Pottawattamie County vs. Shelby County
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Pottawattamie County (IA) Shelby County (IA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 93,533 11,578
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.4% -4.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 93,149 12,169
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 93,158 12,167
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.6% 22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.5% 22.6%
Female persons, percent 50.8% 50.6%
White alone, percent 94.5% 96.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.8% 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.8% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 0.9% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.8% 3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 87.5% 94.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,953 836
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.2% 1.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 40,020 5,594
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.2% 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, 2009-2013 18.7% 11.0%
Building permits, 2018 180 15
Households, 2014-2018 36,881 5,046
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.47 2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 86.4% 89.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.5% 3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.2% 83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.4% 75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.5% 91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 21.2% 20.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.0% 8.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.6% 5.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 66.8% 65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.6% 59.4%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 509,551 78,112
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,929,165 176,310
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,737,820 255,198
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,757,552 175,303
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $18,916 $14,525
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 20.5 19.0
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, percent 11.8% 7.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,980 394
Total employment, 2017 31,591 5,238
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,152,696 210,438
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.2% -2.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 5,106 978
All firms, 2012 6,958 1,311
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,789 700
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,174 352
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 6,298 1,241
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 713 112
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,730 1,067
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 1.2% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.1% 19.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 98.0 20.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 950.28 590.78
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.