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Iowa

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Iowa
Population estimates, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3,156,145
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3,156,145
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2018) 3,046,872
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2018, (V2018) 3.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 3,046,355
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent
23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
17.1%
Female persons, percent
50.2%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
90.7%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.5%
Asian alone, percent(a)
2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
6.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
85.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2013-2017 193,451
Foreign born persons, percent, 2013-2017 5.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,409,650
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2013-2017 71.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2013-2017 $137,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2013-2017 $1,202
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2013-2017 $456
Median gross rent, 2013-2017 $740
Building permits, 2018 11,518
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2013-2017 1,251,587
Persons per household, 2013-2017 2.41
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2013-2017 84.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2013-2017 7.6%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2013-2017 86.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2013-2017 76.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2013-2017 91.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2013-2017 27.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2013-2017 7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2013-2017 67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2013-2017 63.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 5,468,687
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 18,583,828
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 116,668,830
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 62,318,301
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 44,905,624
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $14,607
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2013-2017 19.0
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2017 dollars), 2013-2017 $56,570
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2017 dollars), 2013-2017 $30,063
Persons in poverty, percent
11.2%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2016 81,5631
Total employment, 2016 1,354,4871
Total annual payroll, 2016 ($1,000) 56,930,4351
Total employment, percent change, 2015-2016 1.2%1
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 211,320
All firms, 2012 259,121
Men-owned firms, 2012 135,382
Women-owned firms, 2012 82,345
Minority-owned firms, 2012 14,707
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 236,561
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 25,889
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 217,779
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 54.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 55,857.13
FIPS Code 19
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2018) refers to the final year of the series (2010 thru 2018). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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