With 16,277 people, Crawford County is a county in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The typical home is worth $153,700, having more than doubled since 2000. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 23 people per square mile. Renters pay $743 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,027, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Crawford County
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share0.8% → 30.8%(+30.0 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share98.1% → 62.1%(−36.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.8% → 17.7%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)17.3%(140)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(112)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.8%(330)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.3%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 808 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
Crawford County, decade by decade
Crawford County 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
16,775
$53,303
$79,922
9.8%
4.7
2000
16,942
$61,794
$109,299
12.4%
24.1
2010
17,096
$63,839
$117,244
15.0%
50.4
2020
16,525
$66,479
$122,537
15.1%
62.2
2024
16,277
$67,027
$153,700
17.7%
64.7
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.
