Median Household Income
$68,189
Median Home Value
$166,400
Median Gross Rent
$850/mo
Poverty Rate
10.6%
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
Homeownership Rate
70.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
24.0%
Median Age
44.0
Population Over Time
Cerro Gordo County shrank 2.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
43,707
2016
43,303
2018
42,984
2020
42,672
2022
42,979
2024
42,632
Business & Industry
Cerro Gordo County has 1,357 business establishments employing 20,024 people.
Other services (except public administration)
148
Health care and social assistance
135
Accommodation and food services
132
Construction
121
Wholesale trade
96
Professional, scientific, and technical services
93
Finance and insurance
88
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
73
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.