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Floyd County, IA

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

AI Overview

Floyd County, IA is a small rural county of 15,502 residents with an economy producing $56,178 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $37,760, suggesting a goods-producing or agricultural base common to north-central Iowa. The labor force is largely high-school educated—94.7% hold a diploma but only 18.5% hold a bachelor's degree—with a 3.5% unemployment rate and 61.8% labor force participation. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $133,300 and median gross rent of $672/month, though the county has shed population at a -2.2% rate over five years and has a median age of 43.5.

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

Population

15,502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,557

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,794 (90.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race631 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races398 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone247 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone211 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone29 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish202
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island132
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)80
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic64
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)26

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,116

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$56,178

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$36,221

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,612
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,343
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)848
  4. 4.Construction (Group)630
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services483

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,319
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,392
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,372
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,221
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,092

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.35×)516
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.11×)1,563
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.15×)198
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.14×)588
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)358

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$133,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$672/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999609 (12.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999577 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999544 (10.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999492 (9.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999341 (6.8%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999338 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,760

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,769 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled632 (8.8%)
  • Worked At Home567 (7.9%)
  • Walked134 (1.9%)
  • Other47 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit7 (0.1%)

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.