2022 population: 4,670 ( 461 from 2010 , 7 from 2020)
Land area: 535.5 square miles
Population density: 8.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,389	93.98%	11.6%
Black:	36	0.77%	111.8%
Indian:	12	0.26%	7.7%
Asian:	42	0.90%	162.5%
2+ races:	46	0.99%	76.9%
Hispanic:	145	3.10%	59.3%

Total non-White:	281	6.02%	70.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	110	11.8
Deaths:	231	24.8
Net Migration:	131	14.0
Net Immigration:	1	0.1

Change in White population:	-577	-11.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	116	2.3

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
5,131
4,966	96.78%
17	0.33%
13	0.25%
16	0.31%
26	0.51%
91	1.77%
165	3.22%

2000
5,469
5,406	98.85%
6	0.11%
12	0.22%
9	0.16%
23	0.42%
13	0.24%
63	1.15%

1990
5,420
5,364	98.97%
0	0.00%
9	0.17%
38	0.70%
n/a
9	0.17%
56	1.03%

1980
6,112
6,077	99.43%
3	0.05%
2	0.03%
19	0.31%
n/a
11	0.18%
35	0.57%

1970
6,373
6,358	99.76%
3	0.05%
4	0.06%
5	0.08%
n/a
0	0.00%
15	0.24%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
575	10.5
748	13.7
-326	-6.0
-2	-0.0

-440	-8.0
102	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
491	9.1
814	15.0
301	5.6
3	0.1

42	0.8
7	0.1

Number	Rate
1980's
715	11.7
770	12.6
-634	-10.4
n/a

-713	-11.7
21	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-239	-3.8
n/a

-281	-4.4
20	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Ringgold 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
Number	Percent
43.8
1,123	24.0%
3,547	76.0%
1,077	23.1%

1,844
2.42

1,200	65.1%
1,001	83.4%
94	7.8%
644	34.9%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
1,243	24.2%
3,888	75.8%
1,209	23.6%

2,047
2.42

1,364	66.6%
1,177	86.3%
79	5.8%
683	33.4%

2000
Number	Percent
43.2
1,313	24.0%
4,156	76.0%
1,319	24.1%

2,232
2.38

1,532	68.6%
1,315	85.8%
97	6.3%
700	31.4%

1990
Number	Percent
42.4
1,304	24.1%
4,116	75.9%
1,313	24.2%

2,235
2.36

1,575	70.5%
1,450	92.1%
52	3.3%
660	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
38.8
1,520	24.9%
4,592	75.1%
1,297	21.2%

2,388
2.50

1,770	74.1%
1,624	91.8%
59	3.3%
618	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Ringgold County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33	1.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	69	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	98	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	59	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	119	6.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	89	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	95	5.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	51	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	82	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	134	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	178	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	293	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	221	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	111	6.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	85	4.6%
$200,000 or more	127	6.9%

Median Household Income	67,898
Per Capita Income	34,138

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	90
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	59	3.2%
Public Assistance	44	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	266	14.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,002	77.8%
Unemployed	31	1.2%
In Armed Forces	14	0.5%

Total Labor Force	2,047	79.6%
Not in Labor Force	525	20.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	634	523	54.8%
Non-Profit	67	182	26.9%
Self-Employed	368	191	65.8%

Local Government	63	118	34.8%
State Government	40	32	55.6%
Federal Government	6	34	15.0%

Total Private + Self	1,002	714	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	176	366	32.5%
Total	1,178	1,080	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	494	21.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	354	15.6%
Professional, Technical	453	19.9%
Service Occupations	312	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	58	2.5%
All others	663	29.1%

White Collar		57.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	457	20.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	349	15.3%
Manufacturing	251	11.0%
Retail trade	231	10.1%
Construction	213	9.4%
Educational services	159	7.0%
Public administration	85	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	83	3.6%
Other services	79	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	75	3.3%
Wholesale trade	69	3.0%
Accommodation and food services	60	2.6%
Finance and insurance	47	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	35	1.5%
Information	32	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	28	1.2%
Utilities	13	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	129	2.75%
Puerto Rican	4	0.09%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	4	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,240	96.3%
Spanish	98	2.2%
German, other Germanic	62	1.4%
Tagalog	4	0.1%
Arabic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,041	22.2%
English	795	17.0%
Irish	492	10.5%
American	381	8.1%
Dutch	130	2.8%
Scottish	118	2.5%
Czech	98	2.1%
Swedish	83	1.8%
Polish	74	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	59	1.3%
European	44	0.9%
Norwegian	43	0.9%
Italian	36	0.8%
French	35	0.7%
Scandinavian	29	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,660	99.4%
Not a citizen	30	0.6%

Native	4,638	98.9%
Foreign-born	52	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
61	1.9%	132	4.1%	1,206	37.5%	1,088	33.9%	508	15.8%	218	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	61	1.9%
9-12 Years	132	4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,206	37.5%
Some College	1,088	33.9%
Bach. Degree	508	15.8%
Grad Degree	218	6.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,563	2,459	104	4.1%	4.4%
1991	2,609	2,501	108	4.1%	4.7%
1992	2,725	2,621	104	3.8%	4.5%
1993	2,676	2,576	100	3.7%	4.1%
1994	2,729	2,627	102	3.7%	3.6%
1995	2,672	2,564	108	4.0%	3.5%
1996	2,743	2,641	102	3.7%	3.6%
1997	2,656	2,578	78	2.9%	3.1%
1998	2,548	2,464	84	3.3%	2.8%
1999	2,639	2,564	75	2.8%	2.7%

2000	2,588	2,510	78	3.0%	2.7%
2001	2,677	2,593	84	3.1%	3.3%
2002	2,600	2,503	97	3.7%	4.0%
2003	2,546	2,428	118	4.6%	4.4%
2004	2,489	2,362	127	5.1%	4.5%
2005	2,426	2,315	111	4.6%	4.3%
2006	2,470	2,372	98	4.0%	3.7%
2007	2,457	2,355	102	4.2%	3.7%
2008	2,430	2,320	110	4.5%	4.1%
2009	2,438	2,303	135	5.5%	6.4%

2010	2,608	2,483	125	4.8%	6.1%
2011	2,611	2,489	122	4.7%	5.6%
2012	2,548	2,435	113	4.4%	5.1%
2013	2,518	2,410	108	4.3%	4.7%
2014	2,531	2,434	97	3.8%	4.2%
2015	2,567	2,482	85	3.3%	3.7%
2016	2,621	2,530	91	3.5%	3.6%
2017	2,557	2,479	78	3.1%	3.1%
2018	2,542	2,470	72	2.8%	2.6%
2019	2,485	2,413	72	2.9%	2.8%

2020	2,377	2,285	92	3.9%	5.3%
2021	2,411	2,337	74	3.1%	3.8%
2022	2,377	2,323	54	2.3%	2.7%
2023	2,349	2,297	52	2.2%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,673
Median Value	$143,100

Occupied	1,844	69.0%
Vacant	829	31.0%

Owned	1,435	77.8%
Rented	409	22.2%
Median Rent	$699

Single-Family Units	2,437	91.2%
Detached	2,396	89.6%
Attached	41	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	66	2.5%
Mobile Homes	95	3.6%

Ringgold County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ringgold County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Ringgold County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ringgold County, IA

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ringgold County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Ringgold County, IA