Median Household Income
$67,391
Median Home Value
$209,300
Median Gross Rent
$883/mo
Poverty Rate
10.7%
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Homeownership Rate
71.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
27.3%
Median Age
41.0
Population Over Time
Poweshiek County shrank 1.2% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
18,765
2016
18,622
2018
18,605
2020
18,391
2022
18,608
2024
18,545
Business & Industry
Poweshiek County has 571 business establishments employing 9,789 people.
Construction
90
Health care and social assistance
67
Other services (except public administration)
49
Professional, scientific, and technical services
47
Accommodation and food services
43
Finance and insurance
37
Wholesale trade
27
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
19
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.