Plymouth County vs. O'Brien County

	Plymouth County (IA)	O'Brien County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	25,095	13,753
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.4%	-4.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	24,984	14,398
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.0%	23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.4%	20.7%
Female persons, percent	50.1%	49.8%
White alone, percent	95.9%	96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	1.1%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.8%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.2%	91.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,599	1,002
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	2.6%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	78.7%	71.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$155,900	$111,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,187	$991
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$424	$404
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$669	$586
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.4%	16.3%
Households, 2014-2018	10,115	6,031
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.24
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.0%	87.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.8%	4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.9%	85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	82.0%	76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.0%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	21.0%	19.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.1%	9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.2%	5.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.7%	68.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.7%	60.7%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	81,870	82,445
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	469,044	776,706
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	270,039	204,481
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,842	$14,429
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	18.2	16.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$64,296	$53,045
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,028	$29,901
Persons in poverty, percent	8.1%	9.1%
All firms, 2012	2,114	1,525
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,048	724
Women-owned firms, 2012	464	533
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,974	1,452
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	239	101
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,664	1,361
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	0.0%	21.5%

Source: United States Census Bureau

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