With 19,873 people, Winneshiek County is a county in Iowa. Few US counties rank higher on income. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. At a median age of 42.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 29 people per square mile. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,066, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 58%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Winneshiek County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.7% → 93.3%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$122,164 → $259,200(+112%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age31.5 → 42.6(+11.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)18.5%(197)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20.8%(221)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.5%(485)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(69)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,065 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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Over time
Winneshiek County, decade by decade
Winneshiek County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
20,847
$58,521
$122,164
17.1%
3.2
2000
21,310
$70,877
$164,495
20.5%
6.4
2010
21,056
$72,925
$212,333
26.3%
10.4
2020
20,070
$76,555
$222,167
29.8%
16.3
2024
19,873
$79,066
$259,200
31.2%
16.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
