County demographics · Iowa

Monroe County, Iowa demographics

Monroe County, Iowa (county FIPS 19135) has a median household income of $70,996 (±$9,872) and a total population of 7,513 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 7 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Data as of Oct 22, 2026 (Olympus publication) · Markdown version

  • Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
  • ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

MetricEstimateMargin of error (90%)ACS table
Total population7,513none (controlled estimate)B01003
Median age41.8 years±2.7 yearsB01002
Households3,089±141B11001
Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year)$70,996±$9,872B19013
Median value of owner-occupied housing units$156,300±$13,605B25077
Median gross rent$798±$171B25064
Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units81.3%none (derived from several estimates)B25003 (derived)
Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units18.7%none (derived from several estimates)B25003 (derived)
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.4%none (derived from several estimates)B15003 (derived)
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)21.4%none (derived from several estimates)B15003 (derived)
Share of people below the poverty level9.2%none (derived from several estimates)B17001 (derived)
Unemployment rate (civilian labor force)3.1%none (derived from several estimates)B23025 (derived)
  • Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
  • Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

Geography

MeasureValue
County FIPS19135
Land area433.71 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq mi
Population density17 per sq mi of land
Geography vintage2024 Gazetteer

ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

ZCTAShare of county landShare of ZCTA landCounty is the ZCTA's primary county
5253150.9%99.1%Yes
5256919.2%82.9%Yes
5015012.8%99.2%Yes
525716.5%29.7%
525535.6%29.3%
525364.6%32.4%
500440.4%4.1%

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