What is the population of Ida County, Iowa?

The population of Ida County, Iowa is 6,820, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Ida County, Iowa is $63,152, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Ida County, Iowa is $110,714, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Ida County, Iowa is 1.9%, 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	Ida County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Population	6,820	3,182,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	15.8	56.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.19%	0.40%	0.57%
Median age	43.4	36.8	37.1
Households	2,994	1,299,956	128,459,983

Year	Ida County

Group	Share

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

Metric	Ida County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$63,152	$73,286	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.49%	4.22%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.6%	5.2%

Metric	Ida County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$110,714	$143,535	$242,182
Median rent	$668	$948	$1,342
Homeownership rate	77.6%	71.5%	65.1%

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

Metric	Ida County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	12.1	17.0	22.5
Work from home	9.7%	10.4%	13.4%

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

Metric	Ida County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	27.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.27	2.37	2.54

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

Metric	Ida County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.3	79.2	78.3
Self-rated poor health	13.3%	13.6%	16.3%
Smokers	16.8%	17.6%	19.0%