Muscatine County, Iowa
Muscatine County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Iowa. As of 2000, the population was 41,722. Its
county seat is
Muscatine, Iowa6.
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According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,163
km² (449
mi²). 1,136 km² (439 mi²) of it is land and 27 km² (10 mi²) of it (2.32%) is water.
Adjacent counties
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Cedar County (north)
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Scott County (northeast)
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Rock Island County, Illinois (east), across the
Mississippi River*
Louisa County (south)
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Johnson County (northwest)
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 41,722 people, 15,847 households, and 11,283 families residing in the county. The
population density was 37/km² (95/mi²). There were 16,786 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (38/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.72%
White, 0.70%
Black or
African American, 0.31%
Native American, 0.83%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 6.05% from
other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 11.92% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 15,847 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were
married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,803, and the median income for a family was $48,373. Males had a median income of $36,329 versus $24,793 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,625. About 6.30% of families and 8.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.
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Muscatine County government's website
