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As of 2010, the per capita income of Iowa is $24,883, which is about the same as the national average of $26,059. Iowa median household income is $47,961, which has grown by 21.52% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Iowa residents spend 18.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #29

Iowa	24,883 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Iowa	27,001 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Iowa	32,016 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Iowa	22,174 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #28

Iowa	47,961 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Iowa	60,901 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #24

Iowa	21.52%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.50%	$12,108, see rank	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	29.06%	$16,640, see rank	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	2.74%	$3,364, see rank	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	16.25%	$17,456, see rank	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Iowa	60,917 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Iowa	73,114 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Iowa	U.S.
White	$49,179, see rank	$52,480
Black	$22,810, see rank	$33,578
Hispanic	$37,192, see rank	$40,165
Asian	$58,854, see rank	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,391, see rank	$35,062
Hawaiian Native	$74,304, see rank	$52,776
One Race, Other	$37,554, see rank	$38,230
Two or More Races	$29,130, see rank	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$24,281, see rank	$24,143
25 to 44	$54,373, see rank	$54,024
45 to 64	$60,100, see rank	$60,683
65 or over	$32,487, see rank	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,409,078	see rank	243,832,923
Male¹	1,179,338	48.95%, see rank	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	863,371	73.21%, see rank	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,410	0.12%, see rank	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	861,961	73.09%, see rank	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	799,983	92.81%, see rank	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	61,978	7.19%, see rank	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	315,967	26.79%, see rank	30.22%
Female¹	1,229,740	51.05%, see rank	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	789,846	64.23%, see rank	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	306	0.02%, see rank	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	789,540	64.20%, see rank	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	740,055	93.73%, see rank	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	49,485	6.27%, see rank	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	439,894	35.77%, see rank	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,513,705	100%	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,200,762	79.33%, see rank	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	146,859	9.70%, see rank	9.69%
Public Transportation	16,649	1.10%, see rank	4.94%
Walked	54,328	3.59%, see rank	2.77%
Other Means	21,943	1.45%, see rank	1.70%
Worked at Home	73,164	4.83%, see rank	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Iowa	18.1 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,540,038	-	139,033,928
Male¹	799,983	51.95%, see rank	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	239,517	29.94%, see rank	32.77%
Service Occupations²	93,115	11.64%, see rank	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	130,376	16.30%, see rank	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16,354	2.04%, see rank	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	73,383	9.17%, see rank	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	196,260	24.53%, see rank	17.70%
Female¹	740,055	48.05%, see rank	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	276,611	37.38%, see rank	39.40%
Service Occupations²	162,834	22.00%, see rank	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	241,368	32.61%, see rank	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,420	0.33%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,206	0.30%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52,763	7.13%, see rank	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,540,038	100%	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	64,169	4.17%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	93,041	6.04%, see rank	6.25%
Manufacturing	218,316	14.18%, see rank	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	48,128	3.13%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	178,794	11.61%, see rank	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	75,440	4.90%, see rank	4.92%
Information	30,104	1.95%, see rank	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	121,712	7.90%, see rank	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	103,115	6.70%, see rank	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	369,715	24.01%, see rank	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	117,517	7.63%, see rank	9.25%
Public Administration	51,283	3.33%, see rank	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	68,704	4.46%, see rank	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	370,507	12.56%, see rank	15.33%
Family in Poverty	65,423	8.24%, see rank	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.