Iowa Demographics

Iowa is 4th out of 51 other states in Home ownership rate

Iowa is 6th out of 51 other states in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Iowa is 7th out of 51 other states in Race - White

Iowa is 8th out of 51 other states in Residents 65 or older

Iowa is 9th out of 51 other states in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Iowa is 22nd out of 51 other states in Residents younger than 18

Iowa is 23rd out of 51 other states in Size in square miles

Iowa is 26th out of 51 other states in Residents younger than 5

Iowa is 27th out of 51 other states in Retail sales per capita

Iowa is 28th out of 51 other states in Income per household

Size Demographics
	Iowa	Rank	US
Current population (2012)	3,074,186	30th	313,914,040
Size in square miles	55,857.1	23rd	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	54.5	37th	87.4

Education Demographics
	Iowa	Rank	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.3%	9th	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.9%	37th	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Iowa	Rank	US
Race - White	92.8%	7th	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.2%	39th	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	37th	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.0%	31st	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	30th	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.6%	44th	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	34th	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	88.0%	6th	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Iowa	Rank	US
Female residents	50.4%	34th	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.2%	38th	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Iowa	Rank	US
Housing units	1,340,529	30th	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.5%	34th	25.9%
Households	1,219,137	30th	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.0%	4th	66.1%
Home median value	$121,300	44th	$186,200
People per household	2.4	46th	2.6
Building permits (last year)	9,501	31st	829,658

Business Demographics
	Iowa	Rank	US
Non-farm private establishments	80,113	30th	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,263,665	29th	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	259,931	30th	27,092,908
Retail sales	$39,234,649	30th	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,172	27th	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,737,719	33rd	$613,795,732