Statewide Claims to Fame

Iowa City is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Iowa City is 1st in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Iowa City is 2nd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Iowa City is 2nd in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Iowa City is 4th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Asian

Iowa City is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Current population (2012)

Iowa City is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Households

Iowa City is 6th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Housing units

Iowa City is 7th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Iowa City is 8th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Home median value

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Iowa City Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 70,133 5th 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 25.0 13th 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 2,713.3 1st 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Iowa City Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 4.7% 78th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 14.9% 79th 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 8.2% 76th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Iowa City Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 95.6% 12th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 58.2% 2nd 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Iowa City Rank Iowa US
Race - White 82.5% 73rd 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 5.8% 7th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 47th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 6.9% 4th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 78th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 2.5% 14th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 5.3% 23rd 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 79.7% 71st 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Iowa City Rank Iowa US
Female residents 50.3% 67th 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 10.0% 13th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Iowa City Rank Iowa US
Housing units 29,270 6th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 45.9% 2nd 18.5% 25.9%
Households 26,820 6th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 48.8% 80th 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $179,300 8th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.2 58th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Iowa City Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $25,189 30th $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $41,956 55th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 28.5% 1st 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Iowa City Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,186 10th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail sales $889,475 10th $39,234,649 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,320 57th $13,172 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $125,076 10th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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