Buena Vista County vs. Calhoun County
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Buena Vista County (IA) Calhoun County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 19,874 9,699
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.9% -4.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 20,265 10,177
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 20,260 9,670
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.5% 5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.5% 21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.1% 22.9%
Female persons, percent 49.2% 48.4%
White alone, percent 82.9% 95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 3.5% 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 9.7% 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 1.8% 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent 1.4% 1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 26.0% 1.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 58.6% 94.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 916 791
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 18.5% 0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 8,290 5,134
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.6% 77.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $112,700 $80,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,059 $899
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $444 $383
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $685 $565
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.9% 9.9%
Building permits, 2018 19 16
Households, 2014-2018 7,550 4,191
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.55 2.14
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.2% 82.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 33.3% 1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 88.0% 85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.7% 75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 77.8% 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.6% 19.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.4% 7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.3% 5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 71.1% 56.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 65.0% 56.8%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 90,419 51,173
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 514,602 353,045
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 280,979 127,036
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,645 $12,820
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 14.1 20.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $54,556 $50,800
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,607 $27,908
Persons in poverty, percent 10.2% 11.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 565 277
Total employment, 2017 8,707 2,223
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 327,656 73,239
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -2.1% -0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 1,270 747
All firms, 2012 1,932 1,076
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,149 592
Women-owned firms, 2012 524 356
Minority-owned firms, 2012 198 31
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,636 1,023
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 131 40
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 1,680 917
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 17.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 574.92 569.97
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Buena Vista county (IA) and Calhoun county (IA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.