Cities and Towns

State of Iowa

Iowa, abbreviated "IA", is in the West North Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Des Moines.There were 3,132,499 people in Iowa as per 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics, BLS.gov.The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 28, 1846.

Please explore the cities and towns of Iowa, below.

Top Iowa College Towns


Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2018-19, National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

RANKS
CITY OR TOWN
COLLEGES
STUDENTS
1Des Moines79,116
2Davenport743,808
3Dubuque65,397
4Cedar Rapids617,763
5Sioux City59,918
6Cedar Falls411,403
7Mason City33,186
8Storm Lake21,867
9Marshalltown21,935
10Ottumwa23,946
11Fort Dodge25,417
12Waterloo25,925
13Council Bluffs26,020
14Ankeny223,827
15Iowa City231,694
16Ames235,133
17Spirit Lake17
18Mt. Pleasant123
19Anamosa128
20Kalona142

Largest Iowa Cities and Towns

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CITY OR TOWNPOPULATION
Adel4,316
Afton900
Agency603
Akron1,542
Albert City625
Albia3,761
Alleman383
Anita1,127
Ankeny59,152
Anthon632
Aplington996
Archer144
Aredale49
Armstrong945
Arnolds Park1,173
Atalissa350
Bancroft688
Beaman221
Beaver38
Bedford1,566

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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Demographics

People

Total Population3,132,499
Male Share of the Population49.6%
Female Share of the Population50.4%
Senior Citizens16.4%
Employed Population 16+1,583,271
Age of the Population38.1

Families

% of people married52.4%
Average household size2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher30.1%
Median Earnings25+$39,576
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$27,099
Median Earnings With High School Degree$31,892

Wealth

Median Family Income$74,794
% Above Poverty Level88.3%
% Below Poverty Level11.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time19 minutes
% Working from Home4.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work3.8%
% Using Public Transportation1.1%

Housing

People Living Alone29.2%
Median Gross Rent$766
Median House Value$142,300

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)16.1%
Irish13.1%
English7.6%
Norwegian4.7%
Dutch4%
Swedish2.6%
French Except Basque2%
Italian2%
Danishn1.7%
Czech1.7%
Scottish1.5%
Polish1.3%
Welsh0.7%
African0.7%
Swiss0.5%
Canadian0.3%
Arab0.3%
Russian0.3%
Belgian0.3%
Greek0.2%
Sudanese0.1%
German0.1%
Ukrainian0.1%
West Indian0.1%
Somali0.1%
Haitian0.1%
Hungarian0.1%
Croatian0.1%
Lebanese0.1%
Luxemburger0.1%
Portuguese0.1%
Finnish0.1%
Slovak0.1%
Austrian0.1%
Lithuanian0.1%
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Source: American Community Survey, 2018, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

Notable Places

Effigy Mounds (Monument/Memorial)
151 HWY 76
Harpers Ferry, Iowa 52146-7519
563-873-3491

Herbert Hoover (Historic Site)
110 Parkside Drive
West Branch, Iowa 52358-0607
319-643-2541

Iowa flag
Iowa State Flag

Iowa seal
Iowa State Seal

Iowa quarter
Iowa State Quarter

Iowa plate
Iowa State Plate

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