Council Bluffs, IA Profile

Council Bluffs, IA, population 60,391, is located in Iowa's Pottawattamie county, about 4.0 miles from Omaha and 52.8 miles from Lincoln.

Through the 90's Council Bluffs's population has grown by about 7%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Council Bluffs has grown by about 2%. Since 2005 Council Bluffs's population has grown by about 2%.

Council Bluffs's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Iowa's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Council Bluffs tend to be much higher than Iowa's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	95%
	African American	1%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	58,194	N/A
2001	58,291	0.17%
2002	58,450	0.27%
2003	58,341	-0.19%
2004	59,062	1.24%
2005	59,453	0.66%
2006	59,672	0.37%
2007	59,944	0.46%
2008	60,318	0.62%
2009	60,391	0.12%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$36,221

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	783
2002	891
2003	845
2004	963
2005	1,217
2006	900
2007	752
2008	690
2009	883
2010	1,040

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	2	61	80	313
2002	3	68	78	372
2003	5	71	78	343
2004	2	88	68	409
2005	0	61	79	585
2006	2	68	72	397
2007	2	76	78	299
2008	3	68	66	278
2009	2	66	97	362
2010	1	60	77	498

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	9,199
2002	10,849
2003	10,441
2004	8,882
2005	8,635
2006	7,762
2007	7,761
2008	7,049
2009	7,382
2010	5,959

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	690	4,005	659
2002	941	4,641	762
2003	1,005	4,271	862
2004	1,014	3,463	751
2005	1,034	3,435	676
2006	878	3137	633
2007	878	3288	532
2008	866	2957	414
2009	818	3129	458
2010	801	2412	433