Pottawattamie County vs. Shelby County

Pottawattamie County (IA)Shelby County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)93,53311,578
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.4%-4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)93,14912,169
Population, Census, April 1, 201093,15812,167
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.5%22.6%
Female persons, percent50.8%50.6%
White alone, percent94.5%96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent1.8%1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.8%3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent87.5%94.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,953836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)40,0205,594
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.2%77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$136,900$117,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,247$1,077
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$491$446
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$826$673
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.7%11.0%
Building permits, 201818015
Households, 2014-201836,8815,046
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.4%89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.2%83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.5%91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.2%20.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.0%8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%5.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.8%65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%59.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)509,55178,112
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,929,165176,310
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,737,820255,198
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,757,552175,303
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,916$14,525
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.519.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$57,467$55,489
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,729$31,283
Persons in poverty, percent11.8%7.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,980394
Total employment, 201731,5915,238
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,152,696210,438
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.2%-2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,106978
All firms, 20126,9581,311
Men-owned firms, 20123,789700
Women-owned firms, 20122,174352
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,2981,241
Veteran-owned firms, 2012713112
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,7301,067
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%19.5%
Population per square mile, 201098.020.6
Land area in square miles, 2010950.28590.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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