2022 population: 93,173 ( 15 from 2010 , 497 from 2020)
Land area: 951.3 square miles
Population density: 97.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	79,686	85.52%	4.7%
Black:	1,751	1.88%	44.0%
Indian:	427	0.46%	27.8%
Asian:	981	1.05%	70.9%
2+ races:	1,745	1.87%	41.0%
Hispanic:	8,583	9.21%	39.5%

Total non-White:	13,487	14.48%	41.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,254	12.0
Deaths:	2,615	14.0
Net Migration:	-451	-2.4
Net Immigration:	268	1.4

Change in White population:	-3,923	-4.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,938	4.2

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
93,158
83,609	89.75%
1,216	1.31%
334	0.36%
574	0.62%
1,238	1.33%
6,151	6.60%
9,549	10.25%

2000
87,704
82,667	94.26%
658	0.75%
280	0.32%
435	0.50%
739	0.84%
2,892	3.30%
5,037	5.74%

1990
82,628
80,339	97.23%
425	0.51%
205	0.25%
250	0.30%
n/a
1,409	1.71%
2,289	2.77%

1980
86,561
84,193	97.26%
360	0.42%
243	0.28%
236	0.27%
n/a
1,467	1.69%
2,368	2.74%

1970
86,991
85,284	98.04%
595	0.68%
100	0.11%
100	0.11%
n/a
865	0.99%
1,707	1.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
11,324	12.9
7,849	8.9
-861	-1.0
391	0.4

942	1.1
4,512	5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
12,074	14.6
7,936	9.6
504	0.6
369	0.4

2,328	2.8
2,748	3.3

Number	Rate
1980's
13,599	15.7
7,796	9.0
-9,274	-10.7
n/a

-3,854	-4.5
-79	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-8,203	-9.4
n/a

-1,091	-1.3
661	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Pottawattamie 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
39.7
21,694	23.3%
71,479	76.7%
16,842	18.1%

37,162
2.45

23,649	63.6%
17,156	72.5%
2,851	12.1%
13,513	36.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
22,479	24.1%
70,679	75.9%
13,333	14.3%

36,775
2.48

24,515	66.7%
17,838	72.8%
2,686	11.0%
12,260	33.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
22,669	25.8%
65,035	74.2%
12,075	13.8%

33,896
2.54

23,739	70.0%
18,354	77.3%
2,443	10.3%
10,157	30.0%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
22,602	27.4%
60,026	72.6%
11,055	13.4%

31,262
2.60

23,038	73.7%
18,762	81.4%
2,266	9.8%
8,224	26.3%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
26,456	30.6%
60,105	69.4%
10,015	11.6%

30,624
2.79

23,355	76.3%
20,023	85.7%
1,948	8.3%
7,269	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Pottawattamie County, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,537	4.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,471	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,680	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,184	3.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,685	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,025	5.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,393	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,351	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,113	3.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,000	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	3,870	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,062	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	4,149	11.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	2,789	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,841	7.6%
$200,000 or more	2,012	5.4%

Median Household Income	68,718
Per Capita Income	34,701

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,290	6.2%
Public Assistance	850	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,304	11.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	39,057	73.9%
Unemployed	1,357	2.6%
In Armed Forces	44	0.1%

Total Labor Force	40,458	76.6%
Not in Labor Force	12,375	23.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	17,191	14,964	53.5%
Non-Profit	1,415	2,714	34.3%
Self-Employed	2,845	1,132	71.5%

Local Government	1,210	1,848	39.6%
State Government	643	894	41.8%
Federal Government	464	368	55.8%

Total Private + Self	20,036	16,096	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,732	5,824	39.1%
Total	23,768	21,920	52.0%

Pct. Govt.	11.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	6,884	15.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	9,738	21.3%
Professional, Technical	8,922	19.5%
Service Occupations	7,874	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	269	0.6%
All others	12,397	27.1%

White Collar		55.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	6,692	14.6%
Retail trade	5,944	13.0%
Manufacturing	4,731	10.3%
Educational services	3,826	8.4%
Construction	3,341	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	3,127	6.8%
Transportation and warehousing	3,037	6.6%
Finance and insurance	2,987	6.5%
Other services	2,008	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,893	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,650	3.6%
Public administration	1,535	3.4%
Wholesale trade	1,389	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,051	2.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	847	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	609	1.3%
Utilities	571	1.2%
Information	543	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	0.0%
Management	14	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,721	7.18%
Puerto Rican	196	0.21%
Cuban	155	0.17%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	515	0.55%
Costa Rican	16	0.02%
Guatemalan	284	0.30%
Honduran	50	0.05%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	165	0.18%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	44	0.05%
Argentinean	11	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	20	0.02%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	13	0.01%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	302	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	378	0.40%
Korean	115	0.12%
Filipino	111	0.12%
Indian	107	0.11%
Thai	72	0.08%
Japanese	19	0.02%
Laotian	17	0.02%
Vietnamese	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	82,588	93.6%
Spanish	4,590	5.2%
Chinese	214	0.2%
Other Indo-European	211	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	121	0.1%
Other Asian	109	0.1%
Tagalog	102	0.1%
German, other Germanic	94	0.1%
Vietnamese	83	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	27,957	29.9%
Irish	11,980	12.8%
English	10,317	11.0%
American	5,033	5.4%
Danish	3,667	3.9%
Italian	2,510	2.7%
Norwegian	2,289	2.4%
Swedish	2,107	2.3%
Polish	1,749	1.9%
Dutch	1,369	1.5%
Czech	1,283	1.4%
French	1,281	1.4%
Scottish	1,269	1.4%
European	1,244	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	459	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	91,524	97.8%
Not a citizen	2,019	2.2%

Native	89,725	95.9%
Foreign-born	3,818	4.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,817	2.9%	4,145	6.5%	21,412	33.6%	21,357	33.6%	10,266	16.1%	4,642	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,817	2.9%
9-12 Years	4,145	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	21,412	33.6%
Some College	21,357	33.6%
Bach. Degree	10,266	16.1%
Grad Degree	4,642	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	43,720	41,974	1,746	4.0%	4.4%
1991	43,868	41,888	1,980	4.5%	4.7%
1992	45,373	43,212	2,161	4.8%	4.5%
1993	46,622	44,665	1,957	4.2%	4.1%
1994	46,770	45,093	1,677	3.6%	3.6%
1995	47,246	45,737	1,509	3.2%	3.5%
1996	48,261	46,743	1,518	3.1%	3.6%
1997	48,271	46,653	1,618	3.4%	3.1%
1998	48,328	47,033	1,295	2.7%	2.8%
1999	48,598	47,593	1,005	2.1%	2.7%

2000	48,091	46,942	1,149	2.4%	2.7%
2001	47,765	46,278	1,487	3.1%	3.3%
2002	49,113	47,474	1,639	3.3%	4.0%
2003	49,023	46,726	2,297	4.7%	4.4%
2004	48,305	45,878	2,427	5.0%	4.5%
2005	48,623	46,225	2,398	4.9%	4.3%
2006	49,221	47,063	2,158	4.4%	3.7%
2007	48,163	46,111	2,052	4.3%	3.7%
2008	48,693	46,651	2,042	4.2%	4.1%
2009	48,075	45,622	2,453	5.1%	6.4%

2010	50,212	47,261	2,951	5.9%	6.1%
2011	49,755	46,925	2,830	5.7%	5.6%
2012	48,657	46,186	2,471	5.1%	5.1%
2013	48,696	46,470	2,226	4.6%	4.7%
2014	49,193	47,086	2,107	4.3%	4.2%
2015	49,001	47,227	1,774	3.6%	3.7%
2016	48,517	46,887	1,630	3.4%	3.6%
2017	47,697	46,371	1,326	2.8%	3.1%
2018	47,979	46,822	1,157	2.4%	2.6%
2019	48,626	47,417	1,209	2.5%	2.8%

2020	47,249	44,771	2,478	5.2%	5.3%
2021	47,425	45,605	1,820	3.8%	3.8%
2022	48,033	46,712	1,321	2.8%	2.7%
2023	47,918	46,534	1,384	2.9%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	39,914
Median Value	$169,400

Occupied	37,162	93.1%
Vacant	2,752	6.9%

Owned	25,868	69.6%
Rented	11,294	30.4%
Median Rent	$956

Single-Family Units	30,551	76.5%
Detached	29,791	74.6%
Attached	760	1.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,444	13.6%
Mobile Homes	1,894	4.7%

Pottawattamie County, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pottawattamie County, IA

2022 Housing Data for Pottawattamie County, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pottawattamie County, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Pottawattamie County, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pottawattamie County, IA

Historical Labor Force Data for Pottawattamie County, IA