County population in 2024: 9,245 (all rural); it was 8,541 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2020: 1,445 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2020: 1,123 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,558, in 2010: 1,164 Renter-occupied apartments: 690 (it was 649 in 2000, and 638 in 2010)
% of renters here:
20%
State:
21%
Land area: 503 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile (low).
December 2024 cost of living index in Davis County: 82.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.0%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Retail trade (11.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.5%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2024: $2,338 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2024: $2,267 (1.3%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2024: 7.3%
Davis County:
7.3%
Iowa:
11.3%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.5% for other race residents, 4.5% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2024: 36.7 years old
(Males: 35.6 years old, Females: 38.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 32.9 years old, Other race residents: 39.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Davis County is $379 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Davis County: Twin Ridge Farms (A), Bloomfield Water Plant (B), Oak Spring (C), Selma Access (D), Bloomfield Speedway (E), Davis County Fairgrounds (F), Troy Elevator (G), Iowa-Missoura Camp (H), Davis County Home (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Davis County include: Dunnville Church (A), Klondike Church (B), Locust Grove Church (C), Mark Church (D), Midway Church (E), Pleasant Valley Church (F), Pulaski Church (G), Savannah Church (H), Sherman Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Paris Cemetery (3), Patterson Cemetery (4), Pierce Cemetery (5), Bloomfield South Cemetery (6), Pollard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Batten Branch (A), Bear Creek (B), Brush Creek (C), Burr Oak Creek (D), Butter Creek (E), Center Branch Fox River (F), Hickory Creek (G), South Chequest Creek (H), Soap Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Davis County include: Troy Park (1), Soap Creek Wildlife Area (2), McGowen Recreation and Wildlife Area (3), West Grove Park (4), Drakesville Park (5), Isaac Mason Historical Marker (6), Nathan Winton Historical Marker (7), West Grove County Park (8), Eldon Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 263 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 140 (23.4% naturalized citizens)
Davis County:
1.5%
Whole state:
6.3%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1202010 or later
02000 to 2009
251990 to 1999
61980 to 1989
21970 to 1979
23Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.8%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,141
One, attached: 10
Two: 29
3 or 4: 56
5 to 9: 97
10 to 19: 21
Mobile homes: 288
Housing units in Davis County with a mortgage: 1,536 (100 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 76 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 37
Here:
2.6% with mortgage
State:
97.1% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Davis County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,092
19
Mainline Protestant
2,030
6
Catholic
111
1
None
4,520
-
Davis County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
Davis County:
1.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
Davis County:
5.84 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:
5.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
This county:
9.35 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.01 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Davis County:
7.9%
Iowa:
7.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Davis County:
26.7%
State:
27.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
16.7%
State:
14.5%
Agriculture in Davis County:
Average size of farms: 289 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $49,293 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $159.35 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.31% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 58.62% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $46,774 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 44.31% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44,614 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.86% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.46 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.49% Corn for grain: 39467 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 424 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 45282 harvested acres Vegetables: 14 harvested acres Land in orchards: 13 acres
Tornado activity:
Davis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 4966225.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Earthquake activity:
Davis County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 289.1 miles away from Davis County center On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 385.5 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 289.1 miles away from the county center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 275.4 miles away from the county center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 292.2 miles away from Davis County center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 313.0 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Iowa Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: Dec 15, 2021, FEMA Id: 4642, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
Iowa Covid-19, Incident Period: Jan 20, 2020 - May 11, 2023, FEMA Id: 3480, Natural disaster type: Other
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 20, 2015 to June 25, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4234: July 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4234, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 17, 2013 to April 30, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4119: May 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4119, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 10, 2007 to December 11, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1737: January 04, 2008, FEMA Id: 1737, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1727: September 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1727, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Davis County (16) is near the US average (19). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Management occupations (13%)
Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (11%)
Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
Production occupations (5%)
Mexico (49%)
Netherlands (19%)
Venezuela (15%)
Guatemala (10%)
United Arab Emirates (5%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (0%)
England (0%)
German (33%)
American (24%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
European (3%)
Dutch (3%)
Welsh (1%)
92 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
124 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in Davis County, Iowa in 2000:
164 people in nursing homes
11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2021 was $65,209.
4.48% of this county's 2022 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2021 ($44,813 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.48%
Iowa average:
6.13%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.51% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($33,971 average AGI)
0.97% relocated from other states ($10,835 average AGI)
Davis County:
0.97%
Iowa average:
2.47%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2021 and 2022:
5.24% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2022 ($61,512 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.24%
Iowa average:
6.48%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($34,006 average AGI)
1.09% relocated to other states ($27,506 average AGI)
Davis County:
1.09%
Iowa average:
2.84%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2021 and 2022:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7
Population without health insurance coverage in 2023: 14.3% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2023: 15.1%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Davis County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,538 (1,358 aged, 180 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 283 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Davis County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (70)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (27)
Pneumonia, unspecified (22)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 11.49 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,101 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 655 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 27,611
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,420 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 993
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 35
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 23
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,245
Male householders: 1,970 (332 living alone), Female householders: 1,300 (331 living alone)
Size of family households: 1,145 2-persons, 519 3-persons, 414 4-persons, 187 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 164 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 665 1-person, 104 2-persons, 5 3-persons.
2,194 married couples with children.
335 single-parent households (92 men, 243 women).
77.1% of residents of Davis speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
21.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,278,000 ($5,547 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $400,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $19,888,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,348,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,070,000 Federal grants: $8,634,000 Federal procurement contracts: $431,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $1,908,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,101,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $574,000 Federal Government insurance: $15,383,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 672
Here:
78 per 1000 residents
State:
66 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 503
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +2
Here:
+0 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -38
Here:
-4 per 1000 residents
State:
-14 per 1000 residents
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.25 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Cars and other vehicles available in Davis County in owner-occupied houses/condos
386no vehicle
2901 vehicle
8262 vehicles
7763 vehicles
2884 vehicles
1515+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Davis County in renter-occupied apartments
129no vehicle
1831 vehicle
1842 vehicles
503 vehicles
74 vehicles
05+ vehicles
92.5% of Davis County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Iowa.
Davis County:
92.5%
State average:
88.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,735
Other state: 2,316
Northeast: 112
Midwest: 1,667
South: 344
West: 196
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Davis County
(51.0%)
(49.0%)
, Jefferson County 
, Monroe County 
, Van Buren County 
, Wapello County 
, Schuyler County, Missouri 
, Scotland County, Missouri 
.
1.35% ($39,095 average AGI)
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