Council Bluffs, Iowa demographics

Council Bluffs, IA demographics: median age 38.7; 21.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Council Bluffs city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1916860. The survey estimates a population of 62,586 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Council Bluffs is 38.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.8 years. There are 26,023 households (±419). 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	38.7 ±0.8	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	13,903 ±662	22.2% ±1.1 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	14,485 ±521	23.1% ±0.8 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	23,247 ±920	37.1% ±1.5 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	10,951 ±625	17.5% ±1.0 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	30,458 ±370	48.7% ±0.6 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	32,128 ±374	51.3% ±0.6 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: 62,586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	53,476 ±646	85.4% ±1.0 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,756 ±409	2.8% ±0.7 pp	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	215 ±109 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	700 ±159	1.1% ±0.3 pp	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	86 ±77 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,811 ±421	2.9% ±0.7 pp	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,542 ±683	7.3% ±1.1 pp	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	55,342 ±427	88.4% ±0.7 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,244 ±432	11.6% ±0.7 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: 26,023
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,264 ±413	39.4% ±1.5 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,298 ±271	5.0% ±1.0 pp	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,773 ±419	14.5% ±1.6 pp	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	8,682 ±511	33.4% ±1.9 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,006 ±295	7.7% ±1.1 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,023
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,214 ±429	27.7% ±1.6 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	18,809 ±632	72.3% ±2.1 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,023
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	8,682 ±511	33.4% ±1.9 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,456 ±531	32.5% ±2.0 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,965 ±425	15.2% ±1.6 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,005 ±380	11.5% ±1.4 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,273 ±289	4.9% ±1.1 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	289 ±110	1.1% ±0.4 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	353 ±109	1.4% ±0.4 pp	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: 62,586
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	59,481 ±385	95.0% ±0.6 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,105 ±378	5.0% ±0.6 pp	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 59,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	53,908 ±772	91.4% ±1.3 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	4,197 ±661	7.1% ±1.1 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	20 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	34 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	86 ±78 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	115 ±75 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	15 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	138 ±109 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	184 ±184 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	156 ±117 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	81 ±58 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	20 ±32 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	48 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 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: 42,585
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,895 ±537	11.5% ±1.3 pp	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	15,031 ±784	35.3% ±1.8 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,948 ±679	21.0% ±1.6 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,571 ±412	10.7% ±1.0 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,035 ±581	14.2% ±1.4 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,105 ±435	7.3% ±1.0 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: 61,974
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	54,387 ±845	87.8% ±1.3 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,278 ±762	6.9% ±1.2 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,334 ±357	2.2% ±0.6 pp	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,896 ±283	3.1% ±0.5 pp	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	79 ±54 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 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

5.8% of Council Bluffs residents (±0.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 84.7% 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	Council Bluffs	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.8% ±0.7 pp	5.0%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.7% ±1.7 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.3% ±0.8 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Higher

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 Council Bluffs . 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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