STATE · ADMITTED 1846 · 1990 CENSUS
Iowa
2,776,755 residents · 99 counties · 1026 cities · 896 census tracts
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Iowa has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $26,229. Population has declined 5% since 2000. Median home value is $45,500.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20243.2M
Age distribution, 1990
Under 57%(193,229)
5 to 97.5%(209,491)
10 to 147.3%(203,574)
15 to 197.2%(199,450)
20 to 247%(194,213)
25 to 3415.5%(430,991)
35 to 4414.3%(397,326)
45 to 549.8%(272,972)
55 to 649%(249,660)
65 to 748.2%(228,178)
75 to 845.2%(143,270)
85 and over2%(54,401)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$26,229
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $39,469 in 2000
US average: $30,130
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$45,500
−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
vs $82,100 in 2000
US average: $93,722
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
2000
White, non-Hispanic92.6%(2,710,344)
Black2.1%(60,744)
Hispanic / Latino2.8%(82,473)
Asian1.2%(36,345)
Other0%
1990
White, non-Hispanic96.7%(2,685,099)
Black1.7%(47,259)
Hispanic / Latino1.1%(30,642)
Asian0.9%(24,325)
Other0.7%(20,072)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican5%(161,275)
Central American1%(33,019)
Guatemalan0.4%(14,308)
Puerto Rican0.3%(11,157)
Salvadoran0.3%(10,667)
South American0.2%(7,029)
Honduran0.2%(5,515)
Cuban0.1%(4,581)
Spaniard0.1%(3,024)
Colombian0.1%(2,662)
Dominican0.1%(1,659)
Ecuadorian0%(1,104)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0%(1,096)
Peruvian0%(1,031)
Venezuelan0%(893)
Panamanian0%(800)
Chilean0%(620)
Costa Rican0%(555)
Argentine0%(353)
Bolivian0%(174)
Uruguayan0%(50)
Paraguayan0%(26)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(16,299)
Chinese0.3%(10,253)
Vietnamese0.3%(8,783)
Burmese0.3%(8,448)
Korean0.2%(6,616)
Filipino0.2%(6,275)
Laotian0.2%(5,973)
Nepalese0.1%(2,406)
Thai0%(1,359)
Japanese0%(1,113)
Hmong0%(1,027)
Pakistani0%(873)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Kazakh0%(825)
Cambodian0%(743)
Bhutanese0%(611)
Bangladeshi0%(608)
Taiwanese0%(550)
Sri Lankan0%(416)
Mongolian0%(373)
Indonesian0%(358)
Malaysian0%(229)
Uzbek0%(112)
Singaporean0%(68)
Okinawan0%(14)
Pacific Islander origin
Marshallese0.1%(1,806)
Native Hawaiian0%(1,546)
Chuukese0%(954)
Samoan0%(513)
Chamorro0%(409)
Tongan0%(105)
Fijian0%(24)
Guamanian0%(20)
Ancestry
German30.5%(980,649)
Irish12.8%(411,367)
English10.2%(327,821)
American4.6%(148,680)
Norwegian4.2%(135,794)
Dutch3.1%(101,069)
Swedish2.2%(71,093)
Italian2%(63,842)
Scottish1.5%(49,348)
French1.5%(47,610)
Czech1.4%(44,950)
Danish1.4%(44,541)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Subsaharan African1.3%(40,413)
Polish1.2%(37,039)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(20,719)
Welsh0.5%(17,497)
Swiss0.4%(13,708)
British0.3%(9,558)
Arab0.3%(9,291)
Russian0.2%(7,795)
Belgian0.2%(6,622)
Greek0.2%(5,806)
French Canadian0.2%(5,787)
West Indian0.1%(4,277)
Hungarian0.1%(4,142)
Austrian0.1%(3,394)
Lebanese0.1%(3,357)
Croatian0.1%(3,093)
Ethiopian0.1%(2,652)
Ukrainian0.1%(2,579)
Finnish0.1%(2,578)
Nigerian0.1%(2,516)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,189)
Canadian0.1%(2,031)
Jamaican0.1%(2,016)
Somali0.1%(1,724)
Slovak0.1%(1,607)
Portuguese0%(1,579)
Kenyan0%(1,390)
Romanian0%(1,332)
Haitian0%(1,329)
Brazilian0%(1,115)
Egyptian0%(1,113)
Iranian0%(1,103)
Ghanaian0%(1,076)
Latvian0%(1,007)
Syrian0%(959)
Serbian0%(888)
Slovene0%(794)
Moroccan0%(652)
Bulgarian0%(602)
Australian0%(546)
Turkish0%(542)
Jordanian0%(536)
Palestinian0%(490)
Armenian0%(367)
Iraqi0%(346)
Israeli0%(252)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(208)
Macedonian0%(179)
Barbadian0%(125)
Guyanese0%(107)
Cape Verdean0%(17)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
80.1%
−6.0 ptsvs 2000
vs 86.1% in 2000
US average: 75.2%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 married35.1%(456,622)
Married52.6%(684,570)
Widowed2.8%(36,271)
Divorced9.5%(123,354)
Women 15+
Never married28.5%(372,044)
Married51.2%(669,559)
Widowed8.8%(115,023)
Divorced11.5%(150,378)
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Section 02
Largest cities
1.Des Moines212,086
2.Cedar Rapids137,935
3.Davenport100,358
4.Sioux City86,356
5.Ankeny77,833
6.Iowa City76,229
7.West Des Moines74,224
8.Ames68,220
9.Waterloo66,919
10.Council Bluffs62,680
11.Dubuque59,148
12.Urbandale48,570
Frequently asked
How many people live in Iowa?
Iowa has about 2,776,755 residents according to the 1990 Census.
What is the median household income in Iowa?
The typical household in Iowa earns about $26,229 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Iowa expensive?
In Iowa, the median home is worth about $45,500, and the typical rent is about $336 a month.
How educated are people in Iowa?
About 16.9% of adults age 25 and over in Iowa hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Iowa?
About 11.5% of people in Iowa live below the federal poverty line.
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