Mills County vs. Pottawattamie County

Mills County (IA)Pottawattamie County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)15,06393,533
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.0%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)15,05993,149
Population, Census, April 1, 201015,05993,158
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.4%17.5%
Female persons, percent49.7%50.8%
White alone, percent96.9%94.5%
Black or African American alone, percent0.7%1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.8%
Asian alone, percent0.4%0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.3%7.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.9%87.5%
Veterans, 2014-20181,1106,953
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.3%4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)6,14240,020
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.0%68.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$165,200$136,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,410$1,247
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$475$491
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$748$826
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.0%18.7%
Building permits, 20182180
Households, 2014-20185,58736,881
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.4%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.8%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.4%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.4%76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.4%89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.7%21.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%10.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.4%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.7%66.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.0%62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,426412,811
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)32,831509,551
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,1943,929,165
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)173,7041,737,820
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)96,3921,757,552
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,497$18,916
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.220.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$69,177$57,467
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,867$29,729
Persons in poverty, percent8.6%11.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173101,980
Total employment, 20172,20431,591
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)78,4791,152,696
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%-0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,0055,106
All firms, 20121,3016,958
Men-owned firms, 20126653,789
Women-owned firms, 20123472,174
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,2426,298
Veteran-owned firms, 201265713
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,0805,730
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.7%24.1%
Population per square mile, 201034.498.0
Land area in square miles, 2010437.44950.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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