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Taylor County, Iowa

Taylor County had 5,825 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 531.9 square miles of land. It ranks 96th of 99 in Iowa by population and 64th by land area.

Population
5,825
#96 of 99 in Iowa · #2,744 in US
Area
531.9 sq mi
#64 of 99 in Iowa · #1,967 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#97 of 99 in Iowa · #2,538 in US
Median household income
$59,116
#94 of 99 in Iowa · #1,921 in US

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

Taylor County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Taylor County population, land area and income

Taylor County had 5,825 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 531.9 square miles of land. It ranks 96th of 99 in Iowa by population and 64th by land area. That works out to 11.0 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 Taylor County has 39% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,116 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,825

3144th1st

2744th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

532 sq mi

3144th1st

1967th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2538th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,116

3143rd1st

1921st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

5,825

99th1st

96th of 99 (IA)

Land area

532 sq mi

99th1st

64th of 99 (IA)

Density

11.0 / sq mi

99th1st

97th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$59,116

99th1st

94th of 99 (IA)

How Taylor County's population changed since 2020

Taylor County lost 36 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 50th 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, Taylor County recorded 275 births and 364 deaths, a natural change of -89. Net international migration added +63 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -37. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 89 people.

5,86120205,86820215,87020225,91720235,8252024
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
275
Deaths
364
Net international migration
+63
Net domestic migration
-37
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-92

Where Taylor County is

The Census internal point of Taylor County is at 40.737900, -94.697100. 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 Taylor 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: Taylor County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
40.737900, -94.697100
DMS
40°44'16.44"N 94°41'49.56"W
UTM
15N 356704.2E 4511047.3N
Geohash
9zhxv05em
Plus code
86G7P8Q3+55

Towns in Taylor County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Taylor County, 2,829 people together, or 49% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Taylor County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bedford with 1,474.

  1. 01Bedford1,474
  2. 02Lenox1,355
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Taylor County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Taylor 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 81.9 miles NE of Taylor County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 79.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Maryville, MO (population 10,193), 28.8 miles away.

Taylor County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Taylor County is 19173: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 173. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,116.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Taylor County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,825. That is down 36 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,861.

What is the FIPS code of Taylor County?

19173. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (173) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Taylor County?

Bedford, with 1,474 residents inside Taylor County in 2024.

Which counties border Taylor County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Nodaway County, MO; Page County, IA; Union County, IA; Montgomery County, IA; Ringgold County, IA; Adams County, IA; Worth 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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