In 2023, Iowa had a population of 3.2M people with a median age of 38.6 and a median household income of $73,147. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Iowa grew from 3.19M to 3.2M, a 0.223% increase and its median household income grew from $70,571 to $73,147, a 3.65% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Iowa are White (Non-Hispanic) (83.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.76%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (2.53%), White (Hispanic) (2.52%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.42%).
8.92% of the households in Iowa reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.9% of the residents in Iowa are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Iowa are University of Iowa (9,815 degrees awarded in 2023), Iowa State University (8,096 degrees), and Des Moines Area Community College (4,718 degrees).
In 2023, the median property value in Iowa was $195,900, and the homeownership rate was 71.5%.
Most people in Iowa drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Iowa was 2 cars per household.
