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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Iowa is $27,621, which is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Iowa median household income is $52,716, which has grown by 33.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Iowa residents spend 18.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #23

Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #24

Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #16

Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

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	25.52%	$14,129, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.97%	$17,952, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.52%	$3,170, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.50%	$19,179, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Iowa	U.S.
White	$53,780, see rank	$56,900
Black	$27,745, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,551, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$59,028, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$31,208, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$57,115, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$39,465, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,181, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$26,242, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,276, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,223, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$35,945, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,434,242	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	1,196,562	49.16%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	867,279	72.48%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,554	0.13%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	865,725	72.35%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	814,679	94.10%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	51,046	5.90%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	329,283	27.52%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	1,237,680	50.84%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	786,435	63.54%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	254	0.02%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	786,181	63.52%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	747,813	95.12%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38,368	4.88%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	451,245	36.46%, see rank	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,535,285	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,232,145	80.26%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	138,709	9.03%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	16,416	1.07%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	53,964	3.51%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	23,264	1.52%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	70,787	4.61%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,562,492	-	143,435,233
Male¹	814,679	52.14%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	250,463	30.74%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	92,088	11.30%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	134,838	16.55%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14,910	1.83%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	73,411	9.01%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	196,749	24.15%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	747,813	47.86%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	286,239	38.28%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	166,110	22.21%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	234,674	31.38%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,922	0.39%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,046	0.27%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	53,801	7.19%, see rank	5.65%

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	1,562,492	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	62,344	3.99%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	95,899	6.14%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	233,193	14.92%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	45,376	2.90%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	182,416	11.67%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	71,807	4.60%, see rank	4.93%
Information	28,625	1.83%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	118,166	7.56%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	110,830	7.09%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	379,192	24.27%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	116,274	7.44%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	50,820	3.25%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	67,550	4.32%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Iowa	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	373,867	12.55%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	65,092	8.17%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.