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  • FIPS 19145
  • Largest town: Clarinda

Page County, Iowa

Page County had 15,038 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 534.9 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 99 in Iowa by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
15,038
#49 of 99 in Iowa · #2,092 in US
Area
534.9 sq mi
#63 of 99 in Iowa · #1,954 in US
Density
28 / sq mi
#47 of 99 in Iowa · #1,983 in US
Median household income
$60,695
#86 of 99 in Iowa · #1,770 in US

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

Page County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Page County population, land area and income

Page County had 15,038 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 534.9 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 99 in Iowa by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 28.1 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, about the same as Page County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,695 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,038

3144th1st

2092nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

535 sq mi

3144th1st

1954th of 3,144 (US)

Density

28.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1983rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,695

3143rd1st

1770th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

15,038

99th1st

49th of 99 (IA)

Land area

535 sq mi

99th1st

63rd of 99 (IA)

Density

28.1 / sq mi

99th1st

47th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$60,695

99th1st

86th of 99 (IA)

How Page County's population changed since 2020

Page County lost 162 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 61st 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, Page County recorded 549 births and 908 deaths, a natural change of -359. Net international migration added +40 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +143. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 359 people.

15.2k202015.2k202115.2k202215.0k202315.0k2024
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
549
Deaths
908
Net international migration
+40
Net domestic migration
+143
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+26

Where Page County is

The Census internal point of Page County is at 40.739100, -95.144300. 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 Page 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: Page County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
40.739100, -95.144300
DMS
40°44'20.76"N 95°08'39.48"W
UTM
15N 318945.5E 4512007.0N
Geohash
9zhrfbq43
Plus code
86G6PVQ4+J7

Towns in Page County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Page County, 10,212 people together, or 68% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Page County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clarinda with 5,334.

  1. 01Clarinda5,334
  2. 02Shenandoah4,878
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Page County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Page County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Nodaway County, MO, with 20,503 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 99.4 miles NE of Page County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 59.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Maryville, MO (population 10,193), 30.9 miles away.

Page County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Page County is 19145: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 145. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,695.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Page County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,038. That is down 162 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 15,200.

What is the FIPS code of Page County?

19145. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (145) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Page County?

Clarinda, with 5,334 residents inside Page County in 2024.

Which counties border Page County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Nodaway County, MO; Mills County, IA; Montgomery County, IA; Fremont County, IA; Taylor County, IA; Atchison County, MO; Adams 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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