Council Bluffs city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 62,670 ( 440 from 2010 )
Land area: 43.0 square miles
Population density: 1458.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	52,264	83.40%	3.3%
Black:	1,264	2.02%	13.9%
Indian:	93	0.15%	63.8%
Asian:	810	1.29%	74.9%
2+ races:	1,720	2.74%	68.1%
Hispanic:	6,449	10.29%	22.2%

Total non-White:	10,406	16.60%	27.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,801	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,241	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
62,230
54,065	86.88%
1,110	1.78%
257	0.41%
463	0.74%
1,023	1.64%
5,277	8.48%
8,165	13.12%

2000
58,249
54,030	92.76%
567	0.97%
121	0.21%
403	0.69%
490	0.84%
2,632	4.52%
4,219	7.24%

1990
54,315
52,433	96.54%
395	0.73%
110	0.20%
210	0.39%
n/a
1,167	2.15%
1,882	3.46%

1980
56,449
54,395	96.36%
355	0.63%
223	0.40%
206	0.36%
n/a
1,226	2.17%
2,054	3.64%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

35	0.1
3,946	6.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,597	2.9
2,337	4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,962	-3.5
-172	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Council Bluffs city, 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
Number	Percent
38.4
13,943	22.2%
48,727	77.8%
10,468	16.7%

25,479
2.38

15,101	59.3%
10,017	66.3%
2,321	15.4%
10,378	40.7%

2010
Number	Percent
35.9
14,986	24.1%
47,244	75.9%
8,379	13.5%

24,793
2.43

15,528	62.6%
10,267	66.1%
2,201	14.2%
9,265	37.4%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
15,088	25.9%
43,161	74.1%
7,780	13.4%

22,913
2.48

15,130	66.0%
10,838	71.6%
2,060	13.6%
7,783	34.0%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
14,636	26.9%
39,679	73.1%
7,429	13.7%

21,108
2.53

14,809	70.2%
11,387	76.9%
1,882	12.7%
6,299	29.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
16,718	29.6%
39,731	70.4%
6,926	12.3%

20,841
2.67

15,194	72.9%
12,515	82.4%
1,656	10.9%
5,647	27.1%

2022 Housing Data for Council Bluffs city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,206	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,214	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,349	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	728	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,330	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,604	6.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,116	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,007	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	753	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,287	9.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,664	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,462	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,628	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,699	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,472	5.8%
$200,000 or more	960	3.8%

Median Household Income	61,181
Per Capita Income	31,946

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,877	7.4%
Public Assistance	522	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,453	13.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	26,039	72.2%
Unemployed	1,093	3.0%
In Armed Forces	22	0.1%

Total Labor Force	27,154	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	8,893	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	11,812	10,840	52.1%
Non-Profit	1,056	1,693	38.4%
Self-Employed	1,331	598	69.0%

Local Government	714	1,166	38.0%
State Government	358	620	36.6%
Federal Government	233	196	54.3%

Total Private + Self	13,143	11,438	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,361	3,675	39.1%
Total	15,504	15,113	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	10.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,371	14.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	6,352	20.7%
Professional, Technical	5,889	19.2%
Service Occupations	5,829	19.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	168	0.5%
All others	8,247	26.9%

White Collar		54.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	4,727	15.4%
Retail trade	4,143	13.5%
Manufacturing	3,302	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	2,595	8.5%
Educational services	2,309	7.5%
Construction	2,005	6.5%
Finance and insurance	1,912	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	1,885	6.1%
Other services	1,380	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,216	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,177	3.8%
Public administration	977	3.2%
Wholesale trade	896	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	784	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	428	1.4%
Information	334	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	315	1.0%
Utilities	287	0.9%
Management	11	0.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,613	8.96%
Puerto Rican	170	0.27%
Cuban	76	0.12%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	396	0.63%
Costa Rican	16	0.03%
Guatemalan	284	0.45%
Honduran	38	0.06%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	58	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	24	0.04%
Argentinean	11	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	13	0.02%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	170	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	362	0.58%
Korean	108	0.17%
Filipino	98	0.16%
Indian	86	0.14%
Thai	72	0.11%
Laotian	17	0.03%
Vietnamese	10	0.02%
Japanese	6	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	54,431	92.2%
Spanish	3,677	6.2%
Chinese	214	0.4%
Other Indo-European	158	0.3%
Other Asian	109	0.2%
Tagalog	100	0.2%
Vietnamese	83	0.1%
German, other Germanic	80	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	63	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	17,573	28.0%
Irish	8,159	13.0%
English	6,611	10.5%
American	3,432	5.5%
Danish	2,041	3.3%
Italian	1,525	2.4%
Norwegian	1,490	2.4%
Swedish	1,423	2.3%
Polish	1,198	1.9%
Dutch	982	1.6%
French	966	1.5%
Scottish	915	1.5%
Czech	775	1.2%
European	641	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	282	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	61,000	97.3%
Not a citizen	1,670	2.7%

Native	59,542	95.0%
Foreign-born	3,128	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,363	3.2%	3,539	8.3%	14,335	33.7%	14,183	33.3%	6,143	14.4%	2,970	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,363	3.2%
9-12 Years	3,539	8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	14,335	33.7%
Some College	14,183	33.3%
Bach. Degree	6,143	14.4%
Grad Degree	2,970	7.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +849	D +1,160	D + 5.5%
D +2,009
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	13,960	51.5%	Joe Biden (D)	12,563	46.3%	603	2.2%	27,126	-2	5	1.60%
2016	54%	Donald Trump (R)	13,111	51.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	10,554	41.3%	1,869	7.3%	25,534	0	5	1.63%

2020 President, Council Bluffs city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

12,563

46.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

13,960

51.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

353

1.3%

Other

250

0.9%

TOTAL

27,126

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 5

2016 President, Council Bluffs city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

10,554

41.3%

Donald Trump (R)

13,111

51.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

932

3.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

235

0.9%

Other

702

2.7%

TOTAL

25,534

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Council Bluffs city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	56%	Joni Ernst* (R)	12,980	48.6%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	12,484	46.8%	1,218 [+]	4.6%	26,682	-3	1.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 848 (3.2%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 351 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 19 (0.1%);
2018	G	42%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	9,958	49.3%	Fred Hubbell (D)	9,639	47.7%	599 [+]	3.0%	20,196	-1	1.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 466 (2.3%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 125 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.0%);
2016	S3	52%	Charles Grassley* (R)	13,890	56.1%	Patty Judge (D)	8,960	36.2%	1,903 [+]	7.7%	24,753	-4	1.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 1,047 (4.2%); Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 856 (3.5%);
2014	S2	31%	Joni Ernst (R)	7,522	51.1%	Bruce Braley (D)	6,346	43.1%	863 [+]	5.9%	14,731	-1	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 383 (2.6%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 203 (1.4%); Bob Quast (I) 182 (1.2%); Ruth Smith (I) 85 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);
2014	G	31%	Terry Branstad* (R)	8,452	57.4%	Jack Hatch (D)	5,324	36.1%	952 [+]	6.5%	14,728	-2	1.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 457 (3.1%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 344 (2.3%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 141 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	27,338
Median Value	$153,400

Occupied	25,479	93.2%
Vacant	1,859	6.8%

Owned	16,152	63.4%
Rented	9,327	36.6%
Median Rent	$964

Single-Family Units	19,418	71.0%
Detached	18,776	68.7%
Attached	642	2.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,973	18.2%
Mobile Homes	1,298	4.7%

Council Bluffs city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Council Bluffs city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Council Bluffs city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Council Bluffs city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Council Bluffs city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Council Bluffs city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Council Bluffs city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Council Bluffs city, IA