Iowa City city, IA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 74,878 ( 7,016 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.6 square miles
Population density: 2925.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	54,820	73.21%	1.3%
Black:	6,258	8.36%	64.5%
Indian:	69	0.09%	35.5%
Asian:	5,867	7.84%	25.3%
2+ races:	2,534	3.38%	80.6%
Hispanic:	5,014	6.70%	38.2%

Total non-White:	20,058	26.79%	45.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	717	1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,299	11.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
67,862
54,103	79.73%
3,805	5.61%
107	0.16%
4,681	6.90%
1,403	2.07%
3,627	5.34%
13,759	20.27%

2000
62,381
53,547	85.84%
2,195	3.52%
118	0.19%
3,538	5.67%
1,059	1.70%
1,790	2.87%
8,834	14.16%

1990
59,738
54,017	90.42%
1,475	2.47%
33	0.06%
3,298	5.52%
n/a
915	1.53%
5,721	9.58%

1980
50,508
47,368	93.78%
1,029	2.04%
72	0.14%
1,218	2.41%
n/a
698	1.38%
3,140	6.22%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

556	0.9
4,925	7.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-470	-0.8
3,113	5.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

6,649	13.2
2,581	5.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Iowa City city, IA

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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):

2022
Number	Percent
26.0
10,763	14.4%
64,115	85.6%
8,591	11.5%

30,544
2.25

12,528	41.0%
10,093	80.6%
921	7.4%
18,016	59.0%

2010
Number	Percent
25.6
10,110	14.9%
57,752	85.1%
5,535	8.2%

27,657
2.22

11,743	42.5%
8,980	76.5%
1,216	10.4%
15,914	57.5%

2000
Number	Percent
25.7
10,125	16.2%
52,256	83.8%
4,482	7.2%

25,187
2.23

11,415	45.3%
9,172	80.4%
916	8.0%
13,772	54.7%

1990
Number	Percent
24.9
10,062	16.8%
49,676	83.2%
3,896	6.5%

21,964
2.34

10,895	49.6%
9,184	84.3%
779	7.2%
11,069	50.4%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
9,315	18.4%
41,193	81.6%
3,303	6.5%

18,575
2.33

9,900	53.3%
8,366	84.5%
740	7.5%
8,675	46.7%

2022 Housing Data for Iowa City city, IA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,099	10.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,720	5.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,406	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,503	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,584	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,284	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,365	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,170	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,034	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,199	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,448	8.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,066	10.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	2,442	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,794	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,950	6.4%
$200,000 or more	2,480	8.1%

Median Household Income	54,879
Per Capita Income	34,820

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	635	2.1%
Public Assistance	640	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,613	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	37,362	70.7%
Unemployed	1,833	3.5%
In Armed Forces	173	0.3%

Total Labor Force	39,368	74.5%
Not in Labor Force	13,463	25.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	11,892	10,073	54.1%
Non-Profit	1,629	3,070	34.7%
Self-Employed	1,509	948	61.4%

Local Government	989	1,457	40.4%
State Government	4,859	4,830	50.1%
Federal Government	343	380	47.4%

Total Private + Self	13,401	11,021	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,820	9,737	44.5%
Total	21,221	20,758	50.6%

Pct. Govt.	30.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	4,620	11.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,380	17.6%
Professional, Technical	16,066	38.3%
Service Occupations	8,096	19.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	381	0.9%
All others	5,817	13.9%

White Collar		66.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	11,004	26.2%
Health care and social assistance	7,476	17.8%
Retail trade	5,244	12.5%
Accommodation and food services	4,263	10.2%
Manufacturing	2,369	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,658	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,239	3.0%
Finance and insurance	1,227	2.9%
Construction	1,160	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	1,149	2.7%
Other services	1,143	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	912	2.2%
Public administration	752	1.8%
Information	664	1.6%
Wholesale trade	448	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	437	1.0%
Utilities	422	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	401	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.0%
Management	5	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,240	2.99%
Puerto Rican	601	0.80%
Cuban	231	0.31%
Dominican	25	0.03%

Total Central American	846	1.13%
Costa Rican	20	0.03%
Guatemalan	145	0.19%
Honduran	465	0.62%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	216	0.29%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	524	0.70%
Argentinean	34	0.05%
Bolivian	62	0.08%
Chilean	51	0.07%
Colombian	234	0.31%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	23	0.03%
Uruguayan	42	0.06%
Venezuelan	78	0.10%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	547	0.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,797	2.40%
Indian	1,263	1.69%
Vietnamese	968	1.29%
Korean	860	1.15%
Filipino	108	0.14%
Japanese	94	0.13%
Bangladeshi	91	0.12%
Hmong	89	0.12%
Taiwanese	60	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	57,957	80.9%
Spanish	3,268	4.6%
Arabic	2,526	3.5%
Chinese	1,751	2.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,190	1.7%
Other Indo-European	1,149	1.6%
Vietnamese	817	1.1%
Other	777	1.1%
Korean	713	1.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	19,167	25.6%
Irish	10,748	14.4%
English	7,899	10.5%
Italian	2,780	3.7%
Norwegian	2,559	3.4%
American	2,514	3.4%
Swedish	2,300	3.1%
Polish	2,253	3.0%
Czech	2,143	2.9%
European	1,661	2.2%
Sudanese	1,362	1.8%
French	1,212	1.6%
Scottish	1,211	1.6%
Danish	1,197	1.6%
Dutch	1,145	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	67,842	90.6%
Not a citizen	7,036	9.4%

Native	64,592	86.3%
Foreign-born	10,286	13.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
617	1.6%	612	1.6%	5,269	13.6%	9,100	23.5%	11,765	30.3%	11,415	29.4%
Average years of education: 15.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	617	1.6%
9-12 Years	612	1.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,269	13.6%
Some College	9,100	23.5%
Bach. Degree	11,765	30.3%
Grad Degree	11,415	29.4%
Average years of education: 15.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -413	D +3,148	D + 4.7%
D +2,735
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Joe Biden (D)	31,260	79.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	7,522	19.0%	802	2.0%	39,584	-34	-28	2.34%
2016	67%	Hillary Clinton (D)	28,525	72.5%	Donald Trump (R)	7,935	20.2%	2,887	7.3%	39,347	-31	-26	2.51%

2020 President, Iowa City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

31,260

79.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

7,522

19.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

398

1.0%

Other

404

1.0%

TOTAL

39,584

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -34	Diff (US): -28

2016 President, Iowa City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28,525

72.5%

Donald Trump (R)

7,935

20.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1,316

3.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

553

1.4%

Other

1,018

2.6%

TOTAL

39,347

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -31	Diff (US): -26

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Iowa City city, IA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	65%	Theresa Greenfield (D)	30,237	77.5%	Joni Ernst* (R)	8,010	20.5%	760 [+]	1.9%	39,007	-31	2.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rick Stewart (Libertarian) 573 (1.5%); Suzanne Herzog (I) 163 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 24 (0.1%);
2018	G	57%	Fred Hubbell (D)	26,855	79.4%	Kim Reynolds* (R)	6,402	18.9%	579 [+]	1.7%	33,836	-31	2.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jake Porter (Libertarian) 435 (1.3%); Gary Siegwarth (Clean Water) 126 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 18 (0.1%);
2016	S3	65%	Patty Judge (D)	24,809	65.3%	Charles Grassley* (R)	11,526	30.3%	1,677 [+]	4.4%	38,012	-30	2.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 1,007 (2.6%); Other (Write-in) 670 (1.8%);
2014	S2	43%	Bruce Braley (D)	18,702	73.8%	Joni Ernst (R)	5,953	23.5%	698 [+]	2.8%	25,353	-29	2.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Rick Stewart (I) 303 (1.2%); Douglas Butzier (Libertarian) 205 (0.8%); Bob Quast (I) 100 (0.4%); Ruth Smith (I) 63 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 27 (0.1%);
2014	G	43%	Jack Hatch (D)	16,969	67.3%	Terry Branstad* (R)	7,348	29.2%	888 [+]	3.5%	25,205	-30	2.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Lee Hieb (Libertarian) 415 (1.6%); Jim Hennager (New Independent) 225 (0.9%); Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa) 213 (0.8%); Other (Write-in) 35 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	33,463
Median Value	$256,600

Occupied	30,544	91.3%
Vacant	2,919	8.7%

Owned	14,157	46.3%
Rented	16,387	53.7%
Median Rent	$1,077

Single-Family Units	16,564	49.5%
Detached	13,711	41.0%
Attached	2,853	8.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,511	40.4%
Mobile Homes	827	2.5%

Iowa City city, IA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Iowa City city, IA

2022 Housing Data for Iowa City city, IA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Iowa City city, IA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Iowa City city, IA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Iowa City city, IA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Iowa City city, IA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Iowa City city, IA