 ±187 Number of housing units
  • Allamakee County: 7,761 ±47
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$147,200 ±$22,321 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Allamakee County: $172,300 ±$11,049
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.9% ±7.9% (451  ±298.4) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Allamakee County: 7.3% † 1,012 (±2.4% / ±336.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91% ±9.3% (2,518  ±305.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Allamakee County: 92.6% 8,965 (±4.8% / ±467.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25.7% ±5.5% (711  ±159.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Allamakee County: 22.2% † 2,146 (±2.5% / ±238.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2.8% ±1.7% (105  ±65) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Allamakee County: 7.2% 1,018
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±3.1% (225  ±97) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Allamakee County: 6.3% † 670 (±1.2% / ±130)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
225 Total veterans ±97 166 Male ±62 59 Female ±72

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