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Congressional District 4, IA

796,302 Population
21,433 square miles 37.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 39.1 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,711 ±$875 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $39,518 ±$589
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$68,428 ±$1,983 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $71,433 ±$1,135
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12% ±0.9% (91,628  ±6,969) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 11.3% 351,224 (±0.5% / ±14,199)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.3 minutes ±0.5 (7,044,550  ±216,439) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Iowa: 20 29,172,684 (±0.2 / ±446,587)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

329,288 ±2,965 Number of households
  • Iowa: 1,337,243 ±6,646
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0 (763,431  ±2,449) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.3 3,109,409
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.8% ±0.9% (10,148  ±1,620) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,480 (±0.4% / ±2,922)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

358,819 ±1,306 Number of housing units
  • Iowa: 1,448,736 ±1,169
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$182,700 ±$4,721 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $213,300 ±$2,351
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.3% ±0.7% (88,804  ±5,673.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 12.5% 396,219 (±0.5% / ±15,207.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

92.5% ±1.5% (489,472  ±8,569.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,020,937 (±0.9% / ±19,875.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
26.9% ±0.8% (142,104  ±4,525.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 31.6% 683,500 (±0.5% / ±11,512.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

10% ±0.3% (75,178  ±2,351.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 8.9% 268,183 (±0.2% / ±5,121.4)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

6.3% ±0.4% (49,917  ±3,259) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 188,605
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.5% ±0.4% (40,203  ±2,533) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,437 (±0.2% / ±5,633)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
40,203 Total veterans ±2,533 37,722 Male ±2,355 2,481 Female ±641

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