2022 population: 130,274 ( 816 from 2010 , 873 from 2020)
Land area: 565.8 square miles
Population density: 230.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	103,373	79.35%	6.0%
Black:	12,444	9.55%	8.3%
Indian:	290	0.22%	38.8%
Asian:	4,216	3.24%	126.7%
2+ races:	3,474	2.67%	37.4%
Hispanic:	6,477	4.97%	32.0%

Total non-White:	26,901	20.65%	27.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	3,704	14.1
Deaths:	3,317	12.6
Net Migration:	-2,000	-7.6
Net Immigration:	714	2.7

Change in White population:	-6,595	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,779	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
131,090
109,968	83.89%
11,493	8.77%
209	0.16%
1,860	1.42%
2,529	1.93%
4,907	3.74%
21,122	16.11%

2000
128,012
112,223	87.67%
10,108	7.90%
201	0.16%
1,297	1.01%
1,652	1.29%
2,359	1.84%
15,789	12.33%

1990
123,798
113,145	91.39%
8,493	6.86%
238	0.19%
1,107	0.89%
n/a
815	0.66%
10,653	8.61%

1980
137,961
127,383	92.33%
8,638	6.26%
237	0.17%
753	0.55%
n/a
864	0.63%
10,578	7.67%

1970
132,916
124,851	93.93%
6,596	4.96%
142	0.11%
187	0.14%
n/a
977	0.74%
8,065	6.07%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
15,471	12.1
10,338	8.1
-5,548	-4.3
2,370	1.9

-2,255	-1.8
5,333	4.2

Number	Rate
1990's
16,591	13.4
11,704	9.5
-9,453	-7.6
772	0.6

-922	-0.7
5,136	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
19,599	14.2
10,648	7.7
-23,173	-16.8
n/a

-14,238	-10.3
75	0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-7,415	-5.6
n/a

2,532	1.9
2,513	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Black Hawk County, IA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.5
28,385	21.8%
101,889	78.2%
22,443	17.2%

53,691
2.36

31,278	58.3%
23,323	74.6%
3,601	11.5%
22,413	41.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.4
28,496	21.7%
102,594	78.3%
18,131	13.8%

52,470
2.38

32,110	61.2%
23,861	74.3%
3,746	11.7%
20,360	38.8%

2000
Number	Percent
34.5
29,512	23.1%
98,500	76.9%
17,916	14.0%

49,736
2.44

32,221	64.8%
25,675	79.7%
3,317	10.3%
17,515	35.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
31,138	25.2%
92,660	74.8%
16,889	13.6%

47,162
2.49

32,489	68.9%
26,578	81.8%
3,249	10.0%
14,673	31.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.0
39,156	28.4%
98,805	71.6%
14,078	10.2%

48,194
2.72

35,542	73.7%
30,466	85.7%
2,898	8.2%
12,652	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Black Hawk County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,730	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,608	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,194	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,280	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,141	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,668	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,365	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,362	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,154	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,435	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,415	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,280	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,926	9.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,552	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,172	5.9%
$200,000 or more	3,409	6.3%

Median Household Income	62,329
Per Capita Income	35,400

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	100
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,086	5.7%
Public Assistance	1,052	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,230	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	60,048	75.6%
Unemployed	3,220	4.1%
In Armed Forces	45	0.1%

Total Labor Force	63,313	79.7%
Not in Labor Force	16,145	20.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	25,767	20,172	56.1%
Non-Profit	1,797	4,812	27.2%
Self-Employed	3,345	1,893	63.9%

Local Government	1,935	2,356	45.1%
State Government	1,299	2,426	34.9%
Federal Government	297	431	40.8%

Total Private + Self	29,112	22,065	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	5,328	10,025	34.7%
Total	34,440	32,090	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	13.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,685	13.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,959	19.5%
Professional, Technical	14,785	22.2%
Service Occupations	12,262	18.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	273	0.4%
All others	17,928	26.9%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	11,521	17.3%
Health care and social assistance	9,210	13.8%
Retail trade	9,109	13.7%
Educational services	6,782	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	5,836	8.8%
Construction	3,543	5.3%
Finance and insurance	2,965	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,853	4.3%
Other services	2,787	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,614	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,279	3.4%
Wholesale trade	1,681	2.5%
Public administration	1,564	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,400	2.1%
Information	756	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	712	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	649	1.0%
Utilities	265	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	53	0.1%
Management	40	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,092	3.12%
Puerto Rican	552	0.42%
Cuban	105	0.08%
Dominican	125	0.10%

Total Central American	907	0.69%
Costa Rican	10	0.01%
Guatemalan	407	0.31%
Honduran	55	0.04%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	170	0.13%
Salvadoran	265	0.20%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	298	0.23%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	6	0.00%
Colombian	80	0.06%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	129	0.10%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	83	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	138	0.11%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	715	0.55%
Indian	565	0.43%
Korean	335	0.26%
Thai	313	0.24%
Chinese	294	0.22%
Vietnamese	226	0.17%
Filipino	163	0.12%
Laotian	88	0.07%
Japanese	69	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	112,106	91.1%
Spanish	4,133	3.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,300	1.9%
Other Asian	1,357	1.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,020	0.8%
Other Indo-European	794	0.6%
German, other Germanic	371	0.3%
Chinese	274	0.2%
Arabic	185	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	39,862	30.4%
Irish	15,403	11.8%
English	11,354	8.7%
American	6,425	4.9%
Norwegian	5,503	4.2%
European	2,584	2.0%
Italian	2,457	1.9%
Dutch	2,290	1.7%
French	2,194	1.7%
Yugoslavian	2,086	1.6%
Czech	1,900	1.4%
Swedish	1,877	1.4%
Scottish	1,606	1.2%
Danish	1,587	1.2%
Polish	1,042	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	126,441	96.5%
Not a citizen	4,600	3.5%

Native	122,600	93.6%
Foreign-born	8,441	6.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,098	2.5%	3,791	4.6%	25,036	30.2%	27,163	32.7%	16,143	19.5%	8,720	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,098	2.5%
9-12 Years	3,791	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	25,036	30.2%
Some College	27,163	32.7%
Bach. Degree	16,143	19.5%
Grad Degree	8,720	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	62,364	58,696	3,668	5.9%	4.4%
1991	63,995	60,003	3,992	6.2%	4.7%
1992	66,721	62,670	4,051	6.1%	4.5%
1993	69,039	65,174	3,865	5.6%	4.1%
1994	68,452	65,131	3,321	4.9%	3.6%
1995	69,062	65,951	3,111	4.5%	3.5%
1996	69,407	66,391	3,016	4.3%	3.6%
1997	69,723	67,133	2,590	3.7%	3.1%
1998	70,388	67,816	2,572	3.7%	2.8%
1999	68,364	65,586	2,778	4.1%	2.7%

2000	68,593	66,657	1,936	2.8%	2.7%
2001	69,159	66,785	2,374	3.4%	3.3%
2002	71,348	68,499	2,849	4.0%	4.0%
2003	71,014	67,787	3,227	4.5%	4.4%
2004	70,746	67,511	3,235	4.6%	4.5%
2005	71,450	68,330	3,120	4.4%	4.3%
2006	72,139	69,384	2,755	3.8%	3.7%
2007	72,754	70,031	2,723	3.7%	3.7%
2008	73,858	70,851	3,007	4.1%	4.1%
2009	74,537	69,984	4,553	6.1%	6.4%

2010	70,810	66,355	4,455	6.3%	6.1%
2011	71,234	67,006	4,228	5.9%	5.6%
2012	71,516	67,615	3,901	5.5%	5.1%
2013	71,842	68,173	3,669	5.1%	4.7%
2014	72,154	68,621	3,533	4.9%	4.2%
2015	70,483	67,292	3,191	4.5%	3.7%
2016	69,624	66,425	3,199	4.6%	3.6%
2017	68,624	66,058	2,566	3.7%	3.1%
2018	68,990	67,012	1,978	2.9%	2.6%
2019	70,154	67,887	2,267	3.2%	2.8%

2020	67,318	63,173	4,145	6.2%	5.3%
2021	67,581	64,792	2,789	4.1%	3.8%
2022	68,037	66,054	1,983	2.9%	2.7%
2023	67,072	64,918	2,154	3.2%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	58,599
Median Value	$172,500

Occupied	53,691	91.6%
Vacant	4,908	8.4%

Owned	35,056	65.3%
Rented	18,635	34.7%
Median Rent	$932

Single-Family Units	43,292	73.9%
Detached	40,857	69.7%
Attached	2,435	4.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9,764	16.7%
Mobile Homes	1,719	2.9%

Black Hawk County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Black Hawk County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Black Hawk County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Black Hawk County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Black Hawk County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Black Hawk County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Black Hawk County, IA