COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Iowa County

Iowa · 14,630 residents · 586 sq mi

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Iowa County is home to 14,630 people in Iowa. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $43,100. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.5, about 4 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 30 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,630

−7%vs 2000

vs 15,671 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

586 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,050)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,102)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(1,046)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(838)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(690)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(2,260)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,050)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(1,373)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,464)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(1,428)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(942)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(387)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,579

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,222 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,139

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,884 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.2%

+3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,100

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $88,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(15,390)

Black0.2%(25)

Hispanic / Latino1%(152)

Asian0.3%(47)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(14,575)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(22)

Asian0.2%(31)

Other0.1%(15)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(416)

Puerto Rican0.1%(21)

Central American0.1%(20)

Costa Rican0.1%(19)

Cuban0%(7)

Guatemalan0%(1)

Asian origin

Malaysian0.2%(36)

Filipino0%(4)

Ancestry

German37.5%(6,191)

Irish16.5%(2,731)

English11.7%(1,936)

American5.5%(900)

Czech3.8%(621)

Norwegian2.7%(448)

Dutch1.6%(265)

French1.4%(228)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(211)

Swedish1.1%(180)

Polish1%(164)

Scottish0.9%(156)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.9%(156)

Italian0.9%(152)

Belgian0.9%(149)

Danish0.7%(112)

Swiss0.6%(101)

Russian0.4%(74)

Croatian0.3%(49)

Canadian0.2%(27)

Austrian0.1%(24)

British0.1%(18)

Finnish0.1%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Lithuanian0.1%(13)

Slovak0%(5)

Brazilian0%(3)

French Canadian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Czech population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.4%

−10.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.6 min

+94%vs 2000

vs 15.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.4%(2,065)

Married54%(3,663)

Widowed1.7%(117)

Divorced13.8%(938)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(1,463)

Married54.7%(3,601)

Widowed10.3%(679)

Divorced12.8%(844)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 4.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.2%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.8%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 79.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.5%(234)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.8%(258)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.9%(238)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(46)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3%(33)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,086 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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