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Iowa City, IA Urban Area

133,565 Population
50.9 square miles 2,624.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.7 ±0.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,850 ±$3,365 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$68,314 ±$5,035 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

20.7% ±2.7% (25,961  ±3,470) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

17.9 minutes ±1.3 (1,164,860  ±100,150) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

55,691 ±1,708 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (125,010  ±2,942) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.1% ±1.3% (1,229  ±512) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

58,985 ±1,175 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$314,100 ±$16,109 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

22.7% ±3% (30,028  ±4,079.5) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.6% ±4.9% (76,375  ±4,443.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
58.2% ±3.6% (46,495  ±3,133.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

11.4% ±2.2% (15,197  ±2,941) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.8% ±0.9% (4,195  ±974) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,195 Total veterans ±974 3,677 Male ±914 518 Female ±308

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