COMPARING TWO PLACES
Minnesota vs Iowa
PLACE A
Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Iowa
Minnesota is 79% larger than Iowa. Minnesota earns more, with a median household income $14,003 higher.
MINNESOTAIOWADIFFERENCE
Total population5,739,4453,210,507+79% vs Iowa
Population density7257+15
Population growth7.6%4.7%+2.9 pts
Median age38.838.6+0.2
Male50.1%50.2%−0.1 pts
Female49.9%49.8%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born8.7%5.9%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.9%82.3%−6.4 pts
Black6.9%3.8%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.4%7.3%−0.9 pts
Asian5.1%2.5%+2.6 pts
Other5.7%4.2%+1.6 pts
Median household income$89,062$75,059+$14,003
Per capita income$48,237$40,877+$7,360
Poverty rate9.3%11.1%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.444Even
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%31.4%+8.0 pts
Graduate degree13.8%10.5%+3.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%3.6%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation68.1%66.4%+1.7 pts
Median home value$329,300$208,000+$121,300
Median gross rent$1,280$972+$308
Owner-occupied72.2%71.7%+0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%8.5%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households45.3%40.5%+4.8 pts
Average commute22.719.8+2.8
Worked from home17.6%11.3%+6.3 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.7%+1.1 pts
Uninsured4.7%5.0%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024