Demographics of Appanoose County, Iowa

Appanoose County, Iowa had 12,077 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −206 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Appanoose County, in four figures

12,077
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −206 people.; 43.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,934 ±$3,506
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Appanoose County, Iowa's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Appanoose County, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Appanoose County, Iowa's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Appanoose County, Iowa's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,283	100.0	100.0
2021	12,267	99.9	100.2
2022	12,134	98.8	100.7
2023	12,122	98.7	101.6
2024	12,102	98.5	102.5
2025	12,077	98.3	103.1

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Population of Appanoose County, Iowa on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	12,283	−29	−14	0	−15
2021	12,267	−16	−86	+3	+64
2022	12,134	−133	−79	+3	−48
2023	12,122	−12	−55	+12	+36
2024	12,102	−20	−53	+14	+18
2025	12,077	−25	−60	+12	+23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±1.0: for men 41.8 ±1.8 and for women 46.1 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Appanoose County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Under 5	709 ±98	5.8% ±0.8	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,917 ±131	15.7% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	952 ±139	7.8% ±1.1	10.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,613 ±189	21.4% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,111 ±203	25.5% ±1.7	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,882 ±219	23.7% ±1.8	18.1% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,934 ±$3,506, and income per person $31,168 ±$2,355, in 2024 dollars. The median is $75,059 ±$418 in Iowa and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Appanoose County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Iowa	United States
Under $25,000	1,139 ±205	21.9% ±3.9	13.9% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,195 ±224	23.0% ±4.2	18.5% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,079 ±173	20.8% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	737 ±133	14.2% ±2.5	14.0% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	551 ±124	10.6% ±2.4	18.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	364 ±108	7.0% ±2.1	8.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	134 ±45	2.6% ±0.9	8.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Appanoose County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Iowa	United States
All ages	2,102 ±543	17.5% ±4.5	11.1% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	635 ±211	24.2% ±7.5	12.9% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,045 ±254	18.1% ±4.2	11.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	422 ±117	11.6% ±3.2	8.8% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Appanoose County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Appanoose County	Iowa	United States
Housing units	6,312 ±31	1,437,699 ±523	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.4% ±3.1	91.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.6% ±3.1	8.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.8% ±3.2	71.7% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.2% ±3.6	28.3% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$124,200 ±$17,036	$208,000 ±$1,141	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$784 ±$55	$972 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±4	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Appanoose County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Hispanic or Latino	114 to 384	0.9% to 3.2%	7.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,423 ±52	93.8% ±0.4	82.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7 to 193	0.1% to 1.6%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	111 ±39	0.9% ±0.3	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	298 ±109	2.4% ±0.9	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Appanoose County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Iowa	United States
Born in the state	8,827 ±390	72.4% ±3.2	69.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,186 ±384	26.1% ±3.2	23.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 19	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	80 to 240	0.7% to 2.0%	5.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 111	< 0.1% to 0.9%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	35 to 173	0.3% to 1.4%	3.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Appanoose County among the counties of Iowa

62nd of 99 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Iowa page.

Counties of Iowa near Appanoose County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Butler County	14,049	−2.0%
Cass County	12,960	−1.2%
Wright County	12,801	−0.9%
Grundy County	12,361	+0.2%
Lyon County	12,354	+3.6%
Appanoose County	12,077	−1.7%
Union County	11,829	−2.5%
Shelby County	11,689	−0.2%
Chickasaw County	11,663	−2.8%
Cherokee County	11,369	−2.4%
Guthrie County	10,782	+1.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026