Iowa Trivia:


Capital : Des Moines
State Tree : Oak
State Flower : Wild Prairie Rose
State Bird : Eastern Goldfinch

Iowa People:


Iowa has a total population of 2,982,085 (2006 est) and ranks 30th in population of U.S. states. By age, 710,194 (23.8%) Iowans are under 18 years of age, 1,836,234 (61.6%) are age 19 to 64, and 435,657 (14.6%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.6%, and males 49.4% of the total population.


Iowa Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under23.8  
65 and older14.6  
19 to 6461.6  
Female50.6  
Male49.4  

11,145 (0.4%) Iowans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 46,553 (1.6%) are Asian, 73,086 (2.5%) are Black, 1,400 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2,820,425 (94.6%) are White, 29,476 (1.0%) are of mixed race.
 

Iowa Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteIowa White population 2,820,4252,820,425  
BlackIowa Black population 73,08673,086
AsianIowa Asian population 46,55346,553
MixedIowa Mixed population 29,47629,476
American IndianIowa American Indian population 11,14511,145
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderIowa Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 1,4001,400

114,700 (3.8%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

3.1% of Iowans were born in a foreign country.

5.8% of Iowans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

86.1% of Iowans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 21.2% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Iowa had 38,438 births and 26,897 deaths in 2004.

Iowa Land:


Iowa has a land area of 55,869 square miles and is ranked 23rd among U.S. states in total area. Iowa has a population density of 52 people per square mile. Iowa had 31,729,490 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 89% of the total area.