Cherokee County vs. Woodbury County

Cherokee County (IA)Woodbury County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)11,321102,539
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-6.2%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)12,067102,175
Population, Census, April 1, 201012,072102,172
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%7.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.0%15.1%
Female persons, percent49.7%50.4%
White alone, percent96.5%86.9%
Black or African American alone, percent1.1%4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%2.8%
Asian alone, percent0.6%3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.0%17.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.0%72.3%
Veterans, 2014-20189235,614
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.0%8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)5,78342,441
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.1%65.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$95,200$117,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$943$1,106
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$388$442
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$551$753
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.8%19.1%
Building permits, 20187161
Households, 2014-20185,33738,975
Persons per household, 2014-20182.062.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.9%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.1%15.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.0%86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.3%75.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.4%23.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.0%8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.3%68.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%63.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)11,585240,746
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)64,053820,083
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)653,3164,061,248
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)200,9992,107,735
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)145,5541,776,121
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,184$17,358
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201816.318.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,658$55,483
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,667$27,430
Persons in poverty, percent9.4%13.8%
Total employer establishments, 20173442,639
Total employment, 20174,33345,206
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)145,2481,702,592
Total employment, percent change, 2016-201713.0%-2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178485,610
All firms, 20121,2357,667
Men-owned firms, 20126504,153
Women-owned firms, 20124342,310
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,1596,419
Veteran-owned firms, 2012108672
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,0256,328
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, 201020.9117.1
Land area in square miles, 2010576.91872.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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