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Story County, IA

102,498 Population
572.5 square miles 179 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

26.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Iowa: 39 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,147 ±$1,690 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,536 ±$427
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$66,355 ±$4,935 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,501 ±$1,016
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.7% ±2.8% (14,883  ±2,529) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 11.3% 356,404 (±0.4% / ±12,911)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.3 minutes ±1 (951,730  ±65,884) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 20.4 30,301,924 (±0.3 / ±465,522)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

39,596 ±1,097 Number of households
  • Iowa: 1,343,422 ±8,051
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (89,465  ±242) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 2.3 3,141,310
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

1.8% ±1.1% (528  ±310) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 5.4% 39,589 (±0.5% / ±3,803)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

42,275 ±110 Number of housing units
  • Iowa: 1,458,471 ±525
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$291,400 ±$13,404 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $227,300 ±$2,299
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

24.7% ±3% (25,052  ±3,040.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 11.8% 376,872 (±0.5% / ±14,909.6)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

98.2% ±5.6% (53,738  ±3,231.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93% 2,038,609 (±0.9% / ±20,451.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
57.3% ±4.3% (31,383  ±2,428.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 32.1% 702,673 (±0.6% / ±12,534)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

8.7% (8,924  ±1,216) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Iowa: 6.3% 203,549
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.1% ±0.7% (2,627  ±626) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 6.2% 155,483 (±0.2% / ±5,007)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,627 Total veterans ±626 2,568 Male ±622 59 Female ±102

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