Ida County, Iowa

Ida County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 7,837. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,119 (432 ). 1,118 km² (432 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.12%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,837 people, 3,213 households, and 2,184 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 3,506 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.02%, 0.10% or , 0.06% , 0.24% , 0.15% from , and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,213 households out of which 29.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 21.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 93.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,805, and the median income for a family was $43,179. Males had a median income of $29,002 versus $19,417 for females. The for the county was $18,675. About 5.70% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
42.38667°N, -95.51444°W