2024 population: 182,711 ( 7,292 from 2020)
Land area: 1181.8 square miles
Population density: 154.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	140,030	76.64%	1.9%
Black:	14,507	7.94%	20.6%
Indian:	348	0.19%	0.3%
Asian:	10,506	5.75%	4.3%
2+ races:	4,439	2.43%	15.2%
Hispanic:	12,881	7.05%	9.9%

Total non-White:	42,681	23.36%	12.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,268	11.8
Deaths:	4,924	7.0
Net Migration:	-1,131	-1.6
Net Immigration:	5,017	7.2

Change in White population:	2,643	1.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,649	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
175,419
137,387	78.32%
12,034	6.86%
349	0.20%
10,071	5.74%
3,854	2.20%
11,724	6.68%
38,032	21.68%

2010
152,586
128,881	84.46%
6,303	4.13%
266	0.17%
6,906	4.53%
2,660	1.74%
7,338	4.81%
23,705	15.54%

2000
131,676
118,457	89.96%
3,206	2.43%
319	0.24%
4,657	3.54%
1,506	1.14%
3,345	2.54%
13,219	10.04%

1990
115,731
108,435	93.70%
2,069	1.79%
114	0.10%
3,771	3.26%
n/a
1,342	1.16%
7,296	6.30%

1980
101,858
97,771	95.99%
1,273	1.25%
118	0.12%
1,509	1.48%
n/a
1,054	1.03%
4,087	4.01%

1970
91,094
89,420	98.16%
565	0.62%
64	0.07%
504	0.55%
n/a
397	0.44%
1,674	1.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
19,234	12.6
8,628	5.7
2,067	1.4
7,862	5.2

8,506	5.6
14,327	9.4

Number	Rate
2000's
17,017	12.9
7,135	5.4
6,203	4.7
4,058	3.1

10,424	7.9
10,486	8.0

Number	Rate
1990's
15,874	13.7
7,057	6.1
-168	-0.1
1,766	1.5

10,022	8.7
5,923	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
15,924	15.6
6,509	6.4
4,374	4.3
n/a

10,664	10.5
3,209	3.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,638	1.8
n/a

8,351	9.2
2,413	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Iowa City, IA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
32.3
35,809	19.6%
146,902	80.4%
25,372	13.9%

72,313
2.36

38,792	53.6%
31,469	81.1%
3,039	7.8%
33,521	46.4%

2010
Number	Percent
31.0
31,377	20.6%
121,209	79.4%
14,969	9.8%

61,456
2.35

33,757	54.9%
27,132	80.4%
2,941	8.7%
27,699	45.1%

2000
Number	Percent
30.5
27,618	21.0%
104,058	79.0%
12,062	9.2%

52,143
2.36

29,504	56.6%
24,552	83.2%
2,144	7.3%
22,639	43.4%

1990
Number	Percent
28.6
24,402	21.1%
91,329	78.9%
10,804	9.3%

43,500
2.44

25,706	59.1%
22,264	86.6%
1,541	6.0%
17,794	40.9%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
23,781	23.3%
78,077	76.7%
9,076	8.9%

37,388
2.51

23,424	62.7%
20,559	87.8%
1,362	5.8%
13,964	37.3%

2024 Housing Data for Iowa City, IA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,192	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,597	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,255	3.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,561	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,716	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,749	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,508	3.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,375	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,396	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,989	6.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,782	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,620	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,470	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,541	7.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,297	8.7%
$200,000 or more	8,265	11.4%

Median Household Income	75,023
Per Capita Income	44,380

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	98

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,924	2.7%
Public Assistance	1,493	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,047	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	86,703	76.3%
Unemployed	3,027	2.7%
In Armed Forces	141	0.1%

Total Labor Force	89,871	79.1%
Not in Labor Force	23,767	20.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	28,884	24,917	53.7%
Non-Profit	3,468	5,928	36.9%
Self-Employed	5,628	3,196	63.8%

Local Government	2,787	3,542	44.0%
State Government	8,464	9,261	47.8%
Federal Government	877	1,220	41.8%

Total Private + Self	34,512	28,113	55.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15,596	19,951	43.9%
Total	50,108	48,064	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	26.6%
Pct. Private + Self	63.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	15,193	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,877	18.2%
Professional, Technical	32,092	32.6%
Service Occupations	16,952	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	614	0.6%
All others	16,231	16.5%

White Collar		66.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	18,866	19.2%
Health care and social assistance	18,726	19.0%
Retail trade	11,499	11.7%
Manufacturing	7,892	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	6,700	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,431	5.5%
Finance and insurance	4,312	4.4%
Construction	4,205	4.3%
Other services	3,959	4.0%
Public administration	2,773	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	2,752	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,529	2.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,741	1.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,731	1.8%
Wholesale trade	1,642	1.7%
Information	1,410	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,127	1.1%
Utilities	924	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	79	0.1%
Management	47	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,427	4.14%
Puerto Rican	869	0.48%
Cuban	89	0.05%
Dominican	70	0.04%

Total Central American	1,521	0.85%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	401	0.22%
Honduran	457	0.26%
Nicaraguan	84	0.05%
Panamanian	107	0.06%
Salvadoran	472	0.26%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,086	0.61%
Argentinean	34	0.02%
Bolivian	43	0.02%
Chilean	71	0.04%
Colombian	697	0.39%
Ecuadorian	112	0.06%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	41	0.02%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	88	0.05%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,241	0.69%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	2,541	1.42%
Indian	1,939	1.08%
Korean	1,068	0.60%
Vietnamese	1,059	0.59%
Filipino	536	0.30%
Laotian	179	0.10%
Taiwanese	172	0.10%
Japanese	158	0.09%
Hmong	132	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	145,972	86.2%
Spanish	7,322	4.3%
Arabic	2,735	1.6%
Chinese	2,282	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,217	1.3%
Other Indo-European	1,810	1.1%
Other	1,713	1.0%
German, other Germanic	1,609	0.9%
Other Asian	1,306	0.8%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	50,457	28.2%
Irish	25,473	14.2%
English	20,610	11.5%
Norwegian	6,396	3.6%
American	5,822	3.2%
Italian	5,038	2.8%
Czech	4,497	2.5%
Swedish	4,405	2.5%
Polish	3,686	2.1%
European	3,355	1.9%
Dutch	3,293	1.8%
Scottish	3,098	1.7%
French	2,340	1.3%
Other Subsaharan African	2,046	1.1%
Danish	1,991	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	170,614	95.2%
Not a citizen	8,586	4.8%

Native	163,098	91.0%
Foreign-born	16,102	9.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,129	1.9%	2,381	2.2%	19,837	18.2%	29,082	26.6%	31,789	29.1%	24,006	22.0%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,129	1.9%
9-12 Years	2,381	2.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	19,837	18.2%
Some College	29,082	26.6%
Bach. Degree	31,789	29.1%
Grad Degree	24,006	22.0%
Average years of education: 14.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	136,312	132,010	4,302	3.2%
1991	138,226	133,976	4,250	3.1%
1992	143,810	139,266	4,544	3.2%
1993	149,524	145,262	4,262	2.9%
1994	152,402	148,364	4,038	2.6%
1995	153,720	149,402	4,318	2.8%
1996	155,038	150,598	4,440	2.9%
1997	154,648	150,782	3,866	2.5%
1998	157,588	153,894	3,694	2.3%
1999	159,150	155,684	3,466	2.2%

2000	157,172	154,146	3,026	1.9%
2001	160,714	157,070	3,644	2.3%
2002	168,626	163,916	4,710	2.8%
2003	169,204	163,902	5,302	3.1%
2004	169,766	163,846	5,920	3.5%
2005	171,990	166,402	5,588	3.2%
2006	175,956	171,306	4,650	2.6%
2007	179,226	174,188	5,038	2.8%
2008	182,932	177,216	5,716	3.1%
2009	184,170	175,708	8,462	4.6%

2010	182,854	174,766	8,088	4.4%
2011	184,732	176,974	7,758	4.2%
2012	185,634	178,644	6,990	3.8%
2013	190,282	183,702	6,580	3.5%
2014	192,714	186,658	6,056	3.1%
2015	192,580	187,386	5,194	2.7%
2016	194,360	189,280	5,080	2.6%
2017	195,850	190,904	4,946	2.5%
2018	196,588	192,584	4,004	2.0%
2019	199,742	195,568	4,174	2.1%

2020	191,156	182,154	9,002	4.7%
2021	193,604	187,106	6,498	3.4%
2022	197,396	192,856	4,540	2.3%
2023	196,994	192,212	4,782	2.4%
2024	199,804	195,086	4,718	2.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	77,874
Median Value	$295,616

Occupied	72,313	92.9%
Vacant	5,561	7.1%

Owned	44,246	61.2%
Rented	28,067	38.8%
Median Rent	$1,092

Single-Family Units	48,547	62.3%
Detached	40,270	51.7%
Attached	8,277	10.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,686	27.8%
Mobile Homes	2,916	3.7%

Iowa City, IA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Iowa City, IA Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Iowa City, IA Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Iowa City, IA Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Iowa City, IA Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Iowa City, IA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Iowa City, IA Metro Area