COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Louisa County

Iowa · 11,592 residents · 402 sq mi

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Louisa County is home to 11,592 people in Iowa. Median home value sits at $39,100. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $304 a month at the median. Median household income is $25,590, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,592

−5%vs 2000

vs 12,183 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

402 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(803)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(923)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(905)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(818)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(716)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(1,778)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(1,542)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(1,312)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(1,054)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(892)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(633)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(216)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,590

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,086 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,226

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,644 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,100

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$304

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.4%(10,529)

Black0.2%(26)

Hispanic / Latino12.6%(1,537)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(11,219)

Black0.8%(94)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(322)

Asian0.4%(42)

Other2%(237)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.7%(1,679)

Central American0.2%(20)

Salvadoran0.2%(20)

Puerto Rican0.1%(13)

South American0%(5)

Peruvian0%(5)

Spaniard0%(3)

Asian origin

Burmese2.1%(229)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Ancestry

German21.3%(2,277)

English9.6%(1,021)

Irish9.4%(1,005)

American4.7%(499)

Scottish2.9%(309)

Welsh1.9%(207)

Swedish1.3%(143)

Dutch1%(108)

Norwegian1%(103)

French0.8%(88)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(61)

West Indian0.6%(59)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Haitian0.6%(59)

Italian0.3%(35)

British0.3%(34)

Swiss0.3%(31)

Polish0.2%(19)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Subsaharan African0.1%(15)

Canadian0.1%(14)

Czech0.1%(14)

Greek0.1%(13)

Danish0.1%(10)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

French Canadian0.1%(7)

Russian0.1%(7)

Arab0%(5)

Belgian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.3%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 16.1 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 married24.8%(1,100)

Married62.7%(2,785)

Widowed1.8%(81)

Divorced10.8%(478)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(844)

Married61.2%(2,657)

Widowed8.3%(362)

Divorced11%(478)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.9%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.7%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.3%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 74.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% 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)18.4%(114)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.6%(128)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.8%(197)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.9%(49)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II5.8%(36)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 620 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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