Black Hawk County, Iowa: roof stress score 50.9 of 100

Black Hawk County ranks #552 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #42 of 67 in Iowa. Black Hawk County homes: 84.2% predate 2000, median year 1966. Hail in Black Hawk County (1 inch or more): 1.9 days a year. Permits in Black Hawk County ran 40.2 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 50.9

InputBlack Hawk CountyMedianStress percentileIn IA
Homes built before 2000 84.2%80.4% 64 35
Severe hail days per year 1.92.0 43 54
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 40.235.5 46 38

Average of 64, 43 and 46: 50.9

Black Hawk County on age: 84.2% of homes were built before 2000. Black Hawk County on hail: 15 severe days over 8 full years, 4 at the 2017 peak. Black Hawk County on building: 40.2 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Black Hawk County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Black Hawk County homes by decade built

58,748 housing units by decade built 18.5% pre-1940 6.7% 1940s 16.4% 1950s 13.6% 1960s 15.5% 1970s 5.6% 1980s 7.9% 1990s 7.7% 2000s 7.8% 2010s 0.3% 2020+
58,748 housing units by decade built
pre-194018.5%
1940s6.7%
1950s16.4%
1960s13.6%
1970s15.5%
1980s5.6%
1990s7.9%
2000s7.7%
2010s7.8%
2020+0.3%

58,748 housing units. Biggest slice: pre-1940, 18.5%. Before 1980: 70.7%. Since 2010: 8.0%.

New-home permits in Black Hawk County

2,363 single-family permits by year 265 14 226 15 274 16 225 17 205 18 176 19 220 20 136 21 127 22 178 23 166 24 165 25
2,363 single-family permits by year
14265
15226
16274
17225
18205
19176
20220
21136
22127
23178
24166
25165

Black Hawk County issued 2,363 single-family permits, equal to 4.0% of its 58,748 housing units. Pace: about 170 a year lately, down from 255 a year at the start. Peak: 274 permits in 2016.

Severe hail days in Black Hawk County, by year

Black Hawk County severe days per year 1 14 4 17 0 19 3 20 0 22 2 23 3 24 2 25
Black Hawk County severe days per year
141
174
190
203
220
232
243
252

* partial year. Black Hawk County: severe days in 6 of 8 full years (worst: 2017, 4 days).

Map of 51 hail reports in Black Hawk County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Black Hawk County among Iowa counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Pottawattamie County60.082.1%2.837.2+9.1
Woodbury County55.389.1%1.733.9+4.4
Black Hawk County50.984.2%1.940.2+0.0
Scott County47.380.3%2.150.9-3.6
Story County39.869.3%2.555.4-11.1

5 published. Black Hawk County on the Iowa map

Counties scoring near 50.9

CountyRankScoreGap
Pulaski County, AR#52652.2+1.3
Stark County, OH#52752.2+1.3
Montgomery County, OH#54851.2+0.3
Buffalo County, NE#55450.8-0.1
Jefferson County, AL#55550.8-0.1
Greene County, MO#55850.4-0.5

Why Black Hawk County lands at 50.9

Black Hawk County: housing age pulls hardest, at the 64th percentile. Age stands at 64, hail at 43, renewal at 46. Your house may differ: the score of Black Hawk County is not a verdict on one roof.

Black Hawk County next steps

  1. Check an address in Black Hawk County: hail check.
  2. Compare Black Hawk County with roof age by city.
  3. Claim clock after a Black Hawk County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Black Hawk County roofers we list: Waterloo.

Black Hawk County data: NOAA (15 severe days), Census ACS (58,748 homes), Census BPS (2,363 permits). Method, limits and common questions