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Audubon County, IA

Demographic and economic profile of Audubon County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Audubon County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in western Iowa with a population of 5,622 and a median age of 47.0 years, reflecting an older workforce typical of declining rural communities (population down 0.3% over five years). The labor force is modest, with 62.4% participation, a 1.9% unemployment rate, and median worker earnings of $35,896; 20.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher while 92.0% have at least a high school diploma. Housing costs are low—median home value of $110,400 and median rent of $707/month—and a homeownership rate of 76.4% points to a stable, long-settled resident base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,622

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,229

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.3% since 2018

Audubon County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,293 (94.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races100 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race87 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone64 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone28 (0.5%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone14 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish35
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic9
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2
  4. 4.Other Indo-European1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

336

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$58,689

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,615

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance612
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining444
  3. 3.Construction (Group)264
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)258
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services247

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,081
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations493
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations424
  4. 4.Service Occupations396
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations345

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.20×)447
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.51×)288
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)651
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 0.97×)265
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.94×)281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$110,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$707/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999225 (11.4%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999194 (9.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999173 (8.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999163 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999130 (6.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999124 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,896

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,223 (81.8%)
  • Worked At Home291 (10.7%)
  • Carpooled112 (4.1%)
  • Walked76 (2.8%)
  • Other11 (0.4%)
  • Bicycle5 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.