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Iowa City IA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	62,220	472 (of 25,150) (98%)	6 (of 954) (99%)
Average Income	$34,977	12,156 (52%)	444 (53%)
Median House Value	$128,300	5,062 (80%)	24 (97%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	87.3%	16,936 (of 25,150) (33%)	933 (of 954) (2%)
% Black Population	3.7%	6,414 (74%)	14 (99%)
% Hispanic Population	2.9%	8,728 (65%)	106 (89%)
% Asian Population	5.6%	1,091 (96%)	5 (99%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,695 (53%)	197 (79%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	94.8%	1,474 (of 25,150) (94%)	32 (of 954) (97%)
% College Graduates	55.9%	763 (97%)	6 (99%)
% Never Married	53.0%	244 (99%)	5 (99%)
% Married	36.7%	24,243 (4%)	950 (0%)
% Seperated	0.5%	20,170 (20%)	578 (39%)
% Divorced	6.7%	20,202 (20%)	705 (26%)
% Foreign Born	8.2%	3,884 (85%)	24 (97%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	26,052	460 (of 25,150) (98%)	6 (of 954) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	14.5%	14,273 (43%)	904 (5%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	10.0%	5,753 (77%)	316 (67%)
Average Rooms in House	4.8	21,948 (13%)	940 (1%)
% Households with No Car	10.3%	6,538 (74%)	73 (92%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.0%	17,723 (30%)	900 (6%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,386 (87%)	36 (96%)
Median House Value	$128,300	5,062 (80%)	24 (97%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	2.7%	12,753 (49%)	592 (38%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.4%	3,597 (86%)	32 (97%)
Average Monthly Rent	$572	6,817 (73%)	42 (96%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	71.4%	3,682 (of 25,150) (85%)	211 (of 954) (78%)
% Drive Alone to Work	61.0%	23,360 (7%)	910 (5%)
% Take Public Transportation	7.7%	1,050 (96%)	3 (100%)
% Walk to Work	15.5%	1,004 (96%)	31 (97%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	15.8	22,792 (9%)	814 (15%)
% Households making less than $10,000	14.2%	7,418 (71%)	143 (85%)
% Households making over $200,000	2.0%	4,444 (82%)	69 (93%)
Median Household Income	$34,977	12,156 (52%)	444 (53%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	2.2%	14,014 (44%)	541 (43%)
Per Capita Income	$20,269	6,706 (73%)	119 (88%)
Male Worker Income	$35,435	8,261 (67%)	124 (87%)
Female Worker Income	$28,981	4,727 (81%)	39 (96%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	6.7%	13,916 (45%)	359 (62%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	21.7%	4,073 (84%)	43 (95%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Chicago, Illinois	199 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.82

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Portland, Maine	0.92
Ames, Iowa	0.91
Bloomington, Indiana	0.90
Medford, Oregon	0.90
Chico, California	0.89
Lawrence, Kansas	0.89
Bellingham, Washington	0.89
Fayetteville, Arkansas	0.88
Murfreesboro, Tennessee	0.88
Fountainbleau, Florida	0.88

Iowa City IA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
People Who Walk to Work	5,544	54
Czech People	1,827	55
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	21,759	85
Percent Nonrelatives in Households	15.5%	107
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	5,648	109

Iowa City IA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 954)
Japanese Population	228	1
Population Enrolled College or graduate school	21,759	1
People with Graduate or Professional Degrees	8,873	1
Russian People	650	1
West Indian People	117	1

Iowa City IA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Family Households	44.4%	24,885
Percent of Population Enrolled in Elementary school (grades 1-8)	14.3%	24,542
Percent of People Living in the Same House as 1995	33.7%	24,461
Median Age	25	24,289
Percent Married People	36.7%	24,243

Iowa City IA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 954)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	46.5%	953
Percent Spouse in Household Population	14.3%	951
Median Age	25	950
Percent Family Households	44.4%	950
Percent of People who are High School Graduates	15.4%	950

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Iowa City IA	Portland, Maine
Total Population	62,220	64,249
Average Age	25.4	35.7
Average Income	$34,977	$35,650
Median House Value	$128,300	$121,200
% White Population	87.3%	91.3%
% Black Population	3.7%	2.6%
% Asian Population	5.6%	3.1%
% Hispanic Population	2.9%	1.5%

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