Mahaska County, IA

County

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    US Senator
    N/AChuck Grassley
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    N/AJoni Ernst
    Republican Party
    2024 Poverty Rate
    12.6%
    6.65% 1-year increase

    About

    None of the households in Mahaska 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.

    98.9% of the residents in Mahaska County, IA are U.S. citizens.

    Population & Diversity

    Mahaska County, IA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.14% of Mahaska County, IA residents were born outside of the country (471 people).

    Citizenship

    98.9%
    2024 Citizenship
    98.9%
    2023 Citizenship

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    Foreign-Born Population

    2.14%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    471 people
    2.09%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    461 people

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    Economy

    Unemployment Insurance Claims

    Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

    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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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

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

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Iowa went to Donald J. Trump with 55.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.789%).

    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.

    US Senators from Iowa

    N/AChuck Grassley
    Senator from Iowa3
    Assumed office on January 3, 1981
    N/AJoni Ernst
    Senator from Iowa2
    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.

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    Housing & Living

    Rent vs Own

    N/A%
    Homeownership
    N/A
    59.9%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

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    Poverty & Diversity

    12.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mahaska County, IA (2.68k out of 21.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mahaska County, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

    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.

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