Iowa

USA > Iowa
Language Spoken At Home in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over2,848,771100%
English only2,645,88492.9%
Language other than English202,8877.1%
   Speak English less than very well84,2893.0%
   Spanish111,9843.9%
      Speak English less than very well49,8191.7%
   Other Indo-European languages45,3191.6%
      Speak English less than very well12,8730.5%
   Asian and Pacific Islander languages34,9011.2%
      Speak English less than very well17,8190.6%
   Other languages10,6830.4%
      Speak English less than very well3,7780.1%

Ancestry in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population3,047,646100%
  American182,2536.0%
  Arab6,4550.2%
  Czech60,7012.0%
  Danish62,2772.0%
  Dutch143,3384.7%
  English282,6369.3%
  French (except Basque)75,9632.5%
  French Canadian9,9760.3%
  German1,166,91838.3%
  Greek6,9390.2%
  Hungarian3,7190.1%
  Irish454,40114.9%
  Italian65,1802.1%
  Lithuanian2,7330.1%
  Norwegian169,5305.6%
  Polish40,0051.3%
  Portuguese1,9460.1%
  Russian11,4650.4%
  Scotch-Irish28,9390.9%
  Scottish48,0241.6%
  Slovak1,6260.1%
  Subsaharan African16,3380.5%
  Swedish96,0173.2%
  Swiss15,1950.5%
  Ukrainian2,6390.1%
  Welsh21,6270.7%
  West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)1,7240.1%
Households By Type in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households1,223,509100%
  Family households (families)795,89865.1%
     With own children under 18 years351,27228.7%
     Married-couple family635,71452.0%
        With own children under 18 years248,49820.3%
     Male householder, no wife present, family47,3783.9%
        With own children under 18 years28,1022.3%
     Female householder, no husband present, family112,8069.2%
        With own children under 18 years74,6726.1%
  Nonfamily households427,61134.9%
     Householder living alone350,33928.6%
        65 years and over134,84611.0%
 
  Households with one or more people under 18 years376,07430.7%
  Households with one or more people 65 years and over310,17025.4%
 
  Average household size20%
  Average family size30%
Relationship in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households2,948,220100%
  Householder1,223,50941.5%
  Spouse635,38321.6%
  Child834,83728.3%
  Other relatives92,9383.2%
  Nonrelatives161,5535.5%
     Unmarried partner75,2812.6%
Marital Status in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over1,200,224100%
  Never married375,12931.3%
  Now married, except separated664,53455.4%
  Separated12,2991.0%
  Widowed30,9552.6%
  Divorced117,3079.8%
 
  Females 15 years and over1,246,729100%
  Never married308,06824.7%
  Now married, except separated653,96452.5%
  Separated17,2401.4%
  Widowed126,51510.1%
  Divorced140,94211.3%
Fertility in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months41,795100%
  Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)13,07231.3%
     Per 1,000 unmarried women370%
  Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old590%
     Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old200%
     Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old1130%
     Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old210%
Grandparents in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years36,084100%
  Responsible for grandchildren16,10444.6%
        Less than 1 year4,19211.6%
        1 or 2 years4,38812.2%
        3 or 4 years2,7867.7%
        5 or more years4,73813.1%
  Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years16,104100%
  Who are female9,81460.9%
  Who are married12,25276.1%
School Enrollment in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school808,672100%
  Nursery school, preschool56,4537.0%
  Kindergarten39,9904.9%
  Elementary school (grades 1-8)316,73339.2%
  High school (grades 9-12)166,39120.6%
  College or graduate school229,10528.3%
Educational Attainment in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over2,013,629100%
  Less than 9th grade74,6623.7%
  9th to 12th grade, no diploma112,9715.6%
  High school graduate (includes equivalency)666,73933.1%
  Some college, no degree441,42821.9%
  Associate's degree207,88510.3%
  Bachelor's degree353,09117.5%
  Graduate or professional degree156,8537.8%
 
  Percent high school graduate or higher090.7%
  Percent bachelor's degree or higher025.3%
Veteran Status in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over2,319,815100%
  Civilian veterans233,69810.1%
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population3,001,335100%
  With a disability340,84211.4%
 
Under 18 years722,915100%
  With a disability28,3173.9%
 
18 to 64 years1,847,248100%
  With a disability169,5569.2%
 
65 years and over431,172100%
  With a disability142,96933.2%
Residence 1 Year Ago in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over3,009,038100%
  Same house2,547,34584.7%
  Different house in the U.S.449,82814.9%
     Same county268,3108.9%
     Different county181,5186.0%
        Same state106,8773.6%
        Different state74,6412.5%
  Abroad11,8650.4%
Place Of Birth in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population3,047,646100%
  Native2,915,31695.7%
     Born in United States2,900,64495.2%
        State of residence2,199,59672.2%
        Different state701,04823.0%
     Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)14,6720.5%
  Foreign born132,3304.3%
U.S. Citizenship Status in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population132,330100%
  Naturalized U.S. citizen49,63337.5%
  Not a U.S. citizen82,69762.5%
Year of Entry in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States147,002100%
  Native14,672100%
    Entered 2010 or later5183.5%
    Entered before 201014,15496.5%
  Foreign born132,330100%
    Entered 2010 or later6,7765.1%
    Entered before 2010125,55494.9%
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Iowa
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea132,330100%
  Europe19,95215.1%
  Asia43,73133.0%
  Africa9,2987.0%
  Oceania8310.6%
  Latin America54,91041.5%
  Northern America3,6082.7%