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Muscatine County, Iowa

Muscatine County had 42,132 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 437.4 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 99 in Iowa by population and 79th by land area.

Population
42,132
#14 of 99 in Iowa · #1,147 in US
Area
437.4 sq mi
#79 of 99 in Iowa · #2,314 in US
Density
96 / sq mi
#12 of 99 in Iowa · #936 in US
Median household income
$66,309
#59 of 99 in Iowa · #1,270 in US

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

Muscatine County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Muscatine County population, land area and income

Muscatine County had 42,132 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 437.4 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 99 in Iowa by population and 79th by land area. That works out to 96.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents, so Muscatine County is 2.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,309 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

42,132

3144th1st

1147th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

437 sq mi

3144th1st

2314th of 3,144 (US)

Density

96.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

936th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,309

3143rd1st

1270th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

42,132

99th1st

14th of 99 (IA)

Land area

437 sq mi

99th1st

79th of 99 (IA)

Density

96.3 / sq mi

99th1st

12th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$66,309

99th1st

59th of 99 (IA)

How Muscatine County's population changed since 2020

Muscatine County lost 1,023 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.4%. That ranks 87th 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, Muscatine County recorded 1,877 births and 2,013 deaths, a natural change of -136. Net international migration added +434 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,423. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,423 people.

43.2k202042.7k202142.5k202242.3k202342.1k2024
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
1,877
Deaths
2,013
Net international migration
+434
Net domestic migration
-1,423
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-184

Where Muscatine County is

The Census internal point of Muscatine County is at 41.483800, -91.118700. 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 Muscatine 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%
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Orange pin: Muscatine County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
41.483800, -91.118700
DMS
41°29'1.68"N 91°07'7.32"W
UTM
15N 657061.1E 4594174.1N
Geohash
9zr5yxcks
Plus code
86HCFVMJ+GG

Towns in Muscatine County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Muscatine County, 30,141 people together, or 72% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Muscatine County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Muscatine with 23,298.

  1. 01Muscatine23,298
  2. 02West Liberty3,724
  3. 03Wilton (part)2,911
  4. 04Durant (part)110
  5. 05Blue Grass (part)98
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Muscatine County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Muscatine County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Scott County, IA, with 175,601 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 128.7 miles W of Muscatine County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Davenport, IA (population 100,938), 27.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Muscatine, IA (population 23,298), 5.2 miles away.

Muscatine County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Muscatine County is 19139: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 139. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,309.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Muscatine County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 42,132. That is down 1,023 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,155.

What is the FIPS code of Muscatine County?

19139. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (139) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Muscatine County?

Muscatine, with 23,298 residents inside Muscatine County in 2024.

Which counties border Muscatine County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Scott County, IA; Johnson County, IA; Rock Island County, IL; Cedar County, IA; Louisa 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.