COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Winneshiek County

Iowa · 20,847 residents · 690 sq mi

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With 20,847 people, Winneshiek County is a county in Iowa. Median home value sits at $50,900. Median rent is $276 a month. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 28 minutes. Median household income is $24,383, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

17% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,847

−2%vs 2000

vs 21,310 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−12%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

690 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,412)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(1,474)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(1,458)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.6%(1,998)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.2%(2,120)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(3,010)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(2,509)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(1,840)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(1,815)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,713)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(1,045)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(453)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,383

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,908 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,503

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,047 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.2%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,900

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $389 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.5% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(20,757)

Black0.5%(108)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(170)

Asian0.8%(173)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(20,613)

Black0.1%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(47)

Asian1%(200)

Other0.1%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American1.2%(230)

Mexican1.1%(222)

Guatemalan0.7%(144)

Dominican0.5%(91)

Honduran0.4%(86)

South American0.2%(40)

Peruvian0.1%(20)

Ecuadorian0%(9)

Colombian0%(8)

Chilean0%(3)

Cuban0%(2)

Asian origin

Burmese0.2%(33)

Japanese0.1%(28)

Vietnamese0.1%(12)

Bangladeshi0%(9)

Filipino0%(8)

Chinese0%(4)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Korean0%(1)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German38%(7,552)

Norwegian24.5%(4,870)

Irish12.3%(2,450)

English7.3%(1,458)

Czech6.9%(1,366)

American4.2%(830)

Swedish1.4%(284)

French1.1%(213)

Danish1%(193)

Scottish0.9%(186)

Dutch0.9%(169)

Italian0.8%(153)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.6%(126)

Welsh0.4%(87)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(79)

Slovene0.4%(70)

Bulgarian0.3%(69)

French Canadian0.3%(50)

Finnish0.2%(46)

Ukrainian0.2%(33)

Belgian0.1%(25)

Swiss0.1%(25)

British0.1%(23)

Armenian0.1%(22)

Hungarian0.1%(20)

Lithuanian0.1%(17)

Turkish0.1%(17)

Subsaharan African0.1%(12)

Russian0.1%(10)

Austrian0%(9)

Slovak0%(9)

Greek0%(8)

Latvian0%(6)

Ghanaian0%(6)

Arab0%(4)

Lebanese0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.1%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.4%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.3 min

+151%vs 2000

vs 11.3 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 married33.1%(2,825)

Married54.4%(4,645)

Widowed4.2%(359)

Divorced8.2%(703)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(2,429)

Married55.3%(4,642)

Widowed8%(669)

Divorced7.8%(655)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−3.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.3%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.1%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 82.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.1%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% 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)18.5%(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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