Census Reporter

Iowa

3,150,011 Population
55,853.4 square miles 56.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,021 ±$226 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$61,836 ±$294 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

11.1% ±0.2% (339,090  ±6,616) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

19.5 minutes ±0.1 (28,871,365  ±212,890) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

1,273,941 ±4,037 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.4 ±0 (3,052,458  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.9% ±0.2% (41,718  ±1,246) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

1,407,819 ±743 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$153,900 ±$867 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

14.4% ±0.2% (448,045  ±7,110.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

92.5% ±0.4% (1,946,463  ±8,681.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
29.3% ±0.3% (617,115  ±5,307) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

8.4% ±0.1% (247,344  ±4,067.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

5.4% ±0.1% (170,325  ±3,102) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

7.4% ±0.1% (178,481  ±2,331) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
178,481 Total veterans ±2,331 166,225 Male ±2,227 12,256 Female ±696

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