Moving to Keokuk, Iowa

About Keokuk, Iowa
Keokuk

Keokuk is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States. It is Iowa's southernmost city. The population was 9,900 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is named after the Sauk chief Keokuk, who is recognized with a statue in Rand Park. It is in the extreme southeast corner of Iowa, where the Des Moines River meets the Mississippi. It is at the junction of U.S. Routes 61, 136 and 218. Just across the rivers are the towns of Hamilton and Warsaw, Illinois, and Alexandria, Missouri. Keokuk, along with the city of Fort Madison, is a principal city of the Fort Madison-Keokuk micropolitan area, which includes all of Lee County, Iowa, Hancock County, Illinois and Clark County, Missouri.

Gender
Gender Keokuk Iowa Country
Female 52.8% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 47.2% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Keokuk Iowa Country
Less than $10,000 10% 5.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 6.1% 4% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.9% 8.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.9% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 16.5% 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.8% 19.1% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 10.1% 14.3% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 7.3% 15.9% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.6% 5.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.80000000000001% 5% 8.3%
Education


Education Keokuk Iowa Country
< 9th Grade 3% 1% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 36% 31% 27.0%
Other College 26% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 13% 12% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 12% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Keokuk Iowa Country
White 86.2% 85% 60.1%
African American 4.8% 3.6% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 1.5% 2.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.1% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.6% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.7% 6.2% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity