Wisconsin vs. Iowa

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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