Coralville, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

23,234

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.72% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

13%

6.07% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$69,144

3.96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$298,500

Population & Diversity

Coralville, IA is home to a population of 23.2k people, from which 93% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.2% of Coralville, IA residents were born outside of the country (3.06k people).

In 2024, there were 4.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.5k people) in Coralville, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.11k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.97k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93%

2024 Citizenship

91.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93% of Coralville, IA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coralville, IA was 91.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Coralville, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coralville, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.5k ± 756
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.11k ± 572
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.97k ± 542

5.43%

Hispanic Population

1.26k people

5.43% of the people in Coralville, IA are hispanic (1.26k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coralville, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

13.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.06k people

15.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.58k people

As of 2024, 13.2% of Coralville, IA residents (3.06k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coralville, IA was 15.6%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Coralville, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
242 ± 138
Vietnam
199 ± 111
Korea
87 ± 99

Coralville, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Coralville, IA.

Economy

The economy of Coralville, IA employs 12.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coralville, IA were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,827 people), Educational Services (2,105 people), and Retail Trade (1,492 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($129,231), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($129,231), and Utilities ($73,417).

Employment

Occupations

12.8k

2024 Value

± 955

1.36%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coralville, IA grew at a rate of 1.36%, from 12.7k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coralville, IA, are Management Occupations (1,442 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,302 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,232 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coralville, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

12.8k

2024 Value

± 955

1.36%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coralville, IA grew at a rate of 1.36%, from 12.7k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coralville, IA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,827 people), Educational Services (2,105 people), and Retail Trade (1,492 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coralville, IA, though some of these residents may live in Coralville, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,350

Median earning men ± $8,120

$43,893

Median earning women ± $7,068

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($118,542), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($117,969), and Manufacturing ($95,191).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($68,661), Manufacturing ($52,216), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,184).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coralville, IA was $298,500 in 2024, which is 0.897 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $286,000 to $298,500, a 4.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Coralville, IA is 55.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coralville, IA have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coralville, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$298,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,979

$5,586

Median Property Taxes

±$548

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Coralville, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Coralville, IA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

55.9%

Homeownership

2024

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.9% of the housing units in Coralville, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coralville, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$69,144

Median Household Income

± $4,099

9.99k

Number of Households

± 835

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.99k households in Coralville, IA grew to $69,144 from the previous year's value of $66,508.

The following chart displays the households in Coralville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.2%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Carpooled (4.89%)

In 2024, 74.2% of workers in Coralville, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (4.89%).

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

19.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coralville, IA have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.04% of the workforce in Coralville, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coralville, IA (2.89k out of 22.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coralville, IA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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