Iowa
3,210,507 Population
$75,059 Median Income
$208,000 Median Home Value
65 Score
#6 in US
Economy & Income
Median Household Income
$75,059
Per Capita Income
$40,877
Unemployment Rate
3.6%
Poverty Rate
11.1%
Housing
Median Home Value
$208,000
Median Rent
$972
Home Value / Income
2.77x
Rent / Income
15.54%
Demographics
Gender
Race & Ethnicity
Commute
Mean Commute Time
19.8 min
Work from Home
11.3%
Drove Alone
76.0%
Public Transit
0.7%
Score Breakdown
Income
39.4
Employment
86.5
Housing
97.1
Quality Of Life
85.6
Safety
60.6
Education
50
Cost Of Living
50
Counties in Iowa
| Rank | County | Population | Median Income | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sioux County, Iowa | 36,212 | $86,098 | 72.8 |
| #2 | Grundy County, Iowa | 12,384 | $87,205 | 69.1 |
| #3 | Boone County, Iowa | 26,668 | $83,531 | 68.2 |
| #4 | Plymouth County, Iowa | 25,747 | $83,251 | 66.6 |
| #5 | Carroll County, Iowa | 20,594 | $72,930 | 66 |
| #6 | Benton County, Iowa | 25,724 | $86,962 | 65.9 |
| #7 | Harrison County, Iowa | 14,632 | $79,535 | 65.8 |
| #8 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | 8,863 | $72,781 | 65.4 |
| #9 | Worth County, Iowa | 7,350 | $78,008 | 65.2 |
| #10 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | 11,807 | $75,675 | 65.1 |
| #11 | Dallas County, Iowa | 107,968 | $102,379 | 64.7 |
| #12 | Fremont County, Iowa | 6,514 | $71,621 | 64.3 |
| #13 | Delaware County, Iowa | 17,558 | $74,989 | 63.9 |
| #14 | Davis County, Iowa | 9,157 | $77,194 | 63.4 |
| #15 | Bremer County, Iowa | 25,204 | $86,784 | 63.2 |
| #16 | Lyon County, Iowa | 12,162 | $76,746 | 62.9 |
| #17 | Mills County, Iowa | 14,568 | $90,753 | 62.1 |
| #18 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | 19,873 | $79,066 | 61.6 |
| #19 | Kossuth County, Iowa | 14,516 | $67,697 | 61 |
| #20 | Shelby County, Iowa | 11,778 | $72,738 | 60.4 |
| #21 | Buchanan County, Iowa | 20,694 | $78,236 | 60.2 |
| #22 | Cedar County, Iowa | 18,349 | $80,602 | 60 |
| #23 | Marion County, Iowa | 33,642 | $78,680 | 60 |
| #24 | Mitchell County, Iowa | 10,575 | $71,365 | 59.4 |
| #25 | Warren County, Iowa | 54,409 | $94,588 | 59.1 |
| #26 | Adams County, Iowa | 3,622 | $71,875 | 58.5 |
| #27 | Louisa County, Iowa | 10,678 | $77,354 | 58.5 |
| #28 | Dickinson County, Iowa | 17,990 | $75,432 | 58.4 |
| #29 | Madison County, Iowa | 16,926 | $90,855 | 57 |
| #30 | Hancock County, Iowa | 10,671 | $70,601 | 56.4 |
| #31 | Washington County, Iowa | 22,561 | $75,647 | 56.2 |
| #32 | Ringgold County, Iowa | 4,645 | $73,346 | 56.1 |
| #33 | Sac County, Iowa | 9,689 | $73,838 | 55.7 |
| #34 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | 20,753 | $71,719 | 55.3 |
| #35 | Emmet County, Iowa | 9,262 | $63,730 | 54.7 |
| #36 | Butler County, Iowa | 14,268 | $73,715 | 54.2 |
| #37 | Cherokee County, Iowa | 11,600 | $71,269 | 54.2 |
| #38 | Monona County, Iowa | 8,557 | $68,377 | 54.1 |
| #39 | Winnebago County, Iowa | 10,583 | $67,642 | 54.1 |
| #40 | Ida County, Iowa | 6,911 | $63,073 | 53.8 |
| #41 | Linn County, Iowa | 230,004 | $77,649 | 53.7 |
| #42 | Hamilton County, Iowa | 14,886 | $72,432 | 53.4 |
| #43 | Dubuque County, Iowa | 99,030 | $77,630 | 53.2 |
| #44 | Taylor County, Iowa | 5,868 | $67,740 | 52.8 |
| #45 | Guthrie County, Iowa | 10,688 | $77,711 | 52.7 |
| #46 | Howard County, Iowa | 9,445 | $67,446 | 52.4 |
| #47 | Marshall County, Iowa | 40,114 | $73,315 | 52.3 |
| #48 | Iowa County, Iowa | 16,507 | $71,223 | 51.6 |
| #49 | Calhoun County, Iowa | 9,803 | $64,964 | 51.1 |
| #50 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | 42,632 | $68,189 | 50.5 |
| #51 | Floyd County, Iowa | 15,328 | $68,557 | 50.5 |
| #52 | Wright County, Iowa | 12,791 | $67,190 | 50.2 |
| #53 | Osceola County, Iowa | 6,100 | $69,239 | 49.4 |
| #54 | Monroe County, Iowa | 7,513 | $70,996 | 49 |
| #55 | Polk County, Iowa | 503,175 | $83,576 | 48.9 |
| #56 | Scott County, Iowa | 174,608 | $78,277 | 48.7 |
| #57 | Audubon County, Iowa | 5,599 | $58,229 | 48.6 |
| #58 | O'Brien County, Iowa | 14,126 | $68,356 | 48.4 |
| #59 | Mahaska County, Iowa | 22,021 | $70,940 | 48.3 |
| #60 | Henry County, Iowa | 20,004 | $67,436 | 48.1 |
| #61 | Allamakee County, Iowa | 14,092 | $70,694 | 47.8 |
| #62 | Cass County, Iowa | 13,096 | $63,013 | 46.3 |
| #63 | Jackson County, Iowa | 19,390 | $74,186 | 44.9 |
| #64 | Woodbury County, Iowa | 106,247 | $73,658 | 44.9 |
| #65 | Clarke County, Iowa | 9,662 | $71,641 | 44.8 |
| #66 | Humboldt County, Iowa | 9,591 | $71,946 | 44.8 |
| #67 | Pottawattamie County, Iowa | 93,424 | $73,602 | 44.4 |
| #68 | Hardin County, Iowa | 16,639 | $65,069 | 44 |
| #69 | Wayne County, Iowa | 6,532 | $61,964 | 43.9 |
| #70 | Adair County, Iowa | 7,460 | $68,092 | 43.2 |
| #71 | Des Moines County, Iowa | 38,487 | $62,928 | 42.8 |
| #72 | Jones County, Iowa | 20,896 | $73,531 | 42.2 |
| #73 | Decatur County, Iowa | 7,759 | $59,044 | 41.2 |
| #74 | Tama County, Iowa | 16,868 | $70,781 | 41.2 |
| #75 | Montgomery County, Iowa | 10,214 | $63,666 | 41.1 |
| #76 | Muscatine County, Iowa | 42,559 | $69,396 | 41.1 |
| #77 | Greene County, Iowa | 8,688 | $63,409 | 40.5 |
| #78 | Clayton County, Iowa | 17,013 | $67,242 | 40.3 |
| #79 | Jasper County, Iowa | 37,954 | $71,311 | 40.2 |
| #80 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | 7,046 | $61,875 | 40 |
| #81 | Webster County, Iowa | 36,886 | $68,975 | 39 |
| #82 | Johnson County, Iowa | 156,639 | $74,935 | 38.8 |
| #83 | Crawford County, Iowa | 16,277 | $67,027 | 38.4 |
| #84 | Clay County, Iowa | 16,461 | $65,428 | 38.2 |
| #85 | Union County, Iowa | 11,993 | $57,772 | 37.7 |
| #86 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | 18,545 | $67,391 | 37.6 |
| #87 | Wapello County, Iowa | 35,362 | $64,766 | 36.8 |
| #88 | Clinton County, Iowa | 46,268 | $66,981 | 35.6 |
| #89 | Franklin County, Iowa | 9,956 | $59,894 | 34.8 |
| #90 | Fayette County, Iowa | 19,288 | $60,165 | 34.2 |
| #91 | Keokuk County, Iowa | 9,924 | $62,329 | 33.1 |
| #92 | Van Buren County, Iowa | 7,241 | $61,161 | 32.6 |
| #93 | Page County, Iowa | 15,131 | $57,953 | 32.5 |
| #94 | Lee County, Iowa | 32,893 | $62,382 | 31 |
| #95 | Story County, Iowa | 100,466 | $69,685 | 30.9 |
| #96 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | 131,049 | $66,417 | 30.6 |
| #97 | Lucas County, Iowa | 8,716 | $61,793 | 29.1 |
| #98 | Appanoose County, Iowa | 12,184 | $54,934 | 26.5 |
| #99 | Jefferson County, Iowa | 15,705 | $61,620 | 25.8 |