Buena Vista County vs. Palo Alto County
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Buena Vista County (IA) Palo Alto County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 19,874 8,929
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.9% -5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 20,265 9,421
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 20,260 9,421
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.5% 6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.5% 22.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.1% 21.9%
Female persons, percent 49.2% 50.2%
White alone, percent 82.9% 95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.5% 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 9.7% 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 1.8% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.4% 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 26.0% 3.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 58.6% 92.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 916 626
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 18.5% 3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8,290 4,610
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.6% 74.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $112,700 $100,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,059 $904
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $444 $437
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $685 $605
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.9% 12.0%
Building permits, 2018 19 1
Households, 2014-2018 7,550 3,812
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.55 2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.2% 87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 33.3% 4.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.0% 86.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.7% 76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 77.8% 93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.6% 25.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.4% 10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.3% 4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 71.1% 66.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.0% 60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 23,182 43,498
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 90,419 48,209
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,233,453 676,450
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 514,602 262,853
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 280,979 81,111
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,645 $8,745
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 14.1 14.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,556 $52,462
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,607 $28,843
Persons in poverty, percent 10.2% 9.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 565 294
Total employment, 2017 8,707 2,944
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 327,656 100,520
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.1% 2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,270 724
All firms, 2012 1,932 714
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,149 467
Women-owned firms, 2012 524 100
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,636 646
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 131 112
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,680 517
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.6% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 35.2 16.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 574.92 563.84
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Buena Vista county (IA) and Palo Alto county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.