COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Muscatine County

Iowa · 39,907 residents · 437 sq mi

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Muscatine County is home to 39,907 people in Iowa. Median home value sits at $50,500. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 10.1% of people here. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

39,907

−4%vs 2000

vs 41,722 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

437 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202443K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(2,955)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(3,129)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(3,303)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(2,886)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(2,394)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.4%(6,560)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(6,239)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(3,880)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(3,249)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.2%(2,890)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(1,682)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(740)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,786

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,803 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,802

−35%vs 2000

vs $19,625 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.1%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,500

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $82,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $460 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

28.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.7%(35,746)

Black0.6%(271)

Hispanic / Latino11.9%(4,973)

Asian0.8%(342)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(37,890)

Black0.3%(134)

Hispanic / Latino7.1%(2,850)

Asian0.4%(173)

Other4.3%(1,710)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican14.2%(6,064)

Central American1.4%(612)

Salvadoran1.2%(514)

Puerto Rican0.5%(234)

Cuban0.2%(97)

South American0.2%(92)

Colombian0.2%(92)

Guatemalan0.2%(82)

Spaniard0%(17)

Honduran0%(16)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(156)

Burmese0.1%(31)

Chinese0.1%(24)

Vietnamese0%(21)

Korean0%(20)

Filipino0%(10)

Cambodian0%(6)

Pakistani0%(4)

Ancestry

German24.4%(10,388)

English9.7%(4,143)

Irish8.7%(3,706)

American6.5%(2,782)

French1.7%(719)

Norwegian1.6%(699)

Swedish1.5%(651)

Polish1.4%(594)

Dutch1.2%(494)

Subsaharan African1.1%(463)

Scottish1%(445)

Czech1%(425)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish1%(417)

Italian0.9%(377)

Danish0.7%(304)

Welsh0.3%(142)

British0.3%(139)

Hungarian0.3%(130)

French Canadian0.3%(120)

Swiss0.2%(100)

Ukrainian0.2%(68)

Portuguese0.1%(36)

Greek0.1%(33)

Australian0.1%(27)

West Indian0.1%(24)

Haitian0.1%(24)

Finnish0.1%(23)

Belgian0%(20)

Slovak0%(20)

Romanian0%(18)

Russian0%(17)

Croatian0%(14)

Arab0%(4)

Lebanese0%(4)

Austrian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.4 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married33.6%(5,773)

Married51%(8,764)

Widowed3.4%(578)

Divorced12%(2,061)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(4,710)

Married49.2%(8,404)

Widowed10.1%(1,732)

Divorced13.2%(2,252)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.3%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.8%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.5%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.2%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.4% 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)25.2%(491)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(271)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.6%(810)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5%(98)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(38)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,946 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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