Lee County, IA

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2024 Population
32,893
US Senator
Chuck Grassley
Republican Party
US Senator
Joni Ernst
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
43.6
0.229% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.1%
0.409% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$62,382
4.31% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$141,400
14.4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
14,700
1.02% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Lee 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.

99.1% of the residents in Lee County, IA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lee County, IA was $141,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.3%.

Most people in Lee County, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Lee County, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lee County, IA is home to a population of 32.9k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.93% of Lee County, IA residents were born outside of the country (634 people).

In 2024, there were 34.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.7k people) in Lee County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 866 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 786 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Lee County, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lee County, IA was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lee County, IA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    29.7k ± 87
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    866 ± 143
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    786 ± 124
3.48%
Hispanic Population
1.15k people

In 2024, there were 34.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.7k people) in Lee County, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 866 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 786 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.48% of the people in Lee County, IA are hispanic (1.15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lee County, IA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Iowa.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    42,808 ± 5,046 people
  2. India
    12,283 ± 2,716 people
  3. China
    7,889 ± 2,178 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,808 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,283 and China with 7,889.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.93%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
634 people
1.11%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
367 people

As of 2024, 1.93% of Lee County, IA residents (634 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lee County, IA was 1.11%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    849 ± 157
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    445 ± 130
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    406 ± 136

Lee County, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.91 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lee County, IA employs 14.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lee County, IA were Manufacturing (2,757 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,126 people), and Retail Trade (1,784 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,250), Wholesale Trade ($67,308), and Public Administration ($65,663).

Employment

Occupations

14.7k
2024 Value
± 824
−1.02%
1 Year decline
± 7.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lee County, IA declined at a rate of −1.02%, from 14.9k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lee County, IA, are Management Occupations (1,948 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,521 people), and Production Occupations (1,455 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lee County, IA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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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

14.7k
2024 Value
± 824
−1.02%
1 Year decline
± 7.84%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lee County, IA declined at a rate of −1.02%, from 14.9k employees to 14.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lee County, IA, are Manufacturing (2,757 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,126 people), and Retail Trade (1,784 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lee County, IA, though some of these residents may live in Lee County, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$52,614
Median earning men ± $2,894
$35,334
Median earning women ± $2,274

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($94,038), Wholesale Trade ($69,375), and Manufacturing ($62,229).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($66,862), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,518), and Manufacturing ($51,086).

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 63
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 58
    Construction
  3. 43
    Finance and Insurance

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $274k
    Manufacturing
  2. $76.2k
    Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  3. $70.7k
    Health Care and Social Assistance

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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.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Lee County, IA. Showing the available data for Iowa.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (55.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.789%)
    Independent Party

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%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Iowa for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

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Chuck Grassley
Senator from Iowa3
Assumed office on January 3, 1981
Joni 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

The median property value in Lee County, IA was $141,400 in 2024, which is 0.425 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $123,600 to $141,400, a 14.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Lee County, IA is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lee County, IA have an average commute time of 20.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lee County, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lee County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.0101%.

Housing

Property

$141,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$10,936
$10,934
Median Property Taxes
±$639

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 Lee County, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

76.3%
Homeownership
2024
59.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in Lee County, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$62,382
Median Household Income
± $3,274
14.3k
Number of Households
± 779

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.3k households in Lee County, IA grew to $62,382 from the previous year's value of $59,803.

The following chart displays the households in Lee 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lee County, IA is from Iowa.
0.441
2023 Wage GINI in Iowa
0.442
2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2023, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.441 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.304% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.8%)
  2. Carpooled (8.36%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.13%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Lee County, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.36%) and those who worked at home (6.13%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lee County, IA have a shorter commute time (20.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.37% of the workforce in Lee County, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Lee County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.0101%.

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Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lee County, IA (4.13k out of 31.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lee 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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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 18.5% of the children was living in poverty in Lee County, IA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.9%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 480 in Lee County, IA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 98.3 per 100,000 population.

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Health

94.6% of the population of Lee County, IA has health coverage, with 41.1% on employee plans, 21.1% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 1.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lee County, IA see 1,582 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,582 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1824 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1018 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,582 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lee County, IA

Primary care physicians in Lee County, IA see an average of 1,582 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,582 patients).

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

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.38%
Uninsured
41.1%
Employer Coverage
21.1%
Medicaid
16.6%
Medicare
14.5%
Non-Group
1.3%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lee County, IA grew by 13.2% from 4.75% to 5.38%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 58.5 in Lee County, IA.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.9% in Lee County, IA.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 4.77% in Lee County, IA.

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