Iowa vs. Nebraska
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3,155,070 1,934,408 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.6% 5.9% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 3,046,871 1,826,305 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 3,046,355 1,826,341 Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 6.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 23.2% 24.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.1% 15.7% Female persons, percent 50.2% 50.1% White alone, percent 90.7% 88.3% Black or African American alone, percent 4.0% 5.1% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 1.5% Asian alone, percent 2.7% 2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.2% 11.2% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 85.3% 78.6% Veterans, 2014-2018 188,867 120,290 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.2% 7.0% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 1,409,650 845,042 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.1% 66.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $142,300 $147,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,234 $1,352 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $472 $510 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $766 $805 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 18.4% 19.6% Building permits, 2018 11,518 7,866 Households, 2014-2018 1,256,855 754,063 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.41 2.46 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.8% 83.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.0% 11.2% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.6% 88.5% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.8% 81.0% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.0% 91.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.2% 31.3% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.8% 7.7% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 5.6% 9.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.4% 69.5% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.1% 64.9% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,468,687 3,094,498 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 18,583,828 12,869,418 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 116,668,830 57,499,177 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 62,318,301 42,618,995 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 44,905,624 30,470,717 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,607 $16,422 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 19.1 18.6 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $58,580 $59,116 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $31,085 $31,101 Persons in poverty, percent 11.2% 11.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 82,685 54,954 Total employment, 2017 1,353,681 833,472 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 58,926,050 36,415,429 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.1% -5.8% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 211,320 137,380 All firms, 2012 259,121 164,089 Men-owned firms, 2012 135,382 83,696 Women-owned firms, 2012 82,345 51,936 Minority-owned firms, 2012 14,707 14,571 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 236,561 144,122 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 25,889 16,693 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 217,779 137,254 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 1.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 1.4% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 1.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.5% 25.7% Population per square mile, 2010 54.5 23.8 Land area in square miles, 2010 55,857.13 76,824.17
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Iowa and Nebraska using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
