Pottawattamie County vs. Montgomery County

Pottawattamie County (IA)Montgomery County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)93,53310,003
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.4%-6.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)93,14910,740
Population, Census, April 1, 201093,15810,740
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%22.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.5%21.4%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.3%
White alone, percent94.5%97.2%
Black or African American alone, percent1.8%0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.8%4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.5%93.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,953693
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%1.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)40,0205,236
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.2%68.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$136,900$83,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,247$933
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$491$416
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$826$638
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.7%13.1%
Building permits, 20181808
Households, 2014-201836,8814,587
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.17
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.2%86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%76.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.5%90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.2%17.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.0%12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%6.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.8%63.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%60.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)412,8119,969
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)509,55152,896
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,929,165242,817
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,737,820222,350
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,757,552108,383
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,916$10,258
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.519.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,467$47,648
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,729$28,780
Persons in poverty, percent11.8%13.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,980310
Total employment, 201731,5913,196
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,152,696114,690
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.2%-5.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,106707
All firms, 20126,9581,154
Men-owned firms, 20123,789510
Women-owned firms, 20122,174300
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,2981,011
Veteran-owned firms, 2012713187
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,730802
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%14.3%
Population per square mile, 201098.025.3
Land area in square miles, 2010950.28424.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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