Lee County, Iowa (IA)

• 
• • 29,94589.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3073.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,0053.0%Two or more races
  • 9642.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1360.4%Asian alone
  • 420.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 290.09%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $182,328

Here:	$182,328
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $203,140

Here:	$203,140
State:	$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $95,563

Here:	$95,563
State:	$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $237,149

Here:	$237,149
State:	$162,139

Mobile homes: $54,930

Here:	$54,930
State:	$51,271

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 13

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,887 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,710 (1.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lee County is $422 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $631 a month.

Cities in this county include: Keokuk, Fort Madison, West Point, Donnellson, Montrose, Denmark, Franklin, Houghton, St. Paul.

Neighboring counties: Union County, New Jersey , Westchester County, New York , Wells County, Indiana , Woodford County, Illinois .

Current college students: 1,153
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 488 (61.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 402010 or later
• 772000 to 2009
• 381990 to 1999
• 721980 to 1989
• 801970 to 1979
• 88Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,750
• One, attached: 335
• Two: 311
• 3 or 4: 749
• 5 to 9: 218
• 10 to 19: 179
• 20 to 49: 517
• 50 or more: 420
• Mobile homes: 563

Housing units in Lee County with a mortgage: 5,788 (441 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 351 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 151

Religion statistics for Lee County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lee County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• 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 Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storm And Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 19, 2018, FEMA Id: 4392, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
• 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, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2014 to July 08, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4187: August 05, 2014, FEMA Id: 4187, 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: May 12, 2010 to May 13, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1928: July 27, 2010, FEMA Id: 1928, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.42% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,374 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.97% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($19,159 average AGI)
2.45% relocated from other states ($26,215 average AGI)

Lee County:	2.45%
Iowa average:	2.75%

from Des Moines County, IA	0.80% ($37,913 average AGI)
from Hancock County, IL	0.56% ($52,521)
from Henry County, IA	0.31% ($39,650)
from Clark County, MO	0.21% ($27,481)
from Polk County, IA	0.15% ($45,250)

5.41% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,901 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.59% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($19,196 average AGI)
2.82% relocated to other states ($23,705 average AGI)

Lee County:	2.82%
Iowa average:	2.79%

to Des Moines County, IA	0.70% ($35,688 average AGI)
to Hancock County, IL	0.52% ($33,812)
to Webster County, IA	0.33% ($1,326)
to Clark County, MO	0.26% ($32,559)
to Henry County, IA	0.22% ($38,448)
to Linn County, IA	0.21% ($36,214)
to Polk County, IA	0.20% ($45,462)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lee County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,016 (2,408 living alone), Female householders: 7,682 (2,336 living alone)

• 6,731 spouses (6,667 opposite-sex spouses), 1,446 unmarried partners, (1,436 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,365 children (7,657 natural, 232 adopted, 478 stepchildren), 445 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 121 parents, 0 foster children, 185 other relatives, 425 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,211

Size of family households: 5,096 2-persons, 1,562 3-persons, 1,546 4-persons, 691 5-persons, 166 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,746 1-person, 650 2-persons, 94 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

4,041 married couples with children.
2,316 single-parent households (840 men, 1,476 women).

98.2% of residents of Lee speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (98% speak English very well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $205,710,000 ($5,601 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,080,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $96,993,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $50,386,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,711,000
Federal grants: $39,075,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,241,000 ($1,164,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,305,000 ($842,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $683,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,082,000
Federal Government insurance: $37,841,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-33 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.15 millions of gallons per day (20% from ground, 80% from surface)

• Year house built in Lee County, Iowa
• 92020 or later
• 6142010 to 2019
• 1,0172000 to 2009
• 1,1961990 to 1999
• 8841980 to 1989
• 2,2481970 to 1979
• 1,4821960 to 1969
• 1,8501950 to 1959
• 8021940 to 1949
• 5,5901939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Iowa
• 31 room
• 42 rooms
• 2153 rooms
• 9094 rooms
• 2,0225 rooms
• 2,7126 rooms
• 1,9187 rooms
• 1,3348 rooms
• 1,9869+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Iowa
• 641 room
• 2652 rooms
• 7033 rooms
• 8184 rooms
• 7515 rooms
• 4106 rooms
• 1837 rooms
• 1448 rooms
• 1689+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lee County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee County, Iowa
• 3no bedroom
• 4141 bedroom
• 2,7142 bedrooms
• 5,1883 bedrooms
• 2,2154 bedrooms
• 6285+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee County, Iowa
• 102no bedroom
• 1,0181 bedroom
• 1,2812 bedrooms
• 8393 bedrooms
• 1904 bedrooms
• 635+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 150no vehicle
• 2,4691 vehicle
• 4,5662 vehicles
• 2,4073 vehicles
• 1,0934 vehicles
• 5235+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lee County in renter-occupied apartments
• 598no vehicle
• 2,0231 vehicle
• 6472 vehicles
• 1883 vehicles
• 504 vehicles
• 185+ vehicles

90.0% of Lee 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, 38% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 24,059
• Other state: 8,822
• Northeast: 468
• Midwest: 5,930
• South: 1,267
• West: 1,143

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 852
• Number of aged recipients: 48
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 804
• Number of recipients under 18: 138
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 605
• Number of recipients older than 64: 109
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 316
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 406

Lee County on our top lists:

• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"