Iowa

Buchanan County

Snapshot
Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
European
95.9%
Other
4.1%

Compared with Iowa and the United States

Buchanan 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.

MetricBuchanan CountyIowaUnited States
Non-Hispanic White95.9%81.1%58%
Hispanic1.6%8.1%—
American Indian and Alaska Native0.2%0.3%—
East Asian0.2%0.6%—
Black or African American0.1%4.6%—
Indian0.1%0.5%—

Cost of living

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

MetricBuchanan 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$78,236$75,059$80,734
Median home value$176,000$208,000$332,700
Home price to income2.2×2.8×4.1×
Median gross rent$848/mo$972/mo$1,413/mo
Rent to income13.0%15.5%21.0%