With 9,662 people, Keokuk is a city in Iowa. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $104,300. The foreign-born share is 2%. At a median age of 43.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 30% less than in Iowa as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,711, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Keokuk
What changed most since 1990
Population12,451 → 9,662(−22%)US over the same years: +35%
White share94.7% → 86.2%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.2% → 17.4%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Keokuk's population equals 29% of Lee County's. Its number of households without a car equals 47% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 41% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)10.6%(67)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.5%(168)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.5%(231)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 633 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Keokuk, decade by decade
Keokuk population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,451
$55,029
$76,562
10.2%
12.6
2000
11,427
$57,539
$91,811
13.4%
18.3
2010
10,780
$49,178
$88,760
12.3%
21.5
2020
9,900
$52,486
$91,388
16.2%
29.3
2024
9,662
$52,711
$104,300
17.4%
31.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
