Iowa Quick Facts
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Population
Population (2020)1: 3,190,369
Rank among states: 31
Population (2010)1: 3,046,355
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Rank among states: 30
Population (2050 projection)7: 3,474,647
Land Area and Urbanization
Land area and population density (2010)1
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Land area: 55,857.1 square miles
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Population density: 54.5 people per square mile
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Urban and rural population (2019)1
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Urban: 64.3%
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Rural: 35.7%
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- Metropolitan and non-metropolitan population (2019)1,2
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Metropolitan: 61.3%
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Non-metropolitan: 39.7%
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Metropolitan areas: 9 areas comprised of 22 Iowa counties
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Micropolitan areas: 15 areas comprised of 16 Iowa counties
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Combined statistical areas: 6 areas comprised of 25 Iowa counties
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Business and Industry
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Gross Domestic Product (2018)3
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Total (in millions): $167,909.7
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By Industry
- Manufacturing: $33,557.1
- Finance and insurance: $25,924.9
- Government: $21,791.9
- Real estate, rental and leasing: $19,545.1
- Health care & social assistance: $12,545.8
- Wholesale trade: $11,379.9
- Retail trade: $9,893.2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting: $8,493.5
- Construction: $7,699.7
- Professional, scientific and technical services: $6,492.5
- Transportation and warehousing: $6,381.6
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- Information: $4,802.2
- Utilities: $3,389.5
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation: $1,210.8
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Mining: $383.4
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- Exports (2018)1
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Top commodity exports (in millions):
- Corn Except Seed Corn - $1,441
- Tractors - $812
- Soybeans $446
- Swine meat, frozen - $401
- Swine meat, fresh or chilled - $399
- Herbicide - $396
- Brewing or Distilling Dregs - $385
- Soybean oilcake & other solid residue - $334
- Civilian aircraft, engines & parts - $308
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Top destinations of exports (in millions):
- Canada - $4,283
- Mexico - $2,336
- Japan - $975
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- Businesses1
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Business establishments with employees (2017): 82,685
- Non-employer business establishments (2017): 211,320
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- Farms4
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Number of farms (2017): 86,104
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Acres in farmland (2017): 30,563,878
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- Building Permits1
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Residential building permits issued - Imputed (2019): 8,252
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Employment
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Unemployment rate (2019)1: 3.7%
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Employment status (2019)1
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In labor force, 16 and over: 66.9%
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Females 16 years and over in labor force: 80.2%
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Employees in nonfarm establishments (2018)5
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Total: 1,583,600
- Construction: 77,300
- Manufacturing: 222,600
- Trade, transportation, and utilities: 312,500
- Information: 22,100
- Financial activities: 110,000
- Professional and business services: 139,600
- Educational and health services: 235,000
- Leisure and hospitality: 143,900
- Government: 260,600
- Other services: 57,500
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Farm operators (2017)4
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Operators by principal occupation
- Farming: 45,234
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Other: 40,870
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Operators by days worked off farm
- Any: 46,635
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200 days or more: 30,635
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Commuting to work (2019)1
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Mean travel time to work (minutes): 19.8
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Vital Statistics
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Births (2019)6
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Total: 37,557
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Rate per 1,000 population: 11.9
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Deaths (2019)6
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Total: 30,669
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Rate per 1,000 population: 9.7
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Marriages (2019)6
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Total: 17,049
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Rate per 1,000 population: 5.4
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Dissolutions (2019)6
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Total: 7,127
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Rate per 1,000 population: 2.3
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Households and Families
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Households (2019)1
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Number of households: 1,287,221
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Average household size (people): 2.38
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Families (2019)1
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Number of families: 808,802
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Average family size (people): 2.96
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Percent of all married couple families with own children under 18 years: 37.7%
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Percent of all female householder, no husband present householder families with own children under 18 years: 61.4%
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General Demographic Characteristics
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Sex and age (2019)1
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Male: 49.8%
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Female: 50.2%
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Population under 5 years: 6.0%
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Population 18 years and over: 77.1%
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Population 65 years and over: 17.5%
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Population 85 years and over: 2.4%
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Median age (years): 38.5
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Race and Hispanic or Latino (2019)1
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White alone: 89.9%
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Black or African American alone: 4.1%
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone: 0.4%
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Asian alone: 2.4%
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone: 0.1%
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Two or more races: 2.2%
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 6.3%
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 85.1%
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Social Characteristics
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Educational attainment (2019)1
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High school graduate or higher: 92.6%
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Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
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Veteran status (2019)1
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Civilian veterans: 7.6%
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Disability status (2019)1
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Population 5 years and over with a disability: 11.8%
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Nativity and citizenship (2019)1
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Native: 94.4%
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Foreign-born: 5.6%
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Naturalized citizen: 46.4%
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Not a citizen: 53.6%
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Language spoken at home (2019)1
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English only: 91.1%
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Spanish: 4.4%
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Asian and Pacific Islander: 1.7%
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Other: 2.8%
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Ancestry (single or multiple) (2019)1
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German: 31.1%
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Irish: 12.6%
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Other: 56.3%
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Economic Characteristics
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Income (2019) 1
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Median household income: $61,691
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Median family income: $78,152
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Per capita income: $33,107
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Median earnings (2019)1
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Male full-time, year-round workers: $52, 070
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Female full-time, year-round workers: $40,681
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Individual poverty status (2019)1
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Individuals below poverty level: 11.2%
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Related children under 18 years below poverty level: 12.6%
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Individuals 65 years and over below poverty level: 7.4%
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Family poverty status (2019)1
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Families below poverty level: 7.3%
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Families with related children under 18 years below poverty level: 11.7%
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Families with female householder, no husband present, with related children under 18 years below poverty level: 32.0%
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Housing Characteristics
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Housing occupancy and tenure (2019)1
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Total housing units: 1,418,600
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Owner-occupied: 70.5%
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Year structure built (2019)1
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2014 and later: 4.7%
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1939 or earlier: 25.5%
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Median year built: 1970
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Rooms (2019)1
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Median rooms: 5.9
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Value and owner costs (2019)1
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Median value of owner-occupied units: $158,900
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Median selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income: 16.0%
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Gross rent (2019)1
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Median gross rent of renter-occupied units: $808
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Median gross rent as a percentage of household income: 26.5%
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Governmental Units: Counties, Cities, and Townships
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Counties (2019)1
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Number of counties: 99
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Population - Largest: 490,161 - Polk County
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Population - Smallest: 3,602 - Adams County
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Land area (2010) - Largest: 973 square miles - Kossuth County
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Land area (2010) - Smallest: 381.1 square miles - Dickinson County
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Incorporated places (2019) 1
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Number of places: 943
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Population - Largest: 214,237 - Des Moines in Polk County
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Population - Smallest: 14 - Le Roy in Decatur County and Beaconsfield in Ringgold County
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Number of census designated places (2010): 62
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Townships 1
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Number of townships (2010): 1,661
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Statistical Units: Census Geography
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Census Geography 1
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Census tracts (2010): 825
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Census block groups (2010): 2,630
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Census blocks (2010): 216,007
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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.