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State House District 72, IA

31,842 Population
55.3 square miles 575.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±1.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,971 ±$2,949 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$68,971 ±$3,049 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.7% ±2% (3,902  ±640) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.1 minutes ±1.2 (209,000  ±21,681) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

13,978 ±503 Number of households
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (30,579  ±1,350) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.6% ±2.6% (474  ±167) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

14,549 ±517 Number of housing units
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$224,600 ±$6,013 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.6% ±1.6% (3,015  ±508.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.5% ±2.2% (21,388  ±943.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.9% ±2.1% (7,065  ±557.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.5% ±1.3% (1,433  ±422) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±1% (1,684  ±262) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,684 Total veterans ±262 1,544 Male ±246 140 Female ±85

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