Population: 3,210,507
Households: 1,315,707
Average household size: 2.36
Median age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $75,059
Housing units: 1,437,699

Population comparison

2020 Census3,190,369

2024 estimate3,210,507

Change+0.6%

Population: 3,210,507
Median age: 38.6 years
Male: 1,610,266
Female: 1,600,241

Median age by sex

Male median age: 37.8 years
Female median age: 39.6 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

96,684Under 591,155

280,3545–17266,822

166,07118–24155,272

205,48125–34194,442

208,14635–44197,466

185,40145–54177,214

201,42455–64202,419

266,70565+315,451

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5–17

Male

5–9: 105,060
10–14: 107,705
15–17: 67,589

Female

5–9: 97,758
10–14: 104,324
15–17: 64,740

18–24

Male

18–19: 49,508
20: 25,087
21: 24,318
22–24: 67,158

Female

18–19: 44,473
20: 24,620
21: 22,624
22–24: 63,555

25–34

Male

25–29: 103,504
30–34: 101,977

Female

25–29: 96,247
30–34: 98,195

35–44

Male

35–39: 103,482
40–44: 104,664

Female

35–39: 101,236
40–44: 96,230

45–54

Male

45–49: 91,774
50–54: 93,627

Female

45–49: 87,278
50–54: 89,936

55–64

Male

55–59: 94,781
60–61: 43,536
62–64: 63,107

Female

55–59: 95,701
60–61: 43,257
62–64: 63,461

65+

Male

65–66: 37,281
67–69: 53,828
70–74: 74,720
75–79: 44,934
80–84: 29,212
85+: 26,730

Female

65–66: 38,646
67–69: 55,843
70–74: 79,268
75–79: 54,448
80–84: 39,423
85+: 47,823

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 2,701,59884.1%
Two or more races: 210,8296.6%
Black alone: 124,5203.9%
Asian alone: 79,9432.5%
Some other race: 76,5612.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 11,2810.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 5,7750.2%

Derived from published counts

Race values
Category	Value
White alone	2,701,598
Two or more races	210,829
Black alone	124,520
Asian alone	79,943
Some other race	76,561
American Indian / Alaska Native	11,281
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5,775

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 233,706
White, not Hispanic: 2,642,646

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 809,836
Married-couple share: 78.5%
With children: 46.3%

Household sizeShare of households

406,43630.9%

1 person

477,56636.3%

2 people

170,08012.9%

3 people

149,72611.4%

4 people

111,8998.5%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 73,419
6 People: 24,970
7 Plus People: 13,510

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households809,836

Married-couple families635,34778.5% of family households

With children: 243,89638.4%
Without children: 391,45161.6%

Other families174,48921.5% of family households

Male householder: 56,45732.4%
Female householder: 118,03267.6%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	809,836	Not applicable
Married-couple families	635,347	78.5%
With children	243,896	38.4%
Without children	391,451	61.6%
Other families	174,489	21.5%
Male householder	56,457	32.4%
Female householder	118,032	67.6%

Median household: $75,059
Median family: $97,491
Per capita: $40,877

Household incomeShare of households

183,26313.9%

Under $25k

243,71318.5%

$25–49k

230,39217.5%

$50–74k

184,12814.0%

$75–99k

245,95318.7%

$100–149k

115,6188.8%

$150–199k

112,6408.6%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 52,401
$10,000–$14,999: 42,753
$15,000–$19,999: 42,431
$20,000–$24,999: 45,678

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 45,954
$30,000–$34,999: 48,614
$35,000–$39,999: 50,421
$40,000–$44,999: 50,104
$45,000–$49,999: 48,620

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 95,685
$60,000–$74,999: 134,707

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 145,654
$125,000–$149,999: 100,299

Education universe: 2,154,149
High school or higher: 93.3%
Bachelor’s or higher: 31.4%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

58,8642.7%

Less than 9th grade

86,4344.0%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

646,23430.0%

High school or equivalent

424,21019.7%

Some college, no degree

261,49912.1%

Associate degree

450,11820.9%

Bachelor’s degree

226,79010.5%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 23,857
Nursery School: 430
Kindergarten: 490
First Grade: 401
Second Grade: 1,087
Third Grade: 1,795
Fourth Grade: 1,634
Fifth Grade: 1,953
Sixth Grade: 6,844
Seventh Grade: 3,241
Eighth Grade: 17,132

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 13,458
Tenth Grade: 19,548
Eleventh Grade: 25,735
Twelfth No Diploma: 27,693

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 560,779
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 85,455

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 155,515
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 268,695

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 159,664
Professional School Degree: 36,388
Doctorate Degree: 30,738

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	58,864
Grades 9–12, no diploma	86,434
High school or equivalent	646,234
Some college, no degree	424,210
Associate degree	261,499
Bachelor’s degree	450,118
Graduate or professional	226,790

Marital status by sexMale and Female

36,271115,023

Widowed

123,354150,378

Divorced

12,96415,564

Separated

684,570669,559

Now Married

456,622372,044

Never Married

36,50234,868

Married Spouse Absent

648,068634,691

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	36,271	115,023
Divorced	123,354	150,378
Separated	12,964	15,564
Now Married	684,570	669,559
Never Married	456,622	372,044
Married Spouse Absent	36,502	34,868
Married Spouse Present	648,068	634,691

Median home value: $208,000
Median gross rent: $972

Housing tenure

Owner: 943,39671.7%
Renter: 372,31128.3%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 1,315,70791.5%
Vacant: 121,9928.5%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 560,118
Owners without mortgage: 383,278

Vacancy reason

For rent22,852

18.7%

For sale7,642

6.3%

Rented, not occupied5,390

4.4%

Sold, not occupied5,159

4.2%

Seasonal23,261

19.1%

Migrant workers214

0.2%

Other57,474

47.1%

Structure type

Detached1,038,172

72.2%

Attached64,736

4.5%

2–4 units80,180

5.6%

5–19 units108,386

7.5%

20+ units99,608

6.9%

Mobile or other46,617

3.2%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 30,362
Structure 3–4 Units: 49,818

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 51,416
Structure 10–19 Units: 56,970

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 58,504
Structure 50 Plus Units: 41,104

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 45,892
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 725

Year builtHousing units by period

544,42037.9%

Before 1960

340,88223.7%

1960–79

240,21316.7%

1980–99

288,12120.0%

2000–19

24,0631.7%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 338,420
1940–1949: 66,133
1950–1959: 139,867

1960–79

1960–1969: 139,255
1970–1979: 201,627

1980–99

1980–1989: 101,703
1990–1999: 138,510

2000–19

2000–2009: 155,455
2010–2019: 132,666

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

136,144

5,641

1990s

122,877

7,167

2000s

193,451

21,867

2010s

350,375

158,536

2020–22

120,574

137,572

2023+

19,975

41,528

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

168,14117.8%

Under $100k

410,50443.5%

$100–249k

290,53430.8%

$250–499k

50,8575.4%

$500–749k

12,9921.4%

$750–999k

5,6910.6%

$1–1.49m

4,6770.5%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 11,495
10000–14999: 7,321
15000–19999: 6,017
20000–24999: 6,798
25000–29999: 5,299
30000–34999: 7,441
35000–39999: 4,233
40000–49999: 13,917
50000–59999: 14,729
60000–69999: 18,629
70000–79999: 18,158
80000–89999: 26,280
90000–99999: 27,824

$100–249k

100000–124999: 69,517
125000–149999: 60,646
150000–174999: 89,124
175000–199999: 63,776
200000–249999: 127,441

$250–499k

250000–299999: 90,059
300000–399999: 131,450
400000–499999: 69,025

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 1,818
2000000+: 2,859

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50029,483

8.4%

$500–999157,081

44.8%

$1,000–1,499113,239

32.3%

$1,500–1,99934,201

9.8%

$2,000–2,4999,381

2.7%

$2,500–2,9992,244

0.6%

$3,000+5,038

1.4%

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Under $500

Under 100: 527
100–149: 273
150–199: 832
200–249: 2,023
250–299: 5,853
300–349: 4,185
350–399: 4,251
400–449: 5,144
450–499: 6,395

$500–999

500–549: 7,986
550–599: 9,441
600–649: 13,284
650–699: 13,077
700–749: 15,880
750–799: 18,359
800–899: 38,981
900–999: 40,073

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 74,175
1250–1499: 39,064

$3,000+

3000–3499: 875
3500+: 4,163

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

18,862

52,814

1 vehicle

215,811

185,314

2 vehicles

401,786

95,465

3 vehicles

197,406

26,726

4 vehicles

71,770

8,427

5+ vehicles

37,761

3,565

Workers age 16+: 1,611,395
Average commute: 19.8 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 1,224,15176.0%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 125,1397.8%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 11,0730.7%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 52,1183.2%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 182,14111.3%Derived from published counts
Other: 16,7731.0%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 46,647
Bicycle: 5,471

Other

Other Transportation: 12,618
Motorcycle: 1,603
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 2,552

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

597,75941.8%

Under 15 min

526,12036.8%

15–29 min

187,65013.1%

30–44 min

58,6924.1%

45–59 min

59,0334.1%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 94,821
5–9: 248,349
10–14: 254,589

15–29 min

15–19: 237,835
20–24: 195,393
25–29: 92,892

30–44 min

30–34: 126,659
35–39: 29,605
40–44: 31,386

60+ min

60–89: 35,221
90+: 23,812

Population age 16+: 2,564,248
Civilian labor force: 1,699,994
Employed: 1,639,141
Unemployed: 60,853
Unemployment rate: 3.6%
Poverty universe: 3,110,597
Persons below poverty: 344,519
Gini index: 0.44
White-collar workers: 957,745
Blue-collar workers: 433,501

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

93,256

154,639

Sales Office Occupations

114,500

197,778

Management Business Science Arts

298,068

347,399

Production Transportation Material Moving

210,034

67,622

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

148,143

7,702

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	93,256	154,639
Sales Office Occupations	114,500	197,778
Management Business Science Arts	298,068	347,399
Production Transportation Material Moving	210,034	67,622
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	148,143	7,702

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 1,431,222
Workplace jobs: 1,435,903
Internal commuters: 1,338,741
Inbound commuters: 97,162
Outbound commuters: 92,481
Net worker inflow: 4,681

Coverage status

Insured: 3,005,60695.0%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 158,2995.0%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

25,55116.1%

Under 19

61,13038.6%

Age 19–34

69,83144.1%

Age 35–64

1,7871.1%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 3,020,51994.1%
Foreign born: 189,9885.9%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 83,514
Not a citizen: 106,474

Residential mobility

Same house: 2,766,249
Within same county: 211,478
From another county: 115,891
From another state: 69,786
From abroad: 11,678

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 1,412,789

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Iowa	3,210,507	$75,059	38.6 years	71.7%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	96,684	91,155
5–17	280,354	266,822
18–24	166,071	155,272
25–34	205,481	194,442
35–44	208,146	197,466
45–54	185,401	177,214
55–64	201,424	202,419
65+	266,705	315,451

Category	Value
1 person	406,436
2 people	477,566
3 people	170,080
4 people	149,726
5+ people	111,899

Category	Value
Under $25k	183,263
$25–49k	243,713
$50–74k	230,392
$75–99k	184,128
$100–149k	245,953
$150–199k	115,618
$200k+	112,640

Category	Value
For rent	22,852
For sale	7,642
Rented, not occupied	5,390
Sold, not occupied	5,159
Seasonal	23,261
Migrant workers	214
Other	57,474

Category	Value
Detached	1,038,172
Attached	64,736
2–4 units	80,180
5–19 units	108,386
20+ units	99,608
Mobile or other	46,617

Category	Value
Before 1960	544,420
1960–79	340,882
1980–99	240,213
2000–19	288,121
2020+	24,063

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	136,144	5,641
1990s	122,877	7,167
2000s	193,451	21,867
2010s	350,375	158,536
2020–22	120,574	137,572
2023+	19,975	41,528

Category	Value
Under $100k	168,141
$100–249k	410,504
$250–499k	290,534
$500–749k	50,857
$750–999k	12,992
$1–1.49m	5,691
$1.5m+	4,677

Category	Value
Under $500	29,483
$500–999	157,081
$1,000–1,499	113,239
$1,500–1,999	34,201
$2,000–2,499	9,381
$2,500–2,999	2,244
$3,000+	5,038

Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	18,862	52,814
1 vehicle	215,811	185,314
2 vehicles	401,786	95,465
3 vehicles	197,406	26,726
4 vehicles	71,770	8,427
5+ vehicles	37,761	3,565

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	1,315,707
Vacant	121,992

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	1,224,151
Carpool	125,139
Public transit	11,073
Walk or bicycle	52,118
Work from home	182,141
Other	16,773

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	3,005,606
Uninsured	158,299

Nativity values
Category	Value
Native born	3,020,519
Foreign born	189,988

Category	Value
Under 15 min	597,759
15–29 min	526,120
30–44 min	187,650
45–59 min	58,692
60+ min	59,033

Category	Value
Under 19	25,551
Age 19–34	61,130
Age 35–64	69,831
Age 65+	1,787

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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