Audubon County, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Audubon County, Iowa has a population of 5,599 across 443 square miles, down 2.0 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $472.6 m in 2024, 184 establishments operate here.
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Audubon County
How many people live in Audubon County
- Population5,599
- Households2,596
- Average household size2.16
- Median household income$58,229
- Median age47.0
- Median gross rent$759 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,900
- Home value to household income2.1 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over4,069
- Population under 181,210
- Share under 1821.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,425
- Share 65 and over25.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 642,964
- Civilian labor force2,775
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over63.2 percent
- Rank by population among Iowa counties97th of 99
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2846th
Audubon County is the 97th largest of 99 Iowa counties by population. A median home costs 2.1 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 25.5 percent against 21.6 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Audubon County
Is Audubon County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-1.96 percent
- Census 2020 base population5,673
- Births, 202459
- Deaths, 202484
- Natural change, 2024-25
- Net domestic migration, 202440
- Net international migration, 202414
- Total net migration, 202454
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-46
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2491st
The county has lost 1.96 percent of its population since the 2020 census base. Deaths exceeded births in 2024, so all of the growth came from people moving in. A market held up by migration alone is more sensitive to a change in relative cost than one growing from household formation.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Audubon County
Where people moving to Audubon County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving118
- People arriving, from those returns213
- Adjusted gross income arriving$5.3 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$44,542
- Largest single originAudubon County Non-migrants (2,157 households)
- Largest single destination (2,157 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon County Non-migrants | 2,157 | 4,497 | $158.9 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 86 | 162 | $3.7 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 32 | 51 | $1.5 m |
| Other flows - Midwest | 32 | 51 | $1.5 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Audubon County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Audubon County
What the Audubon County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$472.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$449.1 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 20245.2 percent
- GDP change over five years62.2 percent
- Rank by GDP among Iowa counties88th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2441st
- GDP per resident$84,400
Output grew 5.2 percent in the latest year and 62.2 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Audubon County
Who employs people in Audubon County
- Covered employment, annual average1,833
- Establishments reporting239
- Average annual pay$50,592
- Average weekly wage$973
- Sector 11, employment274
- Sector 11, average annual pay$43,117
- Sector 31-33, employment205
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$64,194
- Sector 44-45, employment155
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$29,980
- Sector 42, employment128
- Sector 42, average annual pay$68,851
- Sector 23, employment85
- Sector 54, employment81
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 11 | 274 | 15 | $43,117 |
| Sector 31-33 | 205 | 9 | $64,194 |
| Sector 44-45 | 155 | 18 | $29,980 |
| Sector 42 | 128 | 22 | $68,851 |
| Sector 23 | 85 | 24 | $52,822 |
| Sector 54 | 81 | 22 | $102,423 |
| Sector 81 | 60 | 20 | $45,898 |
| Sector 52 | 47 | 10 | $63,855 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 274 jobs, 14.9 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Audubon County
What businesses operate in Audubon County
- Establishments, all industries184
- Employment at those establishments1,411
- Annual payroll$67.7 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents32.9
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Audubon County
What is being built in Audubon County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20247
- Declared construction value permitted$2.9 m
- Single family units authorised7
- Multifamily units authorised0
- Multifamily share of units0.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$416,429
- Units authorised per 1,000 households2.7
Multifamily is 0.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is predominantly for sale product.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Audubon County
How big is Audubon County
- Land area443 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Iowa counties78th of 99
- Width, east to west20.3 mi
- Height, north to south24.8 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land13
- Establishments per square mile0.42
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Audubon County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Audubon County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population5,599
- Households2,596
- Average household size2.16
- Median household income$58,229
- Median age47.0
Common questions
Audubon County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Audubon County, Iowa?
5,599, in 2,596 households, ranking 97th of 99 Iowa counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Audubon County growing?
The population has fallen 1.96 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 59 births against 84 deaths, with net migration of 54. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Audubon County?
$58,229. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,900, which is 2.1 times income, and median gross rent is $759 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Audubon County?
184 establishments, employing 1,411 people with an annual payroll of $67.7 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Audubon County?
Average annual pay is $50,592, or $973 a week, across 1,833 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is being built in Audubon County?
7 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $2.9 m. Multifamily was 0.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Audubon County?
Zone 1, a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Audubon County come from?
The largest single origin is Audubon County Non-migrants, with 2,157 households. Arriving households report an average income of $44,542 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Audubon County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Audubon County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.