Census Reporter

Iowa

3,155,070 Population
55,853.7 square miles 56.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$33,107 ±$451 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$61,691 ±$750 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

11.2% ±0.5% (341,613  ±16,006) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

19.8 minutes ±0.2 (29,622,300  ±433,648) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

1,287,221 ±6,606 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0 (3,058,461  ±0) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.4% ±0.4% (37,815  ±2,765) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

1,418,600 ±409 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$158,900 ±$1,544 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

13.9% ±0.5% (434,857  ±14,464.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

92.6% ±0.9% (1,966,523  ±18,720.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
29.3% ±0.5% (622,253  ±10,659.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

8.9% ±0.4% (264,281  ±12,423.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

5.6% ±0.3% (177,769  ±9,310) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.6% ±0.3% (185,254  ±6,350) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
185,254 Total veterans ±6,350 169,000 Male ±5,533 16,254 Female ±2,099

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