Iowa City, IA

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2023 Population

75,264

0.516% 1-year growth

2023 Poverty Rate

26.3%

1.73% 1-year decrease

2023 Employed Population

43,048

2.55% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Iowa City, IA had a population of 75.3k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Iowa City, IA grew from 74,878 to 75,264, a 0.516% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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N/A of the households in Iowa City, IA 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.

Most people in Iowa City, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 17.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Iowa City, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Iowa City, IA employs 43k people. The largest industries in Iowa City, IA are Educational Services (11,269 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,919 people), and Retail Trade (5,483 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($94,750), Public Administration ($56,953), and Finance & Insurance ($55,900).

Employment

Occupations

43k

2023 Value

± 1,709

2.55%

1 Year growth

± 5.49%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Iowa City, IA grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 42k employees to 43k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Iowa City, IA, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (6,304 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (4,065 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (3,865 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Iowa City, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

43k

2023 Value

± 1,709

2.55%

1 Year growth

± 5.49%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Iowa City, IA grew at a rate of 2.55%, from 42k employees to 43k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Iowa City, IA, are Educational Services (11,269 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,919 people), and Retail Trade (5,483 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Iowa City, IA, though some of these residents may live in Iowa City, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,550

Median earning men ± $2,556

$25,182

Median earning women ± $1,926

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($65,236), Public Administration ($63,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,845).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($48,800), Construction ($45,231), and Information ($42,895).

Education

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2022 in Iowa City, IA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 23.4%. The number of students enrolled in N/A was N/A (N/A% men and N/A% women).

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Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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Housing & Living

People in Iowa City, IA have an average commute time of 17.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Iowa City, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Iowa City, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Iowa City, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Iowa City, IA is from Iowa City, IA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa City, IA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (56%)
Walked (14%)
Worked At Home (11.2%)

In 2023, 56% of workers in Iowa City, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (14%) and those who worked at home (11.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

17.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Iowa City, IA have a shorter commute time (17.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.62% of the workforce in Iowa City, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Iowa City, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Iowa City, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Iowa City, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Iowa City, IA (18.1k out of 68.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Health

N/A% of the population of Iowa City, IA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, IA see 514 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.391% increase from the previous year (512 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 440 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 231 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Johnson County, IA

Primary care physicians in Johnson County, IA see an average of 514 patients per year. This represents a 0.391% increase from the previous year (512 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Johnson County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Iowa City, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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