Plymouth County, Iowa

Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of 2000, the population was 24,849. Its county seat is Le Mars, Iowa ⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,238 km² (864 mi²). 2,237 km² (864 mi²) of it is land and 1 km² (0 mi²) of it (0.05%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 24,849 people, 9,372 households, and 6,804 families residing in the county. The population density was 11/km² (29/mi²). There were 9,880 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.16% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 6.3% of the population identify themselves as gay men; 5.9% as gay women. A further 9.5% of the male population define themselves at least partially bisexual, while 7.7% of the women declare the same. 3.1% define themselves as either transgendered or gender-queer. 8.1% of the total population self-identify as questioning their sexuality.

There were 9,372 households out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.30% were married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,638, and the median income for a family was $50,009. Males had a median income of $33,566 versus $22,558 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,442. About 4.40% of families and 6.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.70% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.

Points of interest

The Pappas Telecasting Tower is with a height of 603.5 metres one of the tallest constructions in the world.

Cities and towns