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Population

Population (2008)1: 3,002,555 

  • Rank among states: 30

Population (2000)1: 2,926,324

  • Rank among states: 30

Population (2040 projection)1: 3,467,386

Land Area and Urbanization 

Land area and population density (2000)1

    • Land area: 55,869.3 square miles

    • Population density: 52.4 people per square mile

  • Urban and rural population (2000)1

    • Urban: 61.1%

    • Rural (total): 38.9%

    • Rural (farm): 5.9

  • Metropolitan and non-metropolitan population (2008)1,2

    • Metropolitan: 56.4%

    • Non-metropolitan: 43.6%

    • Metropolitan areas: 9 areas comprised of 20 Iowa counties

    • Micropolitan areas: 15 areas comprised of 17 Iowa counties

    • Combined statistical areas: 4 areas comprised of 13 Iowa counties

Business and Industry

  • Gross Domestic Product  (2008)3

    • Total (in millions): $135,702

    • By Industry (2008)

      • Manufacturing: $28,170

      • Professional and Technical services: $4,555

      • Finance and insurance: $14,223

      • Government: $15,784

      • Retail trade: $7,936

      • Transportation and warehousing: $5,077

      • Wholesale trade: $7,694

      • Construction: $4,769

      • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting: $8,734

      • Mining: $292

      • Real estate, rental and leasing: $10,357

      • Utilities: $2,846

      • Information: $3,864

      •  Arts, entertainment, and related activities: $1,389

  • Exports (2007)1

    • Top commodity exports (in millions):

      • Tractors - $838

      • Corn Except Seed Corn - $435

      • Soybean oilcake & other solid residue - $281

    • Top destinations of exports (in millions):

      • Canada - $3,234

      • Mexico -    $1,584

      • Japan -      $749

  • Businesses1

    • Business establishments with employees (2007): 83,158

    • Non-employer business establishments (2007):  202,717

  • Farms4

    • Number of farms (2007): 88,400

    • Acres in farmland (2007): 31,500,000

  • Residential building permits issued (2008)1: 8,207

Employment

  • Unemployment rate (2008)5: 4.4%

  • Employment status (2008)1

    • In labor force: 70.2%

    • Females 16 years and over in labor force: 65.3%

    • Families with own children under 6 years

      • All parents in labor force: 71.0%

  • Employees in nonfarm establishments (2008)5 

    • Total: 1,523,200

      • Trade, transportation, and utilities: 309,500

      • Leisure and hospitality: 135,400

      • Manufacturing: 227,800

      • Government: 252,900

      • Financial activities: 103,000

      • Transportation and public utilities: 58,800

      • Construction: 73,000

      • Information: 33,400

      • Professional and business services: 121,500

      • Educational and health services: 206,900

      • Other services: 57,700

  • Farm operators (2007)4

    • Operators by principal occupation

      • Farming: 48,637

      • Other: 44,219

    • Operators by days worked off farm

      • Any: 57,167

      • 200 days or more: 35,969

  • Commuting to work (2008)1

    • Mean travel time to work (minutes): 18.5

Vital Statistics

  • Births (2008)6

    • Total:  40,221

    • Rate per 1,000 population: 13.4

  • Deaths (2008)6

    • Total: 28,370

    • Rate per 1,000 population:  9.4

  • Marriages (2008)6

    • Total: 19,566

    • Rate per 1,000 population:  6.5

  • Dissolutions (2008)6

    • Total: 7,752

    • Rate per 1,000 population:  2.6

Households and Families

  • Households (2008)1

    •  Number of households: 1,215,351

    •  Average household size (people):  2.38

  • Families (2008)1

    • Number of families: 791,790

    • Average family size (people):   2.92

    • Married couple family with own children under 18 years:  32.1%

    • Single householder with own children under 18 years:  12.7%

General Demographic Characteristics

  • Sex and age (2008)1

    • Male: 49.3%         

    • Female: 50.7%

    • Population under 5 years:  6.6%

    • Population 18 years and over:  76.4%

    • Population 65 years and over:  14.8%

    • Population 85 years and over:   2.4%

    • Median age (years):  38.2

  • Race and Hispanic or Latino (2008)1

    • White alone:   92.7%

    • Black or African American alone:   2.5%

    • American Indian and Alaska Native alone:   0.3%

    • Asian alone:   1.6%

    • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone:    0.1%

    • Two or more races:   1.5%

    • Hispanic or Latino (of any race):   4.1%

    • White alone, not Hispanic or Latino:   90.2%

Social Characteristics

  • Educational attainment (2008)1

    • High school graduate or higher:  90.3%

    • Bachelor's degree or higher:      24.3%

  • Veteran status (2008)1

    • Civilian veterans:   10.7%

  • Disability status (2008)1

    • Population 5 years and over with a disability:  11.7%

  • Nativity and citizenship (2008)1

    • Native:  96.3%

    • Foreign-born:  3.7%   

      • Naturalized citizen: 36.0%

      • Not a citizen: 64.0%

  • Language spoken at home (2008)1

    • English only: 93.6%

    • Spanish: 3.5%

    • Asian and Pacific Islander:  1.0%

    • Other:  1.9%

  • Ancestry (single or multiple) (2008)1

    • German:  39.9%

    • Irish:  15.5%

    • Other:  44.6%

Economic Characteristics

  • Income (2008) 1

    • Median household income: $48,980

    • Median family income: $61,663

    • Per capita income: $25,466

  • Median earnings (2008)1

    • Male full-time, year-round workers:    $41,677

    • Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,903

  • Individual poverty status (2008)1

    • Individuals below poverty level:  11.5%

    • Related children under 18 years below poverty level:  13.8%

    • Individuals 65 years and over below poverty level:  8.3%

  • Family poverty status (2008)1

    • Families below poverty level: 7.3%

    • Families with related children under 18 years below poverty level: 12.5%

    • Families with female householder, no husband present, with related children under 18 years below poverty level: 38.1%

Housing Characteristics

  • Housing occupancy and tenure (2008)1

    • Total housing units:  1,328,740

    • Owner-occupied:  72.9%

  • Year structure built (2008)1

    • 1990 and later: 20.9%

    • Before 1950: 34.6%

    • Median year built: 1964

  • Rooms (2008)1

    • Median rooms: 5.9

  • Value and owner costs (2008)1

    • Median value of owner-occupied units: $120,700

    • Median selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income: 18.2%

  • Gross rent (2008)1

    • Median gross rent of renter-occupied units: $607

    • Median gross rent as a percentage of household income: 27.1%

Governmental Units: Counties, Cities, and Townships

  • Counties (2008)1

    • Number of counties: 99

    • Population - Largest: 424,778 - Polk County

    • Population - Smallest: 4,040 - Adams County

    • Land area (2000) - Largest: 973 square miles - Kossuth County

    • Land area (2000) - Smallest: 381.1 square miles - Dickinson County

  • Incorporated places (2008) 1

    • Number of places: 948

    • Population - Largest: 197,052 - Des Moines in Polk County

    • Population - Smallest: 8 - Le Roy in Decatur County

    • Number of census designated places (2000): 5

  • Townships 1

    • Number of townships (2000): 1,660

Statistical Units: Census Geography

  • Census Geography 1

    • Census tracts (2000): 793

    • Census block groups (2000): 2,634

    • Census blocks (2000): 168,075

Links to More Data About Iowa

 

Data Sources

1 U.S. Census Bureau 

2 U.S. Office of Management and Budget  

3 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis  

4 USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 

5 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 

6 Iowa Department of Public Health  

7 Woods & Poole Economic, Inc.


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