Worth County is home to 7,350 people in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 6% of US counties for household income. The median age is 44.1, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $145,800, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $78,008, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Worth County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.7% → 93.3%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.9% → 19.1%(+8.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Homes owned by their occupants76.3% → 83.2%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)13.7%(73)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15%(80)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.7%(243)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 532 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
Worth County, decade by decade
Worth 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
7,991
$54,966
$80,162
10.9%
3.1
2000
7,909
$66,388
$109,846
12.7%
6.7
2010
7,598
$71,458
$136,952
16.0%
8.5
2020
7,443
$73,258
$130,415
18.2%
16.0
2024
7,350
$78,008
$145,800
19.1%
16.0
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.
