Black Hawk County, IA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Black Hawk County, Iowa. Population: 131.0K.

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Median Home Price

$227.5K

Based on 11 cities

Median Household Income

$64.6K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.5x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$63.3K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,790

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.23%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,150

Property Tax$233

Insurance$94.79

Total Monthly$1,478

Historical Home Prices

2015

$120.5K

2016

$119.8K

-0.6%%

2017

$120.8K

+0.9%%

2018

$124.9K

+3.3%%

2019

$131.9K

+5.7%%

2020

$136.6K

+3.5%%

2021

$144.7K

+5.9%%

2022

$157.6K

+8.9%%

2023

$166.0K

+5.3%%

2024

$173.9K

+4.7%%

2025

$180.6K

+3.9%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

2.9%%

Below national average

Population Density

232

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.7

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White

78.8%

Black

9.5%

Hispanic

Asian

2.4%

Two or More Races

3.5%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

47°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

171

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

37.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 77/100

January Low

19°F

Average winter low

July High

83°F

Average summer high

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