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Iowa
Demographic Data





Iowa Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Iowa Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of Iowa is:

3,200,517

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.0%
5 - 17:
17.0%
18 - 24:
10.3%
25 - 34:
12.4%
35 - 54:
23.9%
55 - 64:
13.0%
Over 65 Years:
17.6%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
93.0%
93.0%
30.3%
30.3%
5.4%
5.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Iowa
USA
$37,949
$37,949
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Iowa
USA
$70,571
$70,571
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.1%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Healthcare
Retail
Education
Construction
Finance
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Other
Agriculture
Public Service
Administration
Wholesale
Arts
Information Technology
Real Estate
Utilities
Mining
Management
14.9%
14.9%
14.2%
14.2%
11.6%
11.6%
10.0%
10.0%
6.7%
6.7%
6.6%
6.6%
5.5%
5.5%
4.4%
4.4%
4.3%
4.3%
4.2%
4.2%
3.5%
3.5%
3.2%
3.2%
3.0%
3.0%
2.7%
2.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black Or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
83.8%
83.8%
6.5%
6.5%
3.7%
3.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Unclassified
Other groups
Irish
English
Norwegian
Dutch
Swedish
Italian
French
European
Czech
Danish
Scottish
Polish
Scots-Irish
Welsh
Scandinavian
Swiss
British
31.3%
31.3%
25.6%
25.6%
15.7%
15.7%
12.7%
12.7%
9.2%
9.2%
4.5%
4.5%
3.4%
3.4%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German
Arabic
Chinese
French
Indic languages
Serbo-Croatian
Vietnamese
African languages
Other Asian languages
Slavic languages
West Germanic languages
Native American languages
Russian
Tagalog
Hindi
Laotian
Korean
Pacific Island languages
91.3%
91.3%
4.3%
4.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born IA Residents

5.6%

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