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Mills County, IA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Designated Market Area: Omaha, NE-IA-MO
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 14,553   ( 506 from 2010 , 67 from 2020)
Land area: 437.4 square miles
Population density: 33.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:13,525 92.94% 6.0%
Black:1000.69% 75.4%
Indian:740.51% 80.5%
Asian:730.50% 12.3%
2+ races:1821.25% 29.1%
Hispanic:5994.12% 66.9%
Total non-White:1,0287.06% 53.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:315 10.9
Deaths:35512.3
Net Migration: 993.4
Net Immigration: 150.5
Change in White population:-865 -5.7
Change in Non-White pop.:359 2.4




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
15,059
14,39095.56%
570.38%
410.27%
650.43%
1410.94%
3592.38%
6694.44%

2000
14,547
14,13497.16%
410.28%
360.25%
440.30%
1050.72%
1791.23%
4132.84%

1990
13,202
13,10699.27%
100.08%
210.16%
160.12%
n/a
490.37%
960.73%

1980
13,406
13,31199.29%
200.15%
00.00%
110.08%
n/a
620.46%
950.71%

1970
11,606
11,50599.13%
110.09%
60.05%
40.03%
n/a
740.64%
101 0.87%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,660 11.4
1,2448.6
1140.8
170.1
256 1.8
256 1.8
1990's
NumberRate
1,702 12.9
1,2899.8
1,2989.8
150.1
1,028 7.8
317 2.4
1980's
NumberRate
1,797 13.4
1,340 10.0
-613 -4.6
n/a
-205 -1.5
1 0.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
718 6.2
n/a
1,806 15.6
-6 -0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Mills County, IA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
42.7
3,493 24.0%
11,060 76.0%
2,867 19.7%
5,261
2.69
3,581 68.1%
3,018 84.3%
226 6.3%
1,680 31.9%

2010
NumberPercent
41.2
3,819 25.4%
11,240 74.6%
2,023 13.4%
5,605
2.58
4,093 73.0%
3,354 81.9%
327 8.0%
1,512 27.0%

2000
NumberPercent
37.8
3,888 26.7%
10,659 73.3%
1,833 12.6%
5,336
2.60
3,990 74.8%
3,388 84.9%
273 6.8%
1,346 25.2%

1990
NumberPercent
35.1
3,653 27.7%
9,549 72.3%
1,812 13.7%
4,693
2.63
3,513 74.9%
3,020 86.0%
252 7.2%
1,180 25.1%

1980
NumberPercent
30.8
3,961 29.5%
9,445 70.5%
1,709 12.7%
4,554
2.71
3,458 75.9%
3,102 89.7%
168 4.9%
1,096 24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Mills County, IA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units6,121 
Median Value$225,500 
Occupied5,26186.0%
Vacant86014.0%
Owned4,27581.3%
Rented98618.7%
Median Rent$843 
Single-Family Units5,24585.7%
    Detached5,15184.2%
    Attached941.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units1742.8%
Mobile Homes1963.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Mills County, IA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001593.0%
$10,000 to $14,9992043.9%
$15,000 to $19,9991583.0%
$20,000 to $24,9991603.0%
$25,000 to $29,9991422.7%
$30,000 to $34,999851.6%
$35,000 to $39,9991552.9%
$40,000 to $44,9991452.8%
$45,000 to $49,9991883.6%
$50,000 to $59,9994849.2%
$60,000 to $74,9995109.7%
$75,000 to $99,99985116.2%
$100,000 to $124,99961211.6%
$125,000 to $149,9993737.1%
$150,000 to $199,9994879.3%
$200,000 or more54810.4%
Median Household Income81,907 
Per Capita Income40,709 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state102 
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2364.5%
Public Assistance80.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3586.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed6,00771.0%
Unemployed3073.6%
In Armed Forces1812.1%
Total Labor Force6,49576.8%
Not in Labor Force1,96023.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,4431,58560.7%
Non-Profit20855327.3%
Self-Employed47515675.3%
Local Government26143037.8%
State Government16026837.4%
Federal Government959250.8%
Total Private + Self2,9181,74162.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.7241,34335.0%
Total3,6423,08454.1%
Pct. Govt.19.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts98314.6%
Sales and Office Occupations1,24518.5%
Professional, Technical1,92528.5%
Service Occupations99614.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing721.1%
All others1,59423.6%
White Collar 61.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,14617.0%
Retail trade75511.2%
Educational services72710.8%
Construction5708.5%
Manufacturing5468.1%
Public administration4586.8%
Other services4316.4%
Finance and insurance3525.2%
Professional, scientific, technical3134.6%
Transportation and warehousing2764.1%
Accommodation and food services2473.7%
Wholesale trade2373.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1342.0%
Utilities1271.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1151.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing1041.5%
Information911.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation871.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction210.3%
Management60.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Mills County, IA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4252.91%
Puerto Rican310.21%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American240.16%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan10.01%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran230.16%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic650.45%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino600.41%
Vietnamese210.14%
Korean110.08%
Thai70.05%
Chinese40.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English13,53397.9%
Spanish1421.0%
Tagalog540.4%
German, other Germanic380.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun270.2%
Other Asian180.1%
Vietnamese60.0%
Chinese40.0%
Other Indo-European20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German4,47130.6%
English2,31615.9%
Irish1,78912.2%
American6634.5%
Italian6354.3%
Dutch5323.6%
Swedish4983.4%
Norwegian4443.0%
European4363.0%
Czech3942.7%
Danish3912.7%
Scottish2831.9%
French2661.8%
Scotch-Irish1851.3%
Polish1531.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen14,47699.1%
Not a citizen1290.9%
Native14,36398.3%
Foreign-born2421.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Mills County, IA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
122 1.2%377 3.7%2,921 29.0%3,584 35.6%2,116 21.0%961 9.5%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 122 1.2%
9-12 Years 377 3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 2,921 29.0%
Some College 3,584 35.6%
Bach. Degree 2,116 21.0%
Grad Degree 961 9.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Mills County, IA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 6,440 6,207 233 3.6% 4.4%
1991 6,555 6,324 231 3.5% 4.7%
1992 6,664 6,396 268 4.0% 4.5%
1993 6,526 6,299 227 3.5% 4.1%
1994 6,632 6,416 216 3.3% 3.6%
1995 6,293 6,090 203 3.2% 3.5%
1996 6,363 6,164 199 3.1% 3.6%
1997 6,196 6,012 184 3.0% 3.1%
1998 6,030 5,889 141 2.3% 2.8%
1999 6,368 6,243 125 2.0% 2.7%
2000 7,900 7,740 160 2.0% 2.7%
2001 7,881 7,656 225 2.9% 3.3%
2002 8,118 7,896 222 2.7% 4.0%
2003 8,125 7,818 307 3.8% 4.4%
2004 8,011 7,676 335 4.2% 4.5%
2005 8,171 7,837 334 4.1% 4.3%
2006 8,413 8,098 315 3.7% 3.7%
2007 8,093 7,793 300 3.7% 3.7%
2008 8,125 7,829 296 3.6% 4.1%
2009 7,914 7,551 363 4.6% 6.4%
2010 7,589 7,184 405 5.3% 6.1%
2011 7,478 7,102 376 5.0% 5.6%
2012 7,294 6,957 337 4.6% 5.1%
2013 7,336 7,014 322 4.4% 4.7%
2014 7,398 7,075 323 4.4% 4.2%
2015 7,425 7,125 300 4.0% 3.7%
2016 7,445 7,176 269 3.6% 3.6%
2017 7,333 7,132 201 2.7% 3.1%
2018 7,316 7,159 157 2.1% 2.6%
2019 7,455 7,279 176 2.4% 2.8%
2020 7,150 6,869 281 3.9% 5.3%
2021 7,058 6,835 223 3.2% 3.8%
2022 7,157 6,992 165 2.3% 2.7%
2023 7,168 6,978 190 2.7% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com