Iowa vs. South Dakota

	Iowa	South Dakota
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,155,070	884,659
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	8.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,046,871	814,198
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,046,355	814,180
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	24.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	16.6%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	49.5%
White alone, percent	90.7%	84.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.0%	2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	9.0%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.2%	4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.3%	81.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	188,867	59,243
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,409,650	397,526
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.1%	68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$142,300	$159,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,234	$1,298
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$472	$471
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$766	$722
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.4%	18.8%
Building permits, 2018	11,518	4,963
Households, 2014-2018	1,256,855	341,565
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.8%	84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.8%	78.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.0%	91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.2%	28.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.8%	8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.6%	11.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	68.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	64.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,468,687	1,873,699
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,583,828	6,211,731
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	116,668,830	16,882,647
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,318,301	20,411,059
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	44,905,624	13,791,827
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,607	$16,550
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.1	17.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,580	$56,499
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,085	$29,801
Persons in poverty, percent	11.2%	13.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	82,685	27,099
Total employment, 2017	1,353,681	359,643
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	58,926,050	14,719,422
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	211,320	66,713
All firms, 2012	259,121	81,314
Men-owned firms, 2012	135,382	42,418
Women-owned firms, 2012	82,345	23,722
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,707	4,101
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	236,561	74,228
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	25,889	8,604
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	217,779	66,219
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	2.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.5%	22.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	54.5	10.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	55,857.13	75,811.00

Source: United States Census Bureau

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