Editing Poweshiek County, Iowa (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 615
|1860= 5668
|1870= 15581
|1880= 18936
|1890= 18394
|1900= 19414
|1910= 19589
|1920= 19910
|1930= 18727
|1940= 18758
|1950= 19344
|1960= 19300
|1970= 18803
|1980= 19306
|1990= 19033
|2000= 18815
|2010= 18914
|2020= 18662
|estyear=2023
|estimate=18453
|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 20, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 20, 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 20, 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 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2018<ref>{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19157.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607072254/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/19/19157.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}
[[File:PoweshiekCountyIowaPop2020.png|thumb|right|Population of Poweshiek County from US census data]]

===2020 census===
[[File:PoweshiekCountyIA2022PopPyr.png|thumb|left|2022 US Census [[population pyramid]] for Poweshiek County from [[American Community Survey|ACS]] 5-year estimates]]
The 2020 census recorded a population of 18,662 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|18662|586.874853|sqmi|km2}}. 96.55% of the population reported being of one race. There were 8,906 housing units, of which 7,536 were occupied.<ref name=cen2020/>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Poweshiek 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) – Poweshiek County, Iowa |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Poweshiek%20County,%20Iowa&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|17,004
|91.11%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|320
|1.7%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|53
|0.3%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|221
|1.2%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|21
|0.11%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|514
|2.8%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|529
|2.83%
|}

===2010 census===
The 2010 census recorded a population of 18,914 in the county, with a population density of {{Pop density|18914|585.03|sqmi|km2}}. There were 8,949 housing units, of which 7,555 were occupied.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population & Housing Occupancy Status 2010 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-17.pdf |access-date=August 15, 2022 |publisher=United States Census Bureau – American FactFinder}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> of 2000, there were 18,815 people, 7,398 households, and 4,882 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|32|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 8,556 housing units at an average density of {{convert|15|/mi2|/km2}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 96.74% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.55% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.07% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 1.20% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Of the 7,398 households 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.2% of households were one person and 13.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 22.7% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median household income was $37,836 and the median family income was $46,599. Males had a median income of $32,781 versus $22,465 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,629. About 6.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.