What is the population of Buchanan County, Iowa?

The population of Buchanan County, Iowa is 21,086, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Buchanan County, Iowa?

The median household income in Buchanan County, Iowa is $77,774, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Buchanan County, Iowa is $48,544, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Buchanan County, Iowa is 2.7%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Buchanan County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Population	21,086	3,182,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	36.8	56.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.26%	0.40%	0.57%
Median age	38.8	36.8	37.1
Households	8,150	1,299,956	128,459,983

Year	Buchanan County

Group	Share

Buchanan County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Buchanan County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$77,774	$73,286	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.75%	4.22%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.6%	5.2%

Metric	Buchanan County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$48,544	$143,535	$242,182
Median rent	$802	$948	$1,342
Homeownership rate	81.1%	71.5%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM .

Metric	Buchanan County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	18.9	17.0	22.5
Work from home	8.9%	10.4%	13.4%

Buchanan County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Buchanan County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	27.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.37	2.54

Buchanan County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Buchanan County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.1	79.2	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.3%	13.6%	16.3%
Smokers	17.6%	17.6%	19.0%