COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Louisa County

Iowa · 12,183 residents · 402 sq mi

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Louisa County is home to 12,183 people in Iowa. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $66,400. Median rent is $419 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 9.3% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.9

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,183

+5%since 1990

from 11,592 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

+5%since 1990

from 34.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

402 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.2%(880)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.7%(934)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(996)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(874)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.4%(654)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3412.9%(1,576)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.7%(1,917)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.5%(1,523)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.2%(1,117)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.2%(881)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.7%(578)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(253)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,086

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,590 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,644

+57%since 1990

from $11,226 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.3%

−2.3 ptssince 1990

from 11.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$66,400

+29%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $39,100 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$419

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $304 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.3%

+2.8 ptssince 1990

from 74.5% in 1990

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.8%(94)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(322)

Asian0.4%(42)

2000

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

Black0.2%(26)

Hispanic / Latino12.6%(1,537)

Asian0.2%(24)

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

12.7%

+3.5 ptssince 1990

from 9.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.7%

+3.4 ptssince 1990

from 76.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 2.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.1 min

−34%since 1990

from 24.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married22.9%(1,053)

Married65.9%(3,033)

Widowed2.9%(132)

Divorced8.3%(383)

Women 15+

Never married16%(764)

Married65.1%(3,110)

Widowed9.9%(475)

Divorced9%(429)

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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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