Black Hawk County vs. Fayette County

Black Hawk County (IA)Fayette County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)132,40819,660
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.0%-5.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)131,09020,882
Population, Census, April 1, 2010131,09020,880
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%20.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%21.5%
Female persons, percent50.8%49.6%
White alone, percent84.5%95.7%
Black or African American alone, percent9.7%1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.5%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.4%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.5%2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent80.8%93.5%
Veterans, 2014-20187,9151,420
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)58,3209,581
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.7%75.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$143,100$94,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,163$979
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$450$435
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$769$615
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.1%10.3%
Building permits, 201822725
Households, 2014-201852,9768,315
Persons per household, 2014-20182.412.31
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.4%86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.5%3.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.1%83.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.1%73.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.3%92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.6%19.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.9%8.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.3%5.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.9%63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.6%59.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)318,36318,420
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)990,21880,721
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,980,411696,505
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,110,454177,957
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,010$8,559
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201816.119.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,688$50,015
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,100$28,069
Persons in poverty, percent16.3%11.7%
Total employer establishments, 20173,186565
Total employment, 201763,3755,963
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,608,836185,675
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-7.6%-5.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,4221,408
All firms, 20129,0542,068
Men-owned firms, 20124,6231,128
Women-owned firms, 20123,060494
Minority-owned firms, 201269936
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,9161,943
Veteran-owned firms, 2012960293
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,3971,629
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.1%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, 20070.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.1%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010231.728.6
Land area in square miles, 2010565.77730.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Black Hawk county (IA) and Fayette county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.