Census Reporter

Iowa

3,156,145 Population
55,854 square miles 56.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$31,559 ±$345 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$59,955 ±$877 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

11.2% ±0.5% (343,504  ±13,910) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

19.5 minutes ±0.3 (29,367,110  ±435,675) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

1,267,873 ±7,772 Number of households
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.4 ±0 (3,057,213  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.8% ±0.4% (40,916  ±2,952) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

1,409,568 ±354 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$152,000 ±$1,552 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.6% ±0.5% (456,457  ±14,642.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

92.3% ±0.9% (1,942,143  ±18,477.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
29% ±0.5% (610,540  ±10,663.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

8.8% ±0.4% (261,298  ±10,854.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

5.6% ±0.2% (175,137  ±7,654) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.6% ±0.2% (184,032  ±5,367) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
184,032 Total veterans ±5,367 171,800 Male ±5,269 12,232 Female ±1,600

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