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Pocahontas County, IA


Designated Market Area: Des Moines-Ames, IA-MO
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

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2022 population: 7,053   ( 257 from 2010 , 24 from 2020)
Land area: 577.2 square miles
Population density: 12.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:6,388 90.57% 9.3%
Black:751.06% 188.5%
Indian:210.30% 133.3%
Asian:1001.42% 400.0%
2+ races:1021.45% 121.7%
Hispanic:3675.20% 121.1%
Total non-White:6659.43% 149.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:165 11.7
Deaths:23916.9
Net Migration: 362.5
Net Immigration: 141.0
Change in White population:-655 -9.0
Change in Non-White pop.:398 5.4




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

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

2010
7,310
7,04396.35%
260.36%
90.12%
200.27%
460.63%
1662.27%
2673.65%

2000
8,662
8,49098.01%
210.24%
140.16%
160.18%
420.48%
770.89%
1721.99%

1990
9,525
9,45399.24%
20.02%
80.08%
350.37%
n/a
270.28%
720.76%

1980
11,369
11,34499.78%
30.03%
00.00%
50.04%
n/a
170.15%
250.22%

1970
12,729
12,71199.86%
10.01%
60.05%
70.05%
n/a
00.00%
18 0.14%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
694 8.0
1,01511.7
-986-11.4
180.2
-1,447 -16.7
95 1.1
1990's
NumberRate
846 8.9
1,22412.9
-519-5.4
160.2
-963 -10.1
100 1.0
1980's
NumberRate
1,401 12.3
1,429 12.6
-1,793 -15.8
n/a
-1,891 -16.6
47 0.4
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-1,708 -13.4
n/a
-1,367 -10.7
7 0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Pocahontas 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
45.4
1,571 22.3%
5,482 77.7%
1,646 23.3%
3,083
2.25
1,805 58.5%
1,517 84.0%
134 7.4%
1,278 41.5%

2010
NumberPercent
47.6
1,569 21.5%
5,741 78.5%
1,617 22.1%
3,233
2.22
2,056 63.6%
1,730 84.1%
128 6.2%
1,177 36.4%

2000
NumberPercent
42.3
2,212 25.5%
6,450 74.5%
1,882 21.7%
3,623
2.35
2,452 67.7%
2,157 88.0%
143 5.8%
1,171 32.3%

1990
NumberPercent
39.6
2,482 26.1%
7,043 73.9%
2,078 21.8%
3,866
2.41
2,741 70.9%
2,487 90.7%
105 3.8%
1,125 29.1%

1980
NumberPercent
35.7
3,172 27.9%
8,197 72.1%
2,093 18.4%
4,227
2.64
3,111 73.6%
2,839 91.3%
117 3.8%
1,116 26.4%

2022 Housing Data for Pocahontas County, IA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units3,663 
Median Value$90,400 
Occupied3,08384.2%
Vacant58015.8%
Owned2,41878.4%
Rented66521.6%
Median Rent$735 
Single-Family Units3,33090.9%
    Detached3,28489.7%
    Attached461.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units1163.2%
Mobile Homes742.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pocahontas County, IA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001113.6%
$10,000 to $14,999832.7%
$15,000 to $19,9991053.4%
$20,000 to $24,9991384.5%
$25,000 to $29,9992357.6%
$30,000 to $34,9991073.5%
$35,000 to $39,9991384.5%
$40,000 to $44,9991625.3%
$45,000 to $49,9991434.6%
$50,000 to $59,9992658.6%
$60,000 to $74,99935011.4%
$75,000 to $99,99944714.5%
$100,000 to $124,99934311.1%
$125,000 to $149,9991725.6%
$150,000 to $199,9991876.1%
$200,000 or more973.1%
Median Household Income61,434 
Per Capita Income33,918 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state90 
Compared to U.S.79 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1043.4%
Public Assistance1685.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps30910.0%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed2,86174.8%
Unemployed2075.4%
In Armed Forces30.1%
Total Labor Force3,07180.3%
Not in Labor Force75319.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,12399852.9%
Non-Profit3812822.9%
Self-Employed4217185.6%
Local Government16818248.0%
State Government427436.2%
Federal Government144822.6%
Total Private + Self1,5441,06959.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.26243237.8%
Total1,8061,50154.6%
Pct. Govt.16.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts45113.6%
Sales and Office Occupations62318.8%
Professional, Technical57017.2%
Service Occupations47614.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing993.0%
All others1,19636.1%
White Collar 49.6%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing62118.7%
Health care and social assistance43713.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting36811.1%
Retail trade33010.0%
Transportation and warehousing2778.4%
Educational services2427.3%
Construction1775.3%
Accommodation and food services1504.5%
Wholesale trade1424.3%
Public administration1243.7%
Finance and insurance1073.2%
Other services1003.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.792.4%
Professional, scientific, technical441.3%
Utilities441.3%
Information260.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation220.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction150.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing110.3%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2773.92%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American90.13%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan50.07%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran30.04%
Other Central American10.01%
Total South American50.07%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian50.07%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic300.42%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese370.52%
Filipino60.08%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English6,30394.7%
Spanish2263.4%
Other Asian560.8%
Chinese370.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun140.2%
German, other Germanic140.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic20.0%
Other Indo-European20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German2,77739.3%
Irish1,00514.2%
Swedish4205.9%
English4075.8%
Norwegian3655.2%
American2783.9%
Czech1762.5%
Danish1422.0%
Scottish1341.9%
French1161.6%
Dutch1051.5%
European921.3%
Polish480.7%
French Canadian470.7%
Scotch-Irish470.7%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen6,91297.9%
Not a citizen1492.1%
Native6,82596.7%
Foreign-born2363.3%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pocahontas County, IA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
67 1.4%352 7.1%1,867 37.7%1,816 36.7%644 13.0%200 4.0%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 67 1.4%
9-12 Years 352 7.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 1,867 37.7%
Some College 1,816 36.7%
Bach. Degree 644 13.0%
Grad Degree 200 4.0%
Average years of education: 13.0

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Pocahontas County, IA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 4,348 4,253 95 2.2% 4.4%
1991 4,307 4,176 131 3.0% 4.7%
1992 4,374 4,224 150 3.4% 4.5%
1993 4,241 4,120 121 2.9% 4.1%
1994 4,343 4,224 119 2.7% 3.6%
1995 4,400 4,234 166 3.8% 3.5%
1996 4,440 4,306 134 3.0% 3.6%
1997 4,371 4,268 103 2.4% 3.1%
1998 4,217 4,117 100 2.4% 2.8%
1999 4,140 3,995 145 3.5% 2.7%
2000 4,200 4,084 116 2.8% 2.7%
2001 4,397 4,245 152 3.5% 3.3%
2002 4,145 3,960 185 4.5% 4.0%
2003 3,847 3,629 218 5.7% 4.4%
2004 3,815 3,615 200 5.2% 4.5%
2005 3,860 3,698 162 4.2% 4.3%
2006 4,097 3,973 124 3.0% 3.7%
2007 4,136 4,004 132 3.2% 3.7%
2008 4,246 4,113 133 3.1% 4.1%
2009 4,107 3,871 236 5.7% 6.4%
2010 4,045 3,835 210 5.2% 6.1%
2011 4,098 3,915 183 4.5% 5.6%
2012 4,179 4,010 169 4.0% 5.1%
2013 4,198 4,038 160 3.8% 4.7%
2014 4,328 4,177 151 3.5% 4.2%
2015 4,311 4,181 130 3.0% 3.7%
2016 4,340 4,217 123 2.8% 3.6%
2017 4,186 4,086 100 2.4% 3.1%
2018 4,373 4,292 81 1.9% 2.6%
2019 4,546 4,458 88 1.9% 2.8%
2020 4,220 4,072 148 3.5% 5.3%
2021 4,251 4,134 117 2.8% 3.8%
2022 4,317 4,225 92 2.1% 2.7%
2023 3,996 3,904 92 2.3% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com