Iowa Profile and Statistics

Iowa Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Iowa had 1206848 total households with the average home having 2.38 residents and the average family coming in at 2.92.

Of those homes reported, 29.8% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.5% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 25301 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 74651 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Iowa, 341470 people live alone, and of that, 130507 are 65 and over.

There were 382230 (31.7%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 295069 (24.4%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Iowa

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 2867234, 42.1 percent are the main “Householder,” while 22.2 are spouses. There are 801115 children, and 77411 comprise “other relatives.” 145309 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 69136 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Iowa Census Marital Status data

In Iowa, there are 1165277 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 351049 have never married; 663422 are currently still married, but have separated. 13223 are legally separated, 108198 are divorced and 29385 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (1223570), 23.5% never married, 53.7% are married but separated while 1.3% are legally still separated. 10.5% are divorced and 10.9% are widowed.

Iowa Fertility Rates and IA Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Iowa (IA): In the 2007 report, 42856 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Iowa (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 12747 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 37 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 59 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 23 babies, while there were 121 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 19.

Iowa Grandparents Statistics

There are 29467 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 14235 (48.3%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 61% are the grandmothers and 75.9% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 3809 have done it for less than a year; 3525 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 2196 handling things 3 or 4 years and 4705 doing the job 5 or more years.

Iowa School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (IA)

In Iowa, 781872 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 51216 (6.6%) are in nursery or preschool; 38076 (4.9%) are in kindergarten, while 305830 (39.1%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 173621 (22.2%) are slogging through High School, while 213129 (27.3%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 35.7% (696730); 16.5% (322969) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (1951982), 82560 (4.2%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 128615 (6.6%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 696730 (35.7%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 397651 (20.4%) have some college experience but no degree; 177471 (9.1%) reached an Associate’s degree; 322969 (16.5%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 145986 (7.5%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Iowa is 2258929. Of that, 251440 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 2726976 (100%) – of that, 392003 (14.4%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (429885), 28471 (6.6%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (1891370), 215362 (11.4%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (405721), 148170 (36.5%) have a disability.

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