Right Now
Air Quality (OZONE, Pisgah)
22
GoodNearest reporting area, 39.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
3
Heat Advisory (statewide feed)
- Heat Advisory — Ellis; Rush; Pawnee; Stafford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Comanche; Barber
- Heat Advisory — Alfalfa; Grant; Kay; Major; Garfield; Noble; Blaine; Kingfisher; Logan; Payne; Caddo; Canadian; Oklahoma; Lincoln; Grady; McClain; Cleveland; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Hughes; Kiowa; Tillman; Comanche; Stephens; Garvin; Murray; Pontotoc; Coal; Cotton; Jefferson; Carter; Johnston; Atoka; Love; Marshall; Bryan; Wilbarger; Wichita; Baylor; Archer; Clay
- Heat Advisory — Ellis; Rush; Pawnee; Stafford; Edwards; Kiowa; Pratt; Comanche; Barber
Population & People
Population
62,670
Median age
—
Median household income
—
Poverty rate
—
Unemployment rate
—
Bachelor's degree+
—
Avg. commute
—
Hispanic or Latino
—
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
—
Median gross rent
—
Homeownership rate
—
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$989
HUD Fair Market Rent (Iowa statewide average across 99 areas — not specific to Council Bluffs), 2026. Efficiency $738, 1BR $788, 2BR $989, 3BR $1282, 4BR $1420. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Iowa commercial electricity
11.05¢/kWh
Iowa industrial electricity
7.2¢/kWh
Iowa residential electricity
13.72¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
277110.1
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
208842.3
All-Transactions House Price Index for Iowa
469.23
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Source: FRED, Iowa-specific series.