Iowa vs. Minnesota

	Iowa	Minnesota
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,155,070	5,639,632
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	6.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,046,871	5,303,927
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,046,355	5,303,925
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	15.9%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.2%
White alone, percent	90.7%	84.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.0%	6.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.4%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.2%	5.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.3%	79.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	188,867	310,097
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,409,650	2,456,064
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.1%	71.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$142,300	$211,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,234	$1,547
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$472	$520
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$766	$944
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.4%	21.6%
Building permits, 2018	11,518	25,673
Households, 2014-2018	1,256,855	2,167,801
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.8%	85.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	90.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.8%	82.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.0%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.2%	35.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.8%	7.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.6%	5.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	69.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	66.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,468,687	11,722,627
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,583,828	40,403,572
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	116,668,830	123,076,309
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,318,301	104,485,117
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	44,905,624	78,898,182
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,607	$14,667
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.1	23.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,580	$68,411
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,085	$36,245
Persons in poverty, percent	11.2%	9.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	82,685	151,816
Total employment, 2017	1,353,681	2,685,047
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	58,926,050	142,129,457
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	211,320	409,860
All firms, 2012	259,121	489,494
Men-owned firms, 2012	135,382	268,710
Women-owned firms, 2012	82,345	157,821
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,707	47,302
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	236,561	428,716
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	25,889	45,582
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	217,779	419,628
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	2.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	1.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.5%	26.8%
Population per square mile, 2010	54.5	66.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	55,857.13	79,626.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Iowa and Minnesota using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.