Bettendorf, Iowa demographics

Bettendorf, IA demographics: median age 40.9; 50.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bettendorf city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1906355. The survey estimates a population of 39,647 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bettendorf is 40.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 16,384 households (±418). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.9 ±0.9	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 39,647
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	10,243 ±743	25.8% ±1.9 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	6,460 ±522	16.3% ±1.3 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	15,487 ±790	39.1% ±2.0 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	7,457 ±547	18.8% ±1.4 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 39,647
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	19,155 ±600	48.3% ±1.5 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	20,492 ±594	51.7% ±1.5 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 39,647
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	32,361 ±819	81.6% ±2.1 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,028 ±382	2.6% ±1.0 pp	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	39 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,776 ±432	7.0% ±1.1 pp	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	9 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	509 ±256 · low precision	1.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,925 ±544	7.4% ±1.4 pp	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 39,647
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,419 ±499	94.4% ±1.3 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,228 ±494	5.6% ±1.2 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,742 ±373	53.4% ±1.8 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	811 ±231	4.9% ±1.4 pp	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,309 ±331	8.0% ±2.0 pp	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,700 ±438	28.7% ±2.6 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	822 ±189	5.0% ±1.1 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,765 ±332	35.2% ±1.8 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,619 ±558	64.8% ±3.0 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 16,384
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,700 ±438	28.7% ±2.6 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,510 ±464	33.6% ±2.7 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,423 ±376	14.8% ±2.3 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,544 ±344	15.5% ±2.1 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	755 ±218	4.6% ±1.3 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	400 ±162	2.4% ±1.0 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	52 ±48 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 39,647
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	36,465 ±605	92.0% ±1.5 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,182 ±603	8.0% ±1.5 pp	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 37,440
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	33,484 ±690	89.4% ±1.7 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	750 ±275	2.0% ±0.7 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	44 ±56 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	79 ±55 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	79 ±76 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	983 ±444	2.6% ±1.2 pp	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	119 ±129 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	275 ±183 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	351 ±239 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	911 ±402	2.4% ±1.1 pp	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	111 ±133 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	254 ±232 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 27,025
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,103 ±313	4.1% ±1.2 pp	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,722 ±446	17.5% ±1.6 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,548 ±553	16.8% ±2.0 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,951 ±395	10.9% ±1.4 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,645 ±625	28.3% ±2.3 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,056 ±591	22.4% ±2.1 pp	10.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 39,313
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	34,879 ±887	88.7% ±2.2 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,658 ±737	6.8% ±1.9 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	445 ±359 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,133 ±360	2.9% ±0.9 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	198 ±122 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.1% of Bettendorf residents (±1.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 92.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bettendorf	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.1% ±1.0 pp	5.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.3% ±1.4 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.0% ±1.1 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bettendorf . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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