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Woodbury County, Iowa

Woodbury County had 107,257 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 872.9 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 99 in Iowa by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
107,257
#7 of 99 in Iowa · #587 in US
Area
872.9 sq mi
#3 of 99 in Iowa · #932 in US
Density
123 / sq mi
#9 of 99 in Iowa · #786 in US
Median household income
$65,984
#61 of 99 in Iowa · #1,298 in US

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

Woodbury County within Iowa. Pin: Des Moines.

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Woodbury County population, land area and income

Woodbury County had 107,257 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 872.9 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 99 in Iowa by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 122.9 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Iowa has 15,008 residents, so Woodbury County is 7.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,984 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

107,257

3144th1st

587th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

873 sq mi

3144th1st

932nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

122.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

786th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,984

3143rd1st

1298th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Iowa (99)

Population

107,257

99th1st

7th of 99 (IA)

Land area

873 sq mi

99th1st

3rd of 99 (IA)

Density

122.9 / sq mi

99th1st

9th of 99 (IA)

Median household income

$65,984

99th1st

61st of 99 (IA)

How Woodbury County's population changed since 2020

Woodbury County gained 1,305 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.2%. That ranks 17th 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, Woodbury County recorded 6,036 births and 4,518 deaths, a natural change of +1,518. Net international migration added +2,467 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,729. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,729 people.

106.0k2020105.8k2021105.7k2022106.5k2023107.3k2024
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
6,036
Deaths
4,518
Net international migration
+2,467
Net domestic migration
-2,729
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+713

Where Woodbury County is

The Census internal point of Woodbury County is at 42.393200, -96.053300. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Iowa's 99 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Woodbury 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: Woodbury County internal point. Dark pin: Des Moines.

Internal point

Decimal
42.393200, -96.053300
DMS
42°23'35.52"N 96°03'11.88"W
UTM
14N 742540.5E 4697641.2N
Geohash
9ze9nm2n7
Plus code
86J59WVW+7M

Towns in Woodbury County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Woodbury County, 94,993 people together, or 89% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Woodbury County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sioux City with 86,873.

  1. 01Sioux City (part)86,873
  2. 02Sergeant Bluff5,335
  3. 03Moville1,707
  4. 04Sloan1,078
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Woodbury County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Woodbury County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Plymouth County, IA, with 25,825 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Des Moines and the nearest big city

Des Moines is 137.4 miles ESE of Woodbury County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Omaha, NE (population 489,265), 78.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Sioux City, IA (population 86,875), 18.5 miles away.

Woodbury County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Woodbury County is 19193: state code 19 for Iowa plus county code 193. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,984.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Woodbury County, Iowa?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 107,257. That is up 1,305 people (1.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 105,952.

What is the FIPS code of Woodbury County?

19193. The first two digits (19) are Iowa; the last three (193) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Woodbury County?

Sioux City, with 86,873 residents inside Woodbury County in 2024 (86,875 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Woodbury County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Plymouth County, IA; Dakota County, NE; Union County, SD; Crawford County, IA; Cherokee County, IA; Monona County, IA; Ida County, IA; Thurston County, NE.

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.