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Davis County, Iowa

Davis County had 9,193 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 502.2 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 99 in Iowa by population and 70th by land area.

Population
9,193
#80 of 99 in Iowa · #2,472 in US
Area
502.2 sq mi
#70 of 99 in Iowa · #2,070 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#76 of 99 in Iowa · #2,298 in US
Median household income
$66,410
#58 of 99 in Iowa · #1,257 in US

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

Davis County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Davis County population, land area and income

Davis County had 9,193 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 502.2 square miles of land. It ranks 80th of 99 in Iowa by population and 70th by land area. That works out to 18.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents; Davis County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,410 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,193

3144th1st

2472nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

502 sq mi

3144th1st

2070th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2298th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,410

3143rd1st

1257th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

9,193

99th1st

80th of 99 (IA)

Land area

502 sq mi

99th1st

70th of 99 (IA)

Density

18.3 / sq mi

99th1st

76th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$66,410

99th1st

58th of 99 (IA)

How Davis County's population changed since 2020

Davis County gained 78 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.9%. That ranks 22nd 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, Davis County recorded 625 births and 407 deaths, a natural change of +218. Net international migration added +138 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -282. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 282 people.

9,11520209,15520219,15820229,16520239,1932024
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
625
Deaths
407
Net international migration
+138
Net domestic migration
-282
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+28

Where Davis County is

The Census internal point of Davis County is at 40.748100, -92.410300. 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 Davis 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: Davis County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
40.748100, -92.410300
DMS
40°44'53.16"N 92°24'37.08"W
UTM
15N 549783.1E 4510961.6N
Geohash
9znrc1uyg
Plus code
86G9PHXQ+6V

Towns in Davis County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Davis County, 2,773 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Davis County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bloomfield with 2,773.

  1. 01Bloomfield2,773
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Davis County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Davis County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Wapello County, IA, with 35,681 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 85.1 miles NW of Davis County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Des Moines, IA (population 213,096), 84.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Ottumwa, IA (population 25,648), 19.0 miles away.

Davis County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Davis County is 19051: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 051. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,410.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Davis County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,193. That is up 78 people (0.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,115.

What is the FIPS code of Davis County?

19051. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (051) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Davis County?

Bloomfield, with 2,773 residents inside Davis County in 2024.

Which counties border Davis County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Wapello County, IA; Jefferson County, IA; Appanoose County, IA; Monroe County, IA; Van Buren County, IA; Scotland County, MO; Schuyler County, MO.

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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