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Crawford County, IA

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

AI Overview

Crawford County is anchored in agricultural and food-processing industries, reflected in a foreign-born population of 17.5%—well above national norms—indicative of meatpacking and related labor-intensive sectors. The county's labor force of roughly 10,500 carries low educational attainment (18.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher) but posts an unemployment rate of just 1.7% and median worker earnings of $38,316. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $136,300 and median gross rent of $727/month, though the county recorded a 4.9% population decline over five years and carries a 16.4% poverty rate.

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

Population

16,289

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,027

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,805 (66.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,333 (14.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,861 (11.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races652 (4.0%)
  • Asian Alone357 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone152 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,677
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island258
  3. 3.Other Indo-European93
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic37
  5. 5.Korean25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

17.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

808

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,234

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,731

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)2,025
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,447
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)955
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining630
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities497

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,765
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,867
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,602
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,036
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations820

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.62×)600
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.27×)1,842
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.78×)334
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)998
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)407

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$136,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$727/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999500 (10.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999461 (9.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999452 (9.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999443 (9.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999377 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999347 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,316

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,106 (76.7%)
  • Carpooled893 (11.2%)
  • Worked At Home506 (6.4%)
  • Walked237 (3.0%)
  • Public Transit143 (1.8%)
  • Other49 (0.6%)

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.