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Iowa City, IA Metro Area

182,711 Population
1,181.8 square miles 154.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.2 ±0.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$43,908 ±$2,663 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$75,225 ±$4,620 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

17.1% ±2.2% (29,766  ±3,875) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.5 minutes ±0.8 (1,619,615  ±95,052) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

75,506 ±1,700 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (173,629  ±482) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.7% ±1.3% (1,847  ±644) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

80,274 ±224 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$315,200 ±$14,728 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

18.9% ±2.4% (34,174  ±4,420.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

95.2% ±4.3% (109,086  ±5,025.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
52% ±2.9% (59,554  ±3,348.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

9.2% (16,816  ±2,898) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.2% ±0.7% (6,090  ±1,046) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,090 Total veterans ±1,046 5,367 Male ±948 723 Female ±362

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