COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Mills County

Iowa · 13,202 residents · 437 sq mi

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Mills County is a county of 13,202 people in Iowa. Median home value sits at $46,900. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $319 a month. There are 1,345 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,202

−9%vs 2000

vs 14,547 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

437 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(837)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(1,025)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,111)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(976)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(645)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,992)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.4%(2,169)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(1,464)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(1,171)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(971)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(623)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(218)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,420

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,428 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,140

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,736 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.2%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,900

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $465 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.8%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

25.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(14,134)

Black0.3%(41)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(179)

Asian0.3%(42)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(13,139)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(49)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0.3%(37)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard1.7%(243)

Mexican1.5%(221)

Puerto Rican0.5%(71)

Cuban0.2%(24)

Central American0%(4)

Salvadoran0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.4%(65)

Korean0.1%(8)

Japanese0%(5)

Chinese0%(4)

Ancestry

German30.6%(4,454)

English15.6%(2,272)

Irish12.9%(1,882)

American4.7%(690)

Swedish3.5%(505)

Italian3%(441)

Dutch2.9%(416)

Czech2.5%(361)

French2.2%(325)

Danish2%(297)

Norwegian1.8%(262)

Scottish1.5%(221)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.1%(161)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(118)

Welsh0.4%(65)

Hungarian0.3%(41)

British0.3%(38)

French Canadian0.2%(34)

Swiss0.2%(30)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Serbian0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

Arab0%(6)

Lebanese0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(2)

Australian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.1%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.8 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 16.4 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 married31.3%(1,834)

Married54.4%(3,188)

Widowed3.8%(222)

Divorced10.6%(619)

Women 15+

Never married23%(1,381)

Married57.2%(3,425)

Widowed8.3%(496)

Divorced11.5%(690)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 6.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 58.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 75.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% 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)28.8%(296)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(332)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.4%(322)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.6%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,026 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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