IA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	2,926,324	100.0

Male	1,435,515	49.1
Female	1,490,809	50.9

Under 5 years	188,413	6.4
5 to 9 years	202,603	6.9
10 to 14 years	210,547	7.2
15 to 19 years	226,420	7.7
20 to 24 years	203,663	7.0
25 to 34 years	363,060	12.4
35 to 44 years	445,199	15.2
45 to 54 years	392,794	13.4
55 to 59 years	139,052	4.8
60 to 64 years	118,360	4.0
65 to 74 years	211,935	7.2
75 to 84 years	159,160	5.4
85 years and over	65,118	2.2

Median age (years)	36.6	(X)

18 years and over	2,192,686	74.9
Male	1,058,805	36.2
Female	1,133,881	38.7
21 years and over	2,051,156	70.1
62 years and over	505,699	17.3
65 years and over	436,213	14.9
Male	176,997	6.0
Female	259,216	8.9

RACE
One race	2,894,546	98.9
White	2,748,640	93.9
Black or African American	61,853	2.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	8,989	0.3
Asian	36,635	1.3
Asian Indian	5,641	0.2
Chinese	6,161	0.2
Filipino	2,272	0.1
Japanese	1,474	0.1
Korean	5,063	0.2
Vietnamese	7,129	0.2
Other Asian ¹	8,895	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1,009	0.0
Native Hawaiian	270	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	170	0.0
Samoan	150	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	419	0.0
Some other race	37,420	1.3
Two or more races	31,778	1.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	2,777,183	94.9
Black or African American	72,512	2.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	18,246	0.6
Asian	43,119	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,196	0.1
Some other race	46,858	1.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	2,926,324	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	82,473	2.8
Mexican	61,154	2.1
Puerto Rican	2,690	0.1
Cuban	750	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	17,879	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,843,851	97.2
White alone	2,710,344	92.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	2,926,324	100.0
In households	2,822,155	96.4
Householder	1,149,276	39.3
Spouse	633,254	21.6
Child	831,984	28.4
Own child under 18 years	686,153	23.4
Other relatives	72,519	2.5
Under 18 years	29,297	1.0
Nonrelatives	135,122	4.6
Unmarried partner	56,822	1.9
In group quarters	104,169	3.6
Institutionalized population	50,256	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	53,913	1.8

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	1,149,276	100.0
Family households (families)	769,684	67.0
With own children under 18 years	361,153	31.4
Married-couple family	633,254	55.1
With own children under 18 years	274,565	23.9
Female householder, no husband present	98,270	8.6
With own children under 18 years	64,367	5.6
Nonfamily households	379,592	33.0
Householder living alone	313,083	27.2
Householder 65 years and over	130,739	11.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	382,455	33.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	291,420	25.4

Average household size	2.46	(X)
Average family size	3.00	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	1,232,511	100.0
Occupied housing units	1,149,276	93.2
Vacant housing units	83,235	6.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	16,472	1.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	1,149,276	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	831,419	72.3
Renter-occupied housing units	317,857	27.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.57	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.15	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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