Kossuth County vs. Wright County

	Kossuth County (IA)	Wright County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14,908	12,690
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-4.1%	-4.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	15,545	13,229
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	15,543	13,229
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.7%	22.7%
Female persons, percent	49.6%	49.7%
White alone, percent	96.6%	96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.9%	12.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.3%	84.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,244	922
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.3%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,522	6,517
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	76.2%	71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$103,600	$85,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$999	$943
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$422	$424
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$653	$623
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.7%	14.4%
Building permits, 2018	11	14
Households, 2014-2018	6,666	5,690
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.22	2.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.5%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.5%	7.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.9%	79.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.3%	68.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.4%	91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.3%	17.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	9.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.0%	7.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.3%	55.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	66,438	83,829
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	875,821	1,437,311
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	500,075	628,090
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	246,818	117,908
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$16,084	$9,076
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	14.5	15.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,146	$50,198
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,963	$28,317
Persons in poverty, percent	10.1%	10.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	556	374
Total employment, 2017	5,855	3,950
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	232,070	152,489
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-2.4%	-5.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,394	927
All firms, 2012	2,025	1,028
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,273	509
Women-owned firms, 2012	457	271
Minority-owned firms, 2012	32	29
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,926	948
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	255	81
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,670	820
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	25.8%	20.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	16.0	22.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	972.72	580.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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