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The Midwest > Iowa > People

IOWAN PEOPLE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Age Dependency Ratio 60.8 [15th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > % Christian 65% [20th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > All Evangelical /1000 156.2 [15th of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Mainline /1000 266.2 [3rd of 50]
Christianity > Demographics > All Orthodox /1000 1 [36th of 51]
Christianity > Demographics > Roman Catholic /1000 190.7 [25th of 51]
Demonym (name of state resident) Iowan
Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants 24,000 [33rd of 43]
    Estimated number of Illegal Immigrants (per capita) 0.809 per 100 people [30th of 43]
Median Age 38 [13th of 51]
Percent of Children With All Parents in the Labor Force 71 % [3rd of 51]
Percent of Civilian Population Who are Veterans 11.5 % [34th of 51]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Asia 32.8% [14th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Europe 26.5% [11th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Latin America 34.6% [35th of 49]
Percent of Foreign Population Born in Mexico 27.6% [24th of 49]
Percent of Grandparents Responsible for their Grandchildren 47.8 % [26th of 51]
Percent of Households That are Married-Couple Families With Own Children 22.6 % [16th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People 65 Years and Over 24.6 % [9th of 51]
Percent of Households With One or More People Under 18 Years 32.3 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People 21 to 64 Years Old With a Disability 10.8 % [38th of 51]
Percent of People 5 to 20 Years Old With a Disability 6.3 % [38th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over With a Disability 39.7 % [19th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 65 Years and Over 13.9 % [5th of 51]
Percent of People Who are 85 Years and Over 1.8 % [1st of 51]
Percent of People Who are American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 0.4 % [28th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Asian Alone 1.2 % [38th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Black or African American Alone 2.2 % [40th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Foreign Born 3.1 % [41st of 51]
Percent of People Who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 0.1 % [11th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Some Other Race Alone 1.3 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races 1 % [47th of 51]
Percent of People Who are Two or More Races Excluding Some Other Race 0.7 % [50th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone 93.8 % [6th of 51]
Percent of People Who are White Alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 91.6 % [6th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House 1 Year Ago 15.1 % [29th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different House Within the Same State 1 Year Ago 12.4 % [28th of 51]
Percent of People Who Lived in a Different State 1 Year Ago 2.6 % [31st of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak a Language Other Than English At Home 5.4 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" 2.3 % [38th of 51]
Percent of People Who Speak Spanish at Home 2.7 % [36th of 51]
Percent of residents over the age of 65 15.2% [4th of 51]
Percent of the Native Population Born in their State of Residence 75.9 % [8th of 51]
Percent of total population 0.98% [31st of 56]
Population 2,966,334 [31st of 56]
Population > Change in numbers, 2000-2005 39,952 [43rd of 52]
Population > Percent change, 2000-2005 1.4% [45th of 52]
Population density 52.4 [33rd of 50]
Population density > Per km² 20.22 humans/km² [34th of 51]
Population density > Per sq. mi 52.4 humans/sq. mi [34th of 51]
Religion > No religion > Percent 13% [33rd of 48]
Roman Catholicism > Largest Denomination Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism > Largest Sect Roman
Catholic
Roman Catholicism > No. of Dioceses/Archdioceses 4 [20th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Number 673,055 [24th of 50]
Roman Catholicism > Percentage of Catholics 23 [28th of 48]
Sex Ratio 96.9 [23rd of 51]
Spanish > Spanish-speaking population 97,876 [38th of 52]
Total Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders 47,526 [32nd of 51]
Total Black Population 58,927 [36th of 51]
    Total Black Population (per capita) 1.987 per 100 people [39th of 51]
Total Hispanic Population 131,912 [31st of 51]
Total Native Americans 10,901 [35th of 51]
Total Two or More Races 36,457 [34th of 51]
Visitors to the United States > Percent of US total in 1998 0.3% [37th of 41]
Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 71,000 [37th of 41]
    Visitors to the United States > Total in 1998 (per capita) 0.239 per 10 people [37th of 41]
Women (Per 1,000) Who Had a Birth in the Past 12 Months 61 [13th of 51]

SOURCES: American Community Survey 2004 ; Wikipedia: Christianity in the United States; StateMaster Research Team; US Citizenship and Immigration Services, field report, 2000.; American Community Survey 2004; US Census Bureau; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population; US Census Bureau, July 1, 2005.; US Census Bureau, 2006; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by population density; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by percentage of population claiming no religion; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States ; Wikipedia: Roman Catholicism in the United States; Wikipedia: Spanish in the United States; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of Tourism Industries, Overseas Visitors to Select U.S. States and Territories, Washington, DC

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