Iowa

Black Hawk County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
80.4%
African
9.6%
Other
5.5%
Hispanic
4.5%

Compared with Iowa and the United States

Black Hawk Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

MetricBlack Hawk CountyIowaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White80.4%81.1%58%
Black or African American9.6%4.6%—
Hispanic4.5%8.1%—
East Asian1.5%0.6%—
Indian1.2%0.5%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.4%0.3%—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Black Hawk County next to Iowa and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

MetricBlack Hawk CountyIowaUnited States
Price level (US = 100)—87.8 (−12.2%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)—65.3 (−34.7%)100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income$66,417$75,059$80,734
Median home value$188,900$208,000$332,700
Home price to income2.8×2.8×4.1×
Median gross rent$989/mo$972/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income17.9%15.5%21.0%