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Iowa

3,207,004 Population
55,853.3 square miles 57.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,518 ±$589 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,433 ±$1,135 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.3% ±0.5% (351,224  ±14,199) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

20 minutes ±0.2 (29,172,684  ±446,587) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,337,243 ±6,646 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±,415.5 (3,109,409  ±-555,555,600) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.6% ±0.4% (40,480  ±2,922) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,448,736 ±1,169 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$213,300 ±$2,351 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.5% ±0.5% (396,219  ±15,207.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

93.3% ±0.9% (2,020,937  ±19,875.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
31.6% ±0.5% (683,500  ±11,512.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

9% ±0.4% (271,655  ±10,704.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

5.9% ±1,018.8% (188,605  ±8,046) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

6.5% ±0.2% (160,437  ±5,633) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
160,437 Total veterans ±5,633 147,937 Male ±5,334 12,500 Female ±1,622

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