What is the population of O'Brien County, Iowa?

The population of O'Brien County, Iowa is 13,801, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in O'Brien County, Iowa?

The median household income in O'Brien County, Iowa is $68,801, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in O'Brien County, Iowa is $78,553, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in O'Brien County, Iowa is 1.2%, 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	O'Brien County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Population	13,801	3,182,597	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	24.1	56.6	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.05%	0.40%	0.57%
Median age	38.6	36.8	37.1
Households	5,791	1,299,956	128,459,983

Year	O'Brien County

Group	Share

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

Metric	O'Brien County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$68,801	$73,286	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	3.68%	4.22%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.6%	5.2%

Metric	O'Brien County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$78,553	$143,535	$242,182
Median rent	$770	$948	$1,342
Homeownership rate	77.3%	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	O'Brien County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	13.7	17.0	22.5
Work from home	6.2%	10.4%	13.4%

O'Brien County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	O'Brien County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	27.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.37	2.54

O'Brien County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	O'Brien County	Iowa Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.7	79.2	78.3
Self-rated poor health	14.1%	13.6%	16.3%
Smokers	17.4%	17.6%	19.0%