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Council Bluffs IA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	58,268	523 (of 25,150) (98%)	7 (of 954) (99%)
Average Income	$36,221	11,101 (56%)	362 (62%)
Median House Value	$78,200	11,839 (53%)	189 (80%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	94.8%	12,048 (of 25,150) (52%)	879 (of 954) (8%)
% Black Population	1.1%	9,851 (61%)	53 (94%)
% Hispanic Population	4.5%	6,482 (74%)	60 (94%)
% Asian Population	0.6%	8,245 (67%)	137 (86%)
% American Indian Population	0.5%	8,440 (66%)	110 (88%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	81.3%	11,632 (of 25,150) (54%)	613 (of 954) (36%)
% College Graduates	13.9%	11,948 (52%)	316 (67%)
% Never Married	26.4%	6,265 (75%)	126 (87%)
% Married	50.6%	19,178 (24%)	866 (9%)
% Seperated	1.9%	9,594 (62%)	123 (87%)
% Divorced	13.4%	4,538 (82%)	115 (88%)
% Foreign Born	2.6%	9,649 (62%)	111 (88%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	24,367	510 (of 25,150) (98%)	7 (of 954) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	30.7%	8,312 (67%)	772 (19%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.2%	13,377 (47%)	734 (23%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,625 (30%)	897 (6%)
% Households with No Car	8.4%	9,272 (63%)	181 (81%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	15.8%	15,194 (40%)	849 (11%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,384 (87%)	34 (96%)
Median House Value	$78,200	11,839 (53%)	189 (80%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.1%	9,702 (61%)	513 (46%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.5%	4,921 (80%)	54 (94%)
Average Monthly Rent	$550	7,513 (70%)	56 (94%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	67.6%	6,780 (of 25,150) (73%)	368 (of 954) (61%)
% Drive Alone to Work	81.8%	8,352 (67%)	287 (70%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.7%	7,526 (70%)	114 (88%)
% Walk to Work	2.1%	13,388 (47%)	703 (26%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	17.9	21,013 (16%)	699 (27%)
% Households making less than $10,000	8.8%	13,849 (45%)	462 (52%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.1%	8,093 (68%)	176 (82%)
Median Household Income	$36,221	11,101 (56%)	362 (62%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.1%	7,847 (69%)	256 (73%)
Per Capita Income	$18,143	9,708 (61%)	296 (69%)
Male Worker Income	$30,828	13,742 (45%)	400 (58%)
Female Worker Income	$23,476	10,460 (58%)	247 (74%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	8.2%	11,914 (53%)	254 (73%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	10.3%	13,038 (48%)	302 (68%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Omaha, Nebraska	8 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.93

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Dubuque, Iowa	0.94
Rapid City, South Dakota	0.93
Hamilton, Ohio	0.92
Casper, Wyoming	0.92
Great Falls, Montana	0.91
Lafayette, Indiana	0.91
West Allis, Wisconsin	0.90
Oshkosh, Wisconsin	0.90
Pocatello, Idaho	0.90
Dundalk, Maryland	0.89

Council Bluffs IA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Danish People	3,149	27
Czech People	1,159	129
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	955	174
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	2,258	176
Houses Worth Between $50,000 and $99,999	8,049	181

Council Bluffs IA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 954)
Danish People	3,149	1
Solar or Energy Fueled Households	14	1
Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	11	3
People Born in U.S. not in State of Residence	21,698	4
Portuguese People	57	4

Council Bluffs IA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Average Commute Time	18	21,013
Percent In Household Population	97.7%	19,336
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	51.1%	19,317
Percent Spouse in Household Population	18.3%	19,291
Fuel oil or Kerosene Fueled Households	0	19,213

Council Bluffs IA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 954)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	65.0%	929
Percent Spouse in Household Population	18.3%	917
Percent of People Born in U.S. in State of Residence	59.6%	910
Average Rooms in House	5	897
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino Population	95.5%	894

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Council Bluffs IA	Dubuque, Iowa
Total Population	58,268	57,686
Average Age	34.6	36.9
Average Income	$36,221	$36,785
Median House Value	$78,200	$88,400
% White Population	94.8%	96.2%
% Black Population	1.1%	1.2%
% Asian Population	0.6%	0.7%
% Hispanic Population	4.5%	1.6%

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