Population & Demographics
Iowa City, IA
Iowa City is home to 75,752 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 32,366 resident workers commute each day.
75,752 residents
Median age 26.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Iowa City population & demographics
Who lives in Iowa City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Iowa City
How Iowa City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across Iowa City
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Iowa City.
These figures are for Iowa City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Iowa City commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Iowa City
32,366 commutes, one dot at a time
Iowa City
Where 32,366 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Iowa City, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Iowa City.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Iowa City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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