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United States—U.S. Statistics—Census Data—Iowa

QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

Iowa City, Iowa




Iowa City (city), Iowa

   People QuickFactsIowa CityIowa
Population, 2003 estimate 63,8072,944,062
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 2.2%0.6%
Population, 2000 62,2202,926,324
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 4.1%5.4%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 4.6%6.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 16.2%25.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 7.0%14.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.0%50.9%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)87.3%93.9%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)3.7%2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)0.3%0.3%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)5.6%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)ZZ
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)1.3%1.3%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.7%1.1%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 2.9%2.8%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 33.7%56.9%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 8.2%3.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 12.1%5.8%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 94.8%86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 55.9%21.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 15.818.5
 
Housing units, 2000 26,0831,232,511
Homeownership rate, 2000 46.5%72.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $128,300$82,500
 
Households, 2000 25,2021,149,276
Persons per household, 2000 2.232.46
Median household income, 1999 $34,977$39,469
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,269$19,674
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 21.7%9.1%
   Business QuickFactsIowa CityIowa
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) D35,453,705
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 775,21626,723,822
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $12,747$9,362
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 89,1672,762,766
Total number of firms, 1997 4,629227,562
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 4.6%2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 26.6%25.3%
   Geography QuickFactsIowa CityIowa
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 2455,869
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,575.052.4
FIPS Code 3859519
Counties



(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, Census of Governments
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:04:35 EST

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