Editing Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 940
|1870= 4722
|1880= 11461
|1890= 14864
|1900= 20672
|1910= 25011
|1920= 34675
|1930= 38476
|1940= 43845
|1950= 46053
|1960= 49894
|1970= 49223
|1980= 48458
|1990= 46733
|2000= 46447
|2010= 44151
|2020= 43127
|estyear=2023
|estimate=42406
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=April 2, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=July 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530033223/https://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=May 30, 2019 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ia190090.txt |access-date=July 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19033.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607064050/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19033.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 
}}
[[File:CerroGordoCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Cerro Gordo County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:CerroGordoCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|right|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Cerro Gordo County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 43,127 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|43127|575.291796|sqmi|km2}}. There were 22,603 housing units of which 19,224 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Cerro Gordo County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cerro Gordo County, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Cerro%20Gordo%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|37,819
|87.7%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|848
|2%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|96
|0.22%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|535
|1.24%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|137
|0.32%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|1,449
|3.4%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|2,243
|5.2%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 44,151 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|44151|568|sqmi|km2}}. There were 22,163 housing units, of which 19,350 were occupied.<ref name="USCB">{{Cite web |title=Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 &ndash; State &ndash; County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929225050/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST05&prodType=table |archive-date=September 29, 2015 |access-date=March 8, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] American FactFinder}}</ref>

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 46,447 people, 19,374 households, and 12,399 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|82|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 21,488 housing units at an average density of {{convert|38|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 96.26% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.80% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.70% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.88% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. 2.78%.<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Of the 19,374 households 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were married couples living together, 9.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.00% were non-families. 30.90% of households were one person and 13.50% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91.

The age distribution was 23.80% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.70% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.10 males.

The median household income was $35,867 and the median family income was $46,099. Males had a median income of $31,790 versus $21,781 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,184. About 5.90% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.