Black Hawk County, IA

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2022 Population

131,041

0.27% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

About

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None of the households in Black Hawk County, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Black Hawk County, IA are University of Northern Iowa (2,755 degrees awarded in 2022), Hawkeye Community College (925 degrees), and Allen College (253 degrees).

Most people in Black Hawk County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Black Hawk County, IA was 2 cars per household.

Black Hawk County, IA borders Benton County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Buchanan County, IA, Butler County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Grundy County, IA, and Tama County, IA.

United States Iowa Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Economy

The economy of Black Hawk County, IA employs N/A people. The largest industries in Black Hawk County, IA are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Black Hawk County, IA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Black Hawk County, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Black Hawk County, IA, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Black Hawk County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Black Hawk County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($62,100), Manufacturing ($60,131), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,607).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,096), Public Administration ($48,304), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

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1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

190
Other Services (except Public Administration)
156
Retail Trade
155
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Black Hawk County, IA went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 53.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (44.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.08%).

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (53.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (44.8%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.08%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Black Hawk County, IA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

Joni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Black Hawk County, IA are White (3,313 and 87.1%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (153 and 4.02%), Black or African American (101 and 2.66%), and Unknown (96 and 2.52%).

The largest universities in Black Hawk County, IA by number of degrees awarded are University of Northern Iowa (2,755 and NaNk%), Hawkeye Community College (925 and NaNk%), and Allen College (253 and NaNk%).

The most popular majors in Black Hawk County, IA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (305 and NaNk%), Elementary Education & Teaching (287 and NaNk%), and Registered Nursing (192 and NaNk%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Black Hawk County, IA have an average commute time of 16.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Black Hawk County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 30.02
Census Tract 15.03
Census Tract 28

In N/A, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Black Hawk County, IA was Census Tract 30.02 with a value of $110,795, followed by Census Tract 15.03 and Census Tract 28, with respective values of $93,463 and $93,450.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Black Hawk County, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Black Hawk County, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Black Hawk County, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Carpooled (8.81%)
Worked At Home (7.83%)

In 2022, 78.5% of workers in Black Hawk County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.81%) and those who worked at home (7.83%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Black Hawk County, IA have a shorter commute time (16.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Black Hawk County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Black Hawk County, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Black Hawk County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Black Hawk County, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Black Hawk County, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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