Plymouth County vs. Woodbury County

Plymouth County (IA)Woodbury County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)25,095102,539
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.4%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)24,984102,175
Population, Census, April 1, 201024,986102,172
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.0%26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.4%15.1%
Female persons, percent50.1%50.4%
White alone, percent95.9%86.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.1%2.8%
Asian alone, percent0.7%3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.3%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%17.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent91.2%72.3%
Veterans, 2014-20181,5995,614
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)10,90142,441
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.7%65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$155,900$117,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,187$1,106
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$424$442
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$669$753
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.4%19.1%
Building permits, 2018107161
Households, 2014-201810,11538,975
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.0%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.8%15.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.9%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.0%75.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.0%23.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.1%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.2%8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201869.7%68.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.7%63.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)26,910240,746
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)81,870820,083
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,084,3474,061,248
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)469,0442,107,735
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)270,0391,776,121
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,842$17,358
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.218.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$64,296$55,483
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,028$27,430
Persons in poverty, percent8.1%13.8%
Total employer establishments, 20177102,639
Total employment, 201710,52845,206
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)462,2781,702,592
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.3%-2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,7785,610
All firms, 20122,1147,667
Men-owned firms, 20121,0484,153
Women-owned firms, 20124642,310
Minority-owned firms, 201234856
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,9746,419
Veteran-owned firms, 2012239672
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,6646,328
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%25.8%
Population per square mile, 201029.0117.1
Land area in square miles, 2010862.89872.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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