COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Iowa
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Iowa
Kentucky is 41% larger than Iowa. Iowa earns more, with a median household income $11,333 higher.
KENTUCKYIOWADIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8243,210,507+41% vs Iowa
Population density11557+57
Population growth3.8%4.7%−0.9 pts
Median age39.138.6+0.5
Male49.5%50.2%−0.6 pts
Female50.5%49.8%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born4.7%5.9%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%82.3%−0.8 pts
Black7.6%3.8%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%7.3%−2.3 pts
Asian1.6%2.5%−0.9 pts
Other4.3%4.2%+0.1 pts
Median household income$63,726$75,059−$11,333
Per capita income$35,821$40,877−$5,056
Poverty rate16.1%11.1%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.444+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%31.4%−3.9 pts
Graduate degree11.3%10.5%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%3.6%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation59.7%66.4%−6.7 pts
Median home value$205,600$208,000−$2,400
Median gross rent$967$972−$5
Owner-occupied68.3%71.7%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%8.5%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%40.5%−0.1 pts
Average commute24.019.8+4.1
Worked from home10.2%11.3%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.7%−0.1 pts
Uninsured6.0%5.0%+1.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024