Iowa vs. Wisconsin

	Iowa	Wisconsin
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3,155,070	5,822,434
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	2.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	3,046,871	5,687,285
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	3,046,355	5,686,986
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.2%	22.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.1%	17.0%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.2%
White alone, percent	90.7%	87.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.0%	6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	1.2%
Asian alone, percent	2.7%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.2%	6.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.3%	81.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	188,867	342,796
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.2%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	1,409,650	2,710,723
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.1%	66.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$142,300	$173,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,234	$1,418
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$472	$550
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$766	$837
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	18.4%	25.4%
Building permits, 2018	11,518	19,113
Households, 2014-2018	1,256,855	2,343,129
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.41	2.40
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.8%	85.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	8.0%	8.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	88.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.8%	80.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.0%	91.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.2%	29.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.8%	8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.6%	6.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.4%	66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.1%	63.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,468,687	10,303,256
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	18,583,828	40,680,625
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	116,668,830	177,728,926
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,318,301	77,066,883
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	44,905,624	78,201,822
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$14,607	$13,656
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	19.1	22.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$58,580	$59,209
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,085	$32,018
Persons in poverty, percent	11.2%	11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	82,685	142,136
Total employment, 2017	1,353,681	2,561,381
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	58,926,050	121,061,234
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	211,320	350,624
All firms, 2012	259,121	432,980
Men-owned firms, 2012	135,382	236,252
Women-owned firms, 2012	82,345	133,859
Minority-owned firms, 2012	14,707	40,507
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	236,561	379,934
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	25,889	39,830
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	217,779	370,755
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.8%	2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.2%	0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.9%	1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.5%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	54.5	105.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	55,857.13	54,157.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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