Ida County, IA
Demographic and economic profile of Ida County, IA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Ida County is a small, agriculture-anchored Iowa county with a population of 6,944 that saw minimal growth of 0.4% over five years. The labor force is characterized by a 1.9% unemployment rate and 66.0% participation rate, though just 20.7% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher; median worker earnings stand at $42,572 against a low cost base, with a median home value of $108,800 and median gross rent of $669 per month. A GDP per capita of $80,241 relative to a per capita income of $35,471 points to productive output concentrated in capital-intensive sectors, and a 77.6% homeownership rate reflects the county's stable, owner-occupied residential character.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.4% since 2018
Ida County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone6,395 (92.5%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race165 (2.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races153 (2.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone97 (1.4%)
- Asian Alone46 (0.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone32 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish180
- 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic9
- 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)8
- 4.German or other West Germanic7
- 5.Other Indo-European6
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance870
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)728
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining344
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)339
- 5.Construction (Group)333
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,125
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations655
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations603
- 4.Service Occupations593
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations524
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.