Hiawatha, Iowa Demographics

Hiawatha is 4th in Iowa out of 74 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Hiawatha is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Hiawatha is 9th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Hiawatha is 12th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Hiawatha is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Hiawatha is 16th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Two or More

Hiawatha is 20th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income per capita

Size Demographics
	Hiawatha	Rank	Iowa	US
Current population (2012)	7,135	57th	3,074,186	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4.2	74th	55,857.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,662.1	16th	54.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Hiawatha	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	34th	6.4%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.8%	42nd	23.5%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.5%	57th	15.3%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Hiawatha	Rank	Iowa	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	92.2%	28th	90.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.5%	27th	24.9%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Hiawatha	Rank	Iowa	US
Race - White	88.9%	64th	92.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	5.1%	12th	3.2%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	56th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.2%	24th	2.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	9th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.5%	16th	1.6%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	56th	5.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	87.8%	54th	88.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Hiawatha	Rank	Iowa	US
Female residents	51.2%	53rd	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.5%	24th	4.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Hiawatha	Rank	Iowa	US
Housing units	3,310	52nd	1,340,529	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	34.6%	5th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	3,097	53rd	1,219,137	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	64.4%	66th	73.0%	66.1%
Home median value	$131,500	28th	$121,300	$186,200
People per household	2.2	61st	2.4	2.6

Income Demographics
	Hiawatha	Rank	Iowa	US
Income per capita	$27,517	20th	$26,110	$27,915
Income per household	$51,235	24th	$50,451	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.9%	53rd	11.9%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Hiawatha	Rank	Iowa	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	793	53rd	259,931	27,092,908
Retail sales	$203,140	33rd	$39,234,649	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$30,465	4th	$13,172	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$5,889	69th	$4,737,719	$613,795,732