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Iowa City, IA Urban Area

129,897 Population
50.9 square miles 2,552.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$42,651 ±$3,718 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$65,772 ±$5,152 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.6% ±2.3% (22,518  ±2,820) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

18.7 minutes ±1.1 (1,208,145  ±92,508) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

53,483 ±1,666 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (121,088  ±3,129) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.5% ±1.9% (1,433  ±763) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

58,473 ±1,077 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$295,000 ±$16,503 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

29.8% ±3.8% (38,142  ±4,945.2) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

97.1% ±4.9% (73,084  ±4,316.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
57.9% ±3.6% (43,580  ±3,032.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

11.9% ±1.9% (15,490  ±2,447) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

3.8% ±1% (4,070  ±1,086) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,070 Total veterans ±1,086 3,664 Male ±974 406 Female ±264

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