Median Household Income
$66,417
Median Home Value
$188,900
Median Gross Rent
$989/mo
Poverty Rate
14.9%
Unemployment Rate
4.6%
Homeownership Rate
66.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
30.3%
Median Age
35.7
Population Over Time
Black Hawk County shrank 0.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
131,947
2016
132,821
2018
133,009
2020
131,813
2022
131,041
2024
131,049
Business & Industry
Black Hawk County has 3,105 business establishments employing 63,693 people.
Health care and social assistance
400
Other services (except public administration)
320
Accommodation and food services
308
Construction
254
Professional, scientific, and technical services
202
Finance and insurance
202
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
173
Real estate and rental and leasing
169
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.