Median Household Income
$70,940
Median Home Value
$157,800
Median Gross Rent
$793/mo
Poverty Rate
12.6%
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
Homeownership Rate
68.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24.1%
Median Age
39.0
Population Over Time
Mahaska County shrank 1.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
22,420
2016
22,324
2018
22,208
2020
22,351
2022
22,059
2024
22,021
Business & Industry
Mahaska County has 538 business establishments employing 7,582 people.
Other services (except public administration)
79
Construction
64
Accommodation and food services
45
Health care and social assistance
43
Finance and insurance
35
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
30
Professional, scientific, and technical services
29
Wholesale trade
29
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.