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Iowa City, IA Metro Area

180,088 Population
1,181.8 square miles 152.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,711 ±$3,113 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$71,905 ±$5,243 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.5% ±1.9% (26,465  ±3,204) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

20.7 minutes ±1 (1,778,130  ±102,786) 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

73,376 ±1,479 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (170,749  ±524) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

3.8% ±1.6% (1,894  ±804) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

79,182 ±224 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$298,700 ±$16,280 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

22.7% ±2.8% (40,395  ±5,012.1) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

96.5% ±4.3% (106,442  ±4,830) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
50.7% ±2.9% (55,960  ±3,269.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

9.2% ±28,398.2% (16,578  ±2,387) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4% ±0.8% (5,771  ±1,092) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
5,771 Total veterans ±1,092 5,185 Male ±973 586 Female ±296

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