Muscatine County, Iowa

Muscatine County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 41,722. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,163 (449 ). 1,136 km² (439 sq mi) of it is land and 27 km² (10 sq mi) of it (2.32%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 41,722 people, 15,847 households, and 11,283 families residing in the county. The was 37/km² (95/sq mi). There were 16,786 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (38/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 90.72%, 0.70% or , 0.31% , 0.83% , 0.02% , 6.05% from , and 1.37% from two or more races. 11.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,847 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,803, and the median income for a family was $48,373. Males had a median income of $36,329 versus $24,793 for females. The for the county was $19,625. About 6.30% of families and 8.90% of the population were below the, including 10.70% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.