COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Keokuk County

Iowa · 11,624 residents · 579 sq mi

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Keokuk County is home to 11,624 people in Iowa. The typical home is worth $23,900. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $250 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,624

+2%vs 2000

vs 11,400 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

579 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(753)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(965)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(841)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(748)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(472)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(1,661)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(1,375)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,195)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,204)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(1,181)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(930)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(299)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,234

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $34,025 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,427

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,120 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,900

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$250

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $372 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.0%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

22.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(11,260)

Black0.1%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(61)

Asian0.2%(26)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(11,556)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(19)

Asian0.3%(30)

Other0.3%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(186)

Central American0.2%(24)

Nicaraguan0.2%(20)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Puerto Rican0.1%(5)

Spaniard0%(4)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Salvadoran0%(2)

South American0%(1)

Peruvian0%(1)

Asian origin

Burmese0.2%(15)

Vietnamese0.1%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German30.6%(3,040)

Irish10.3%(1,027)

English10.2%(1,010)

American7%(697)

Dutch3.5%(347)

Scottish3%(296)

Norwegian1.9%(188)

French1.8%(177)

Swedish1.4%(141)

Welsh1.2%(115)

Polish0.9%(86)

Czech0.8%(82)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(79)

Italian0.8%(75)

Belgian0.6%(61)

Danish0.3%(32)

Arab0.2%(18)

Palestinian0.2%(15)

Austrian0.1%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Ukrainian0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(7)

West Indian0.1%(7)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

Finnish0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(4)

Egyptian0%(3)

Serbian0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

Portuguese0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Dutch population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.8 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 19.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.9%(1,423)

Married51.4%(2,159)

Widowed3.5%(148)

Divorced11.1%(467)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(802)

Married56.5%(2,225)

Widowed11.9%(470)

Divorced11.1%(438)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.0%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 7.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.6%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.9%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)15.7%(78)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(111)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era28%(139)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.4%(17)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 497 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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