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Iowa

What Stands Out

  • •Median household income: $78.3K.
  • •Median home value: $217K.
  • •Poverty rate: 10.7%.

Spotlight: Economy

Snapshot highlights for Iowa.

Income
32/50
Home values
44/50
Poverty rate
31/50

State Basics

State Code
IA
Population
3.2M
Counties
99
Land Area
55.9K sq mi
Capital
Des Moines
Largest City
Des Moines
Time Zone
Central Time (CT)

Top metro areas

OmahaDes Moines-West Des MoinesDavenport-Moline-Rock IslandCedar RapidsIowa CityWaterloo-Cedar FallsSioux CityAmesDubuqueMason CityClintonBurlington

Data accuracy & methodology

This report uses 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates and state-level geography. Some measures (especially for smaller subgroups) can be noisy; treat small differences as statistical noise rather than precise changes.