Iowa

Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 across 99 counties, a median home price of $241,255, and a median household income of $75,501.

Home price

$241,255

Income

$75,501

Cost of living

89.7

Income tax

3.80%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$241,255

Median gross rent$957

Median year homes here were built1971

Share of homes built before 198061.6%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.2%

Share of homes that are vacant8.5%

Share of occupied homes that are rented28.2%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%

Typical monthly rent$1,176

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,099

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$888

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,455

Home insurance / yr$2,902

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89.7

Median household income$75,501

Family health premium / yr$22,954

Infant childcare / yr$9,605

Regular gas price / gal$3.721

Poverty rate11.3%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.9%

Unemployment rate3.2%

Share of adults in the labor force66.4%

Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%

Share of workers employed by government14.5%

Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%

Economic output per resident$82,789

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.33%

Top state income tax3.80%

Capital gains tax3.80%

Combined sales tax6.94%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.4 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport807829

Miles to nearest general aviation field7.0 mi

Airports with airline service located here8

General aviation airfields located here107

Passenger train stations and the railway network6

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station60 mi

Households without a vehicle5.8%

Traffic deaths23.8

Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.6

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher32.1%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%

Public schools in the county1297

Public school enrollment492299

Students per full-time teacher14.4

Free lunch eligible41.6%

Elementary schools660

Middle schools258

High schools294

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above37

Two-year institutions27

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 mi

Health

Primary care physicians72

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county118

Hospitals here with an emergency department113

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3

Fine particulate matter8.1 µg

Without health insurance5.0%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.0%

Frequent mental distress14.9%

No leisure-time physical activity25.7%

Diagnosed diabetes11.4%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population3,241,488

Land area in square miles55,852

People per square mile of land57.5

Supermarkets and grocery stores568

Convenience stores88

Share living far from a food store14.0%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.5%

Population change since 2020+1.5%

Natural change per 1,000 residents1

Net international migration per 1,000 residents2

Median age39.0 yrs

Share of residents under 1822.9%

Share of residents 65 and over18.1%

Share of households that are one person30.9%

Share of residents born outside the United States5.9%

Second languages9.2%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls44.8%

Congregations per 100,000 residents151

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0

Households that moved in78,660

Households that moved away81,102

Average income of arriving households$59,357

Average income of departing households$60,949

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10

Housing units authorised in the latest year13,664

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings45.9%

Violent crime rate243

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.4°F

Annual precipitation34.1 in

Annual snowfall26.3 in

Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F13 days

Days at or below freezing128 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5b

Frost-free days168 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$119

Electric utilities serving this county3

Electricity price per kWh14.0¢

Household electricity use850 kWh

Residential natural gas price$14.86

Homes heated by electricity24.4%

Homes heated by utility gas60.2%

Homes heated by propane12.6%

Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%

Homes heated by wood1.1%

Households with broadband90.7%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk62.6

Coastal flood risk0.0

Drought risk88.1

Landslide risk62.5

Hail risk85.1

Earthquake risk38.0

Tornado risk78.9

Tropical cyclone risk13.5

Extreme heat risk60.1

Winter weather risk71.2

Strong wind risk77.2

Wildfire risk45.3

Sports

Major pro teams based here0

NFL teams based here0

NBA teams based here0

MLB teams based here0

NHL teams based here0

MLS soccer teams based here0

Top-division college football teams2

Second-tier college football teams2

Affiliated minor league baseball teams3

AHL teams based here1

ECHL teams based here1

All 99 counties in Iowa

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Polk$262,100 Linn$214,300 Scott$222,000 Johnson$308,600 Black Hawk$188,900 Dallas$355,600 Woodbury$183,200 Story$258,700 Dubuque$237,300 Pottawattamie$195,700 Warren$269,600 Clinton$160,600 Cerro Gordo$166,400 Muscatine$182,100 Marshall$145,500 Des Moines$136,500 Jasper$186,300 Webster$153,800 Sioux$250,100 Wapello$125,100 Marion$233,000 Lee$141,400 Boone$212,400 Plymouth$228,900 Benton$208,200 Bremer$219,600 Washington$203,900 Mahaska$157,800 Jones$184,800 Buena Vista$159,500 Buchanan$176,000 Carroll$176,000 Henry$164,300 Winneshiek$259,200 Jackson$175,000 Fayette$136,800 Poweshiek$209,300 Cedar$211,300 Dickinson$270,700 Delaware$177,900 Clayton$168,500 Madison$245,100 Tama$148,600 Hardin$122,500 Iowa$193,900 Clay$178,600 Crawford$153,700 Jefferson$163,400 Floyd$143,500 Page$125,300 Hamilton$156,400 Harrison$176,000 Mills$237,800 Kossuth$148,300 Butler$165,400 O'Brien$173,100 Allamakee$172,300 Cass$150,300 Wright$119,600 Grundy$198,800 Appanoose$124,200 Lyon$230,000 Union$122,000 Chickasaw$182,600 Shelby$164,000 Cherokee$158,700 Guthrie$180,100 Louisa$150,100 Hancock$141,400 Winnebago$135,000 Mitchell$175,100 Montgomery$121,400 Franklin$124,100 Keokuk$118,700 Calhoun$118,800 Sac$141,400 Clarke$161,100 Humboldt$155,800 Howard$147,800 Emmet$114,100 Davis$161,900 Palo Alto$123,200 Lucas$120,200 Greene$155,400 Monona$142,900 Decatur$113,900 Monroe$156,300 Adair$160,400 Worth$145,800 Van Buren$114,600 Pocahontas$98,100 Ida$108,900 Wayne$111,300 Fremont$154,400 Osceola$122,600 Taylor$117,200 Audubon$121,900 Ringgold$156,200 Adams$131,600

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.