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Council Bluffs, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $175,495 (it was $76,500 in 2000)
Council Bluffs:

$175,495
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,593 - $241,390

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $202,232
Here:

$202,232
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $229,439
Here:

$229,439
State:

$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $100,693
Here:

$100,693
State:

$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $263,627
Here:

$263,627
State:

$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,683
Here:

$198,683
State:

$190,519

Mobile homes: $34,758
Here:

$34,758
State:

$51,271

Total population: 62,245 (Urban population: 57,699, Rural population: 550 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 27,477 (25,609 occupied: 16,573 owner occupied, 9,570 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

37%
State:

28%

Housing density: 735 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $140,202.

Median contract rent in 2022: $818 (lower quartile is $643, upper quartile is $943)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $802


Median gross rent in Council Bluffs, IA in 2022: $933

Housing units in Council Bluffs with a mortgage: 10,287 (572 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 378 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 565

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $99,208

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $53,625

Median monthly housing costs: $992

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Council Bluffs, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1960

Median year apartment built: 1971

Household type by relationship:

Households: 62,422
  • Male householders: 11,587 (3,803 living alone), Female householders: 13,790 (4,490 living alone)
  • 10,147 spouses (9,998 opposite-sex spouses), 2,495 unmarried partners, (2,399 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,009 children (15,967 natural, 497 adopted, 544 stepchildren), 1,663 grandchildren, 457 brothers or sisters, 448 parents, 79 foster children, 736 other relatives, 2,044 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,962

Size of family households: 6,729 2-persons, 4,017 3-persons, 3,099 4-persons, 1,593 5-persons, 291 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,719 1-person, 2,392 2-persons, 183 3-persons, 165 4-persons.

7,184 married couples with children.
4,383 single-parent households (484 men, 3,899 women).

92.0% of residents of Council Bluffs speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (25% speak English very well, 59% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,592 (4.2%)
(45.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • 26no bedroom
  • 3791 bedroom
  • 4,2852 bedrooms
  • 8,9023 bedrooms
  • 2,5094 bedrooms
  • 4735+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • 540no bedroom
  • 2,4321 bedroom
  • 4,1452 bedrooms
  • 1,9113 bedrooms
  • 3394 bedrooms
  • 2045+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Council Bluffs in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Council Bluffs in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 397no vehicle
  • 4,8961 vehicle
  • 7,1992 vehicles
  • 2,8783 vehicles
  • 9414 vehicles
  • 2635+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Council Bluffs in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Council Bluffs in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,544no vehicle
  • 4,6601 vehicle
  • 2,5712 vehicles
  • 6763 vehicles
  • 1194 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • 61 room
  • 232 rooms
  • 3233 rooms
  • 1,7594 rooms
  • 3,8075 rooms
  • 4,0596 rooms
  • 2,3527 rooms
  • 1,8848 rooms
  • 2,3619+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • 3811 room
  • 7252 rooms
  • 1,8163 rooms
  • 2,8214 rooms
  • 2,0865 rooms
  • 7836 rooms
  • 4427 rooms
  • 2708 rooms
  • 2469+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Council Bluffs, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Council Bluffs, IA in 2022
  • 927Less than $10,000
  • 2,602$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,062$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,485$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,578$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,023$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,594$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,853$75,000 to $99,999
  • 2,103$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,083$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,861$150,000 to $199,999
  • 868$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Council Bluffs, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Council Bluffs, IA in 2022
  • 164Less than $10,000
  • 163$10,000 to $14,999
  • 166$15,000 to $19,999
  • 132$20,000 to $24,999
  • 137$25,000 to $29,999
  • 103$30,000 to $34,999
  • 51$35,000 to $39,999
  • 200$40,000 to $49,999
  • 242$50,000 to $59,999
  • 241$60,000 to $69,999
  • 714$70,000 to $79,999
  • 374$80,000 to $89,999
  • 463$90,000 to $99,999
  • 1,704$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,433$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,761$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,542$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,785$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,474$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,360$300,000 to $399,999
  • 915$400,000 to $499,999
  • 92$500,000 to $749,999
  • 58$750,000 to $999,999
  • 6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 29$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Council Bluffs, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Council Bluffs, IA in 2022
  • 30Less than $100
  • 24$100 to $149
  • 220$150 to $199
  • 139$200 to $249
  • 269$250 to $299
  • 96$300 to $349
  • 101$350 to $399
  • 552$400 to $449
  • 91$450 to $499
  • 486$500 to $549
  • 457$550 to $599
  • 484$600 to $649
  • 563$650 to $699
  • 684$700 to $749
  • 755$750 to $799
  • 2,286$800 to $899
  • 838$900 to $999
  • 1,526$1,000 to $1,249
  • 171$1,250 to $1,499
  • 162$1,500 to $1,999
  • 48$2,000 to $2,499
  • 12$2,500 to $2,999
  • 87$3,500 or more
  • 282No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.2%
Number of people working at home: 2,338 (7.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 534
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,937
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 6,152
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 6,321
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,951
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,878
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,029
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 152
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 205
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 846
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 417
  • 90 or more minutes: 294
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Council Bluffs

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 23,343 (76.3%)
  • Carpooled: 2,982 (9.7%)
  • Bus: 49 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 489 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 99 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 748 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 2,606 (8.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 6.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 4.0%Males
  • 1.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 8.4%Males
  • 7.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.2%Males
  • 2.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • 9822010 or later
  • 1,2982000 to 2009
  • 4501990 to 1999
  • 3691980 to 1989
  • 1601970 to 1979
  • 343Before 1970
Ancestries in Council Bluffs, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 9,103 (27.5%)
  • English: 4,058 (12.3%)
  • American: 3,551 (10.7%)
  • Irish: 3,506 (10.6%)
  • Danish: 749 (2.3%)
  • Norwegian: 603 (1.8%)
  • European: 559 (1.7%)
  • Italian: 537 (1.6%)
  • Swedish: 488 (1.5%)
  • Polish: 486 (1.5%)
  • Scottish: 432 (1.3%)
  • Czech: 332 (1.0%)
  • French: 270 (0.8%)
  • Dutch: 181 (0.5%)
  • British: 155 (0.5%)
  • Luxembourger: 141 (0.4%)
  • African: 118 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 88 (0.3%)
  • Icelander: 75 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 54 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 52 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 46 (0.1%)
  • Greek: 44 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 37 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 34 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 31 (0.09%)
  • Eastern European: 26 (0.08%)
  • Swiss: 16 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 15 (0.05%)
  • Sudanese: 15 (0.05%)
  • Portuguese: 13 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 12 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 11 (0.03%)
  • Iranian: 11 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 11 (0.03%)
  • Estonian: 8 (0.02%)
  • Northern European: 7 (0.02%)
  • Moroccan: 6 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 3 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Council Bluffs:

52.8% (1,683)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Council Bluffs:

6.6% (210)
Iowa:

4.6% (8,194)

Other Eastern Africa
Council Bluffs:

5.3% (170)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,422)

Thailand
Council Bluffs:

3.8% (122)
Iowa:

2.0% (3,595)

Guatemala
Council Bluffs:

3.5% (113)
Iowa:

3.2% (5,672)

Philippines
Council Bluffs:

3.1% (99)
Iowa:

2.6% (4,675)

India
Council Bluffs:

2.6% (83)
Iowa:

6.2% (11,148)

Vietnam
Council Bluffs:

2.5% (81)
Iowa:

4.2% (7,428)

Cuba
Council Bluffs:

2.1% (68)
Iowa:

0.8% (1,342)

Honduras
Council Bluffs:

1.9% (61)
Iowa:

1.0% (1,803)

Korea
Council Bluffs:

1.6% (50)
Iowa:

2.9% (5,155)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 32,682
  • Other state: 26,234
  • Northeast: 1,020
  • Midwest: 19,972
  • South: 2,389
  • West: 2,877

86.6% of Council Bluffs residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45.3% lived in Iowa.


Council Bluffs:

86.6%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 434
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 30
  • 5th and 6th grade: 84
  • 7th and 8th grade: 152
  • 9th grade: 180
  • 10th grade: 348
  • 11th grade: 940
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 996
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,154
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,991
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,572
  • Associate degree: 1,954
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,184
  • Master's degree: 1,008
  • Professional school degree: 329
  • Doctorate degree: 217
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 255
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 50
  • 5th and 6th grade: 36
  • 7th and 8th grade: 293
  • 9th grade: 134
  • 10th grade: 233
  • 11th grade: 508
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 170
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,967
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,459
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,786
  • Associate degree: 2,632
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,294
  • Master's degree: 1,276
  • Professional school degree: 360
  • Doctorate degree: 160
Educational Attainment for Females
Council Bluffs marital status for males
Council Bluffs marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 18,871
  • One, attached: 645
  • Two: 695
  • 3 or 4: 939
  • 5 to 9: 1,257
  • 10 to 19: 1,600
  • 20 to 49: 1,028
  • 50 or more: 1,112
  • Mobile homes: 1,304
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,979

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Council Bluffs
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Council Bluffs, IA
  • 88.5%Utility gas
  • 9.7%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Council Bluffs, IA
  • 66.4%Utility gas
  • 30.9%Electricity
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 246
Here:

4.2%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 282
Here:

8.8%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 487
Here:

17.2%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability