Kossuth County, IA Demographic Data
Kossuth County, IA Summary
Kossuth County is located in Iowa
- Population: 15,510
- Area: 974.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 972.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.60 sq. miles
- Population Density: 15.91 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,184.38 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kossuth County, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,616
50%
50.8
Male
7,610
50%
49.2
Total Population
15,226
323,128,000
Kossuth County, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
867
5.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
979
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
942
6.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
917
6.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
791
5.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,510
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,411
9.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,053
13.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,261
8.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,131
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,529
10.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,260
8.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
575
3.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,848
77.8%
77.2
Female
5,954
50.3%
51.3
Male
5,894
49.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,355
74.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,061
26.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,364
22.1%
15.2
Female
1,856
55.2%
55.8
Male
1,508
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
46
0.0%
0.0
Kossuth County, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,080
99.0%
96.8
White
14,818
97.3%
72.6
Black or African American
69
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
27
0.2%
0.8
Asian
87
0.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
61
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
9
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
2
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
15
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
79
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
146
1.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
310
2.0%
17.8
Mexican
214
1.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
44
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
52
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,916
98.0%
82.2
Kossuth County, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
201
1.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
410
3.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,063
37.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,441
22.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,520
14.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,681
15.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
414
3.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
611
5.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,119
94.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,095
19.6%
31.2
Kossuth County, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,631
21.2%
33.7%
Now Married
7,621
61.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,174
9.4%
11.0%
Separated
84
0.7%
2.0
Widowed
928
7.5
5.8%
Kossuth County, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,051
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
308
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
210
1.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
52
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
31
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.1%
1.1%
Kossuth County, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
252
3.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
365
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
721
10.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
774
11.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
891
13.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,544
23.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,011
15.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
693
10.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
201
3.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
205
3.1%
6.4
Median household income
54,231
57,617
Per capita income
29,086
31,128
Kossuth County, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
993
12.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
284
3.7%
9.8
Construction
550
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,771
22.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
497
6.4%
6.6
Information
131
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,351
17.5%
10.1
Other services except public administration
231
3.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
302
3.9%
11.4
Public administration
201
2.6%
4.6
Retail trade
855
11.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
311
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
245
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
866
11.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,710
35.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,459
18.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,660
21.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,027
13.3%
18.1%
Kossuth County, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,595
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
6,246
82.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
480
6.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
48
0.6%
5.1
Walked
308
4.1%
2.7
Other means
94
1.2%
1.8
Worked at home
419
5.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
14.6
26.6
Kossuth County, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
203
3.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,809
27.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,620
39.4%
37.1
3 or more
2,025
30.4%
21.0
Kossuth County, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,657
88.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
5,280
79.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,377
20.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
828
11.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Kossuth County, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,485
1 room
59
0.8%
2.4
2 rooms
136
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
337
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
664
8.9%
16.5
5 rooms
1,203
16.1%
19.8
6 rooms
1,308
17.5%
17.8
7 rooms
1,139
15.2%
12.0
8 rooms
984
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,655
22.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Kossuth County, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,485
1-unit, detached
6,491
86.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
122
1.6%
5.9
2-units
97
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
204
2.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
291
3.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
82
1.1%
4.4
20 or more units
141
1.9%
9.0
Mobile home
57
0.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kossuth County, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,811
37.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
556
7.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
895
12.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
666
8.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,156
15.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
395
5.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
452
6.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
451
6.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
99
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.1%
1.4%
Kossuth County, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,414
51.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,892
28.4%
4.7
Electricity
990
14.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
177
2.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
139
2.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
35
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
10
0.2%
1.1
Kossuth County, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,567
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
20
0.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
34
1.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
107
4.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
150
5.8%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
226
8.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
756
29.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,274
49.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,511
58.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
409
15.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
140
5.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
165
6.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
342
13.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kossuth County, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,212
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
1
0.1%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
2
0.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
3
0.2%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
1.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
81
6.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
341
28.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
764
63.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
165
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
616
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
343
28.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
147
12.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
122
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
110
9.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
60
5.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
419
34.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
176
0.0%
0.0%
Kossuth County, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
5,280
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,181
22.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,559
29.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
932
17.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
614
11.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
535
10.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
342
6.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
92
1.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
25
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
95,800
205,000
