Kossuth County, IA

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2023 Population

14,610

0.734% 1-year decline

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

0.222% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

9.65%

7.87% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$65,656

4.96% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$135,100

13.7% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,240

2.67% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Kossuth County, IA had a population of 14.6k people with a median age of 45 and a median household income of $65,656. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Kossuth County, IA declined from 14,718 to 14,610, a −0.734% decrease and its median household income grew from $62,553 to $65,656, a 4.96% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kossuth County, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.38%), Other (Hispanic) (2.05%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.986%), and White (Hispanic) (0.965%).

None of the households in Kossuth 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.

97.7% of the residents in Kossuth County, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Kossuth County, IA was $135,100, and the homeownership rate was 75.3%.

Most people in Kossuth County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Kossuth County, IA was 2 cars per household.

Kossuth County, IA borders Emmet County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Wright County, IA, Faribault County, MN, and Martin County, MN.

United States Iowa

Population & Diversity

Kossuth County, IA is home to a population of 14.6k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.29% of Kossuth County, IA residents were born outside of the country (480 people).

In 2023, there were 38.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.5k people) in Kossuth County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 348 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 300 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

97.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.7% of Kossuth County, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Kossuth County, IA was 97.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kossuth County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kossuth County, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.5k ± 116
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
348 ± 133
Other (Hispanic)
300 ± 195

4.19%

Hispanic Population

612 people

4.19% of the people in Kossuth County, IA are hispanic (612 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kossuth County, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,604 ± 5,034 people
India
12,351 ± 2,723 people
Vietnam
7,795 ± 2,165 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.

Foreign-Born Population

3.29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

480 people

3.12%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

459 people

As of 2023, 3.29% of Kossuth County, IA residents (480 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kossuth County, IA was 3.12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kossuth County, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
402 ± 69
Gulf War (2001-)
147 ± 74
Gulf War (1990s)
138 ± 76

Kossuth County, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.73 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kossuth County, IA employs 7.24k people. The largest industries in Kossuth County, IA are Manufacturing (1,297 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (896 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (814 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($94,844), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($83,266), and Wholesale Trade ($66,000).

Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.24k

2023 Value

± 433

2.67%

1 Year growth

± 8.16%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kossuth County, IA grew at a rate of 2.67%, from 7.05k employees to 7.24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kossuth County, IA, are Management Occupations (1,105 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (736 people), and Production Occupations (726 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kossuth 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

7.24k

2023 Value

± 433

2.67%

1 Year growth

± 8.16%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Kossuth County, IA grew at a rate of 2.67%, from 7.05k employees to 7.24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kossuth County, IA, are Manufacturing (1,297 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (896 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (814 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kossuth County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Kossuth County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,622

Median earning men ± $1,189

$34,730

Median earning women ± $2,520

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,034), Public Administration ($74,167), and Wholesale Trade ($72,961).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,158), Public Administration ($46,691), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,018).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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

59
Construction
58
Other Services (except Public Administration)
32
Retail Trade

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.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$81.4k
Manufacturing
$38.9k
Finance and Insurance
$30.4k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kossuth County, IA went to Donald J. Trump with 69.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (29.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.671%).

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

Donald J. Trump (69.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (29.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.671%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kossuth 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

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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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

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

The median property value in Kossuth County, IA was $135,100 in 2023, which is 0.445 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $118,800 to $135,100, a 13.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Kossuth County, IA is 75.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Kossuth County, IA have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kossuth County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Kossuth County, IA is $65,656. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Kossuth County, IA was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $83,886, followed by Census Tract 9502 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $79,375 and $67,750.

In 2023, 9.41% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kossuth County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.11%.

Housing

Property

$135,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,228

$4,899

Median Property Taxes

±$313

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kossuth County, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kossuth County, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.3%

Homeownership

2023

59.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.3% of the housing units in Kossuth County, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kossuth County, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9506
Census Tract 9502
Census Tract 9501

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Kossuth County, IA was Census Tract 9506 with a value of $83,886, followed by Census Tract 9502 and Census Tract 9501, with respective values of $79,375 and $67,750.

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,656

Median Household Income

± $5,995

6.5k

Number of Households

± 394

In 2023, the median household income of the 6.5k households in Kossuth County, IA grew to $65,656 from the previous year's value of $62,553.

The following chart displays the households in Kossuth 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kossuth 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 2023

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Carpooled (8.48%)
Worked At Home (7.81%)

In 2023, 78.2% of workers in Kossuth County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.48%) and those who worked at home (7.81%).

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

16.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kossuth County, IA have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.835% of the workforce in Kossuth County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kossuth 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 Kossuth County, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kossuth County, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 9.41% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Kossuth County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 1.11%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.65% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kossuth County, IA (1.38k out of 14.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kossuth County, IA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 12.2% of the children was living in poverty in Kossuth County, IA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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.

Health

96.1% of the population of Kossuth County, IA has health coverage, with 46.1% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 18.2% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 1.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kossuth County, IA see 2097 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.898% decrease from the previous year (2116 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1816 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2076 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,097 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kossuth County, IA

Primary care physicians in Kossuth County, IA see an average of 2,097 patients per year. This represents a 0.898% decrease from the previous year (2,116 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kossuth County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 16% between 18 and 34 years, 36.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.88%

Uninsured

46.1%

Employer Coverage

15.4%

Medicaid

18.2%

Medicare

15%

Non-Group

1.4%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kossuth County, IA declined by 9.05% from 4.27% to 3.88%.

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