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Audubon County, Iowa

Audubon County had 5,562 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 443.0 square miles of land. It ranks 97th of 99 in Iowa by population and 78th by land area.

Population
5,562
#97 of 99 in Iowa · #2,772 in US
Area
443.0 sq mi
#78 of 99 in Iowa · #2,294 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#94 of 99 in Iowa · #2,480 in US
Median household income
$64,977
#70 of 99 in Iowa · #1,374 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Audubon County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Audubon County population, land area and income

Audubon County had 5,562 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 443.0 square miles of land. It ranks 97th of 99 in Iowa by population and 78th by land area. That works out to 12.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents, so Audubon County has 37% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,977 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,562

3144th1st

2772nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

443 sq mi

3144th1st

2294th of 3,144 (US)

Density

12.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2480th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,977

3143rd1st

1374th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

5,562

99th1st

97th of 99 (IA)

Land area

443 sq mi

99th1st

78th of 99 (IA)

Density

12.6 / sq mi

99th1st

94th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$64,977

99th1st

70th of 99 (IA)

How Audubon County's population changed since 2020

Audubon County lost 118 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.1%. That ranks 83rd of 99 in Iowa for growth. The median Iowa county changed by -0.6%, and the state as a whole by +1.6%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Audubon County recorded 251 births and 365 deaths, a natural change of -114. Net international migration added +39 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -44. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 114 people.

5,68020205,64520215,57320225,53320235,5622024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
251
Deaths
365
Net international migration
+39
Net domestic migration
-44
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+29

Where Audubon County is

The Census internal point of Audubon County is at 41.679200, -94.904300. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Iowa's 99 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Audubon County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Monroe County: -2.9%Worth County: -1.7%Buena Vista County: +0.0%Jasper County: +0.8%Van Buren County: -0.0%Hardin County: -2.2%Ida County: -3.1%Marshall County: +0.8%Fayette County: -1.5%Ringgold County: -0.8%Wapello County: +1.0%Webster County: -0.2%Adams County: -2.8%Buchanan County: +0.6%Cerro Gordo County: -1.2%Lucas County: +1.6%Emmet County: -1.9%Floyd County: -3.8%Crawford County: -0.7%Linn County: +0.6%Montgomery County: -2.6%Polk County: +4.7%Cherokee County: +0.0%Bremer County: +1.3%Grundy County: +0.5%Adair County: -0.8%Cedar County: -1.4%Story County: +3.9%Mahaska County: -0.6%Davis County: +0.9%Clay County: +0.8%Johnson County: +4.6%Greene County: -1.0%Palo Alto County: -2.0%Benton County: +1.0%Cass County: -0.7%Wright County: -1.5%Audubon County: -2.1%Henry County: -5.3%Boone County: +0.1%Appanoose County: -1.4%Washington County: +0.4%Chickasaw County: -2.2%Poweshiek County: -0.9%Osceola County: -2.6%Wayne County: +1.8%Mitchell County: +0.4%Jefferson County: +0.5%Union County: -1.4%Butler County: -1.2%Hancock County: -1.3%Marion County: +1.9%Delaware County: +0.9%Humboldt County: +0.2%Sioux County: +1.8%Des Moines County: -1.1%O'Brien County: +0.8%Clayton County: -0.6%Black Hawk County: +1.0%Winnebago County: -2.6%Harrison County: +0.4%Decatur County: -1.0%Pocahontas County: -0.9%Lyon County: +3.8%Iowa County: -1.4%Franklin County: +0.3%Dickinson County: +2.2%Madison County: +3.2%Allamakee County: +0.8%Jones County: +2.2%Carroll County: -1.6%Kossuth County: -2.6%Hamilton County: -1.0%Howard County: -1.4%Page County: -1.1%Guthrie County: +1.5%Tama County: -1.8%Monona County: -3.6%Clarke County: -2.1%Lee County: -3.4%Mills County: +2.1%Sac County: -2.7%Scott County: +0.6%Keokuk County: -1.6%Jackson County: -0.3%Warren County: +7.1%Calhoun County: -1.9%Shelby County: +0.8%Fremont County: -1.1%Dubuque County: -0.1%Louisa County: -1.8%Taylor County: -0.6%Woodbury County: +1.2%Clinton County: -0.9%Winneshiek County: -1.6%Pottawattamie County: -0.1%Plymouth County: +0.5%Muscatine County: -2.4%Dallas County: +14.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.9%
  2. < -1.0%
  3. < +0.0%
  4. < +0.9%
  5. ≥ +0.9%
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Orange pin: Audubon County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
41.679200, -94.904300
DMS
41°40'45.12"N 94°54'15.48"W
UTM
15N 341497.3E 4615911.0N
Geohash
9zkt07kyc
Plus code
86H7M3HW+M7

Towns in Audubon County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Audubon County, 2,008 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Audubon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Audubon with 2,008.

  1. 01Audubon2,008
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Audubon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Audubon County. The most populous is Carroll County, IA, with 20,407 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 67.4 miles E of Audubon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 66.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Carroll, IA (population 10,125), 27.1 miles away.

Audubon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Audubon County is 19009: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,977.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Audubon County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,562. That is down 118 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,680.

What is the FIPS code of Audubon County?

19009. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Audubon County?

Audubon, with 2,008 residents inside Audubon County in 2024.

Which counties border Audubon County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Carroll County, IA; Crawford County, IA; Cass County, IA; Shelby County, IA; Guthrie County, IA; Adair County, IA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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