Pottawattamie County vs. Mills County

Pottawattamie County (IA)Mills County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)93,53315,063
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.4%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)93,14915,059
Population, Census, April 1, 201093,15815,059
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.5%18.4%
Female persons, percent50.8%49.7%
White alone, percent94.5%96.9%
Black or African American alone, percent1.8%0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.7%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.8%3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.5%93.9%
Veterans, 2014-20186,9531,110
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)40,0206,142
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.2%78.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$136,900$165,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,247$1,410
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$491$475
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$826$748
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.7%9.0%
Building permits, 20181802
Households, 2014-201836,8815,587
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%2.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.2%88.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%80.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.5%93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.2%23.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.0%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%4.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.8%65.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%61.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)412,8116,426
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)509,55132,831
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,929,1658,194
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,737,820173,704
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,757,55296,392
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,916$6,497
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.524.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,467$69,177
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,729$32,867
Persons in poverty, percent11.8%8.6%
Total employer establishments, 20171,980310
Total employment, 201731,5912,204
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,152,69678,479
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.2%0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,1061,005
All firms, 20126,9581,301
Men-owned firms, 20123,789665
Women-owned firms, 20122,174347
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,2981,242
Veteran-owned firms, 201271365
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,7301,080
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, 20071.2%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.1%32.7%
Population per square mile, 201098.034.4
Land area in square miles, 2010950.28437.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

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