2024 ACS PUMS
Iowa Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Iowa, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Iowa is home to 3,241,488 people across 24 PUMAs, with a median household income of $76,144 and a median age of 39.6.
3,241,488
Population
$76,144
Median HH income
31.8%
Bachelor's+
$210,000
Median home value
Iowa at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $76,144 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $96,449 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $53,493 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $37,564 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 11.3% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 66.5% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 38 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $2,592 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 20.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $693 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $25 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $38,189 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 312.1 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,278 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $2,512 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $256 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $4,295 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.8% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 93.3% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 10.5% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 3.0% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 2.5% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 1.9% | 2.2% |
| Science | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 0.5% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.9% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.2% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.3% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 1.3% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.7% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| Production | 7.6% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 10.2% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 4.0% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.5% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 13.9% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.8% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 4.6% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 6.8% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 7.6% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 10.5% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 11.1% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.5% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 7.9% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 3.7% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 5.9% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 70.5% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 37.3% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 13.8% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 20 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 84.5% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 0.7% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 10.3% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 32.8 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $210,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $990 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 27.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 71.4% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1970 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 2 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 5.8% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 73.2% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 94.4% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $140 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $650 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $70 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 51.8 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $1,300 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,100 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $830 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,079 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $350 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $2,750 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $600 | $577 |
| Statistic | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,241,488 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.6 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 50.5% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.8% | 20.0% |
| Black | 4.1% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,497 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.8 | 2 |
Iowa's 24 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Iowa's 24 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
102,268 – 115,785
115,785 – 121,958
121,958 – 128,732
128,732 – 133,238
133,238 – 170,107
170,107 – 181,211
All PUMAs in Iowa
Des Moines City181,211Polk County (West)179,546Scott County--Davenport City175,303Southwest Iowa--Council Bluffs City170,107Johnson County--Iowa City160,303Dubuque, Buchanan, Jackson & Delaware Counties--Dubuque City156,966Polk County (East)--Ankeny & Altoona Cities155,143Woodbury & Plymouth Counties--Sioux City133,238Dallas, Madison Counties133,153Black Hawk County--Waterloo & Cedar Falls Cities132,128Story & Boone Counties129,325Jasper, Marion, Warren Counties128,732Webster, Hardin, Hamilton, Butler, Wright, Grundy, Franklin & Humboldt Counties128,236Clinton, Muscatine, Jones & Cedar Counties127,499Sioux, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Lyon, Emmet, Palo Alto & Osceola Counties122,204Cedar Rapids City121,958Northwest Central Iowa--Storm Lake, Denison & Cherokee Region119,107Wapello, Mahaska, Washington, Jefferson, Keokuk, Davis & Van Buren Counties118,481Marshall, Benton, Poweshiek, Tama & Iowa Counties117,758Bremer, Winneshiek, Fayette, Clayton, Allamakee, Chickasaw & Howard Counties115,785Southern Iowa112,726Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Kossuth, Hancock, Winnebago, Mitchell & Worth Counties110,312Linn County outside Cedar Rapids City109,999Des Moines, Lee, Henry & Louisa Counties102,268
Iowa Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Iowa?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 people, represented across 24 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Iowa?+
The median household income in Iowa is $76,144 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Iowa?+
31.8% of Iowa residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Iowa data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Iowa — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.