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Population
62,680
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$171,800
Owner-occupied units
Council Bluffs, IA
Iowa · 41.237° N, 95.853° W · 43 sq mi
Council Bluffs is a city in Iowa, with a population of 62,680 and about 1,459 residents per square mile. The median household earns $64,578 a year, and the median home is worth $171,800.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
43 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,459
People per square mile
Rank by population
#687
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#294
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$64,578
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,030
Per month
Homeownership
63.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
17.9 min
One way
People
Median age
38.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
21.5%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5%
Households
26,023
2.33 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 36/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 118/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 28/yr
Days above 90° 23/yr
Below freezing 112/yr
Annual rainfall 28.6in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 86°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 17°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 20.4%
Retail trade 14.7%
Manufacturing 12.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 11%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Iowa
Name
Harry Stine
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$10.2B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Adel
Source of wealth
Agriculture
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Iowa · private sector
Employer
University of Iowa
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Iowa
Company
Principal Financial Group
Revenue
$16.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Des Moines
Ticker
PFG
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Iowa
State bird
Eastern Goldfinch
State flower
Wild Prairie Rose
State capital
Des Moines
Nickname
The Hawkeye State
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