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Iowa Population Demographics

State: Iowa (United States)
Total population: 3,207,000 (2023 estimate; up ~0.5% from 2020 Census 3,190,369)
Land area and density: 55,857 sq mi of land; 57.4 residents per sq mi (2023 est)
Age profile: median age ~38.5 years; under 18: ~23%; 18–64: ~59%; 65+: ~18%
Gender: 50.4% female; 49.6% male
Racial/ethnic composition (2020 Census): White (non-Hispanic) 84.5%; Hispanic/Latino 6.8%; Black 4.1%; Asian 2.7%; Two or more races 2.6%; American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5%; Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 0.1%
Households: average household size ~2.43 persons
Insight: Iowa remains low-density and aging, with modest population growth and steady diversification; growth is concentrated around Des Moines and other metro/university counties

Location and size: Midwestern state with about 3.2 million people (2023), capital Des Moines, covering 56,272 square miles.
History: Statehood in 1846; in 1868 the Iowa Supreme Court desegregated public schools (Clark v. Board of Directors), 86 years before Brown v. Board; host of first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses since the 1970s.
Agriculture: No. 1 in corn (~2.5 billion bushels in 2023), hogs (~25 million head), and eggs (~16 billion/year); Top 2 in soybeans; about 30 million acres of farmland (~85% of land area).
Energy and biofuels: Wind provided 62% of in-state electricity in 2022 (highest U.S. share); No. 1 in ethanol with ~4.5 billion gallons produced in 2022 (about 30% of U.S. total).
Industry and services: Manufacturing is ~18% of state GDP (machinery, food processing, chemicals); Des Moines is a major insurance/finance hub (Principal, Nationwide, EMC).
Cultural/architectural: Iowa State Capitol’s 23-karat gold dome (completed 1886); the American Gothic House (Eldon), inspiration for Grant Wood’s American Gothic.
Natural features: 200-mile Loess Hills (one of the world’s largest loess formations outside China); Effigy Mounds National Monument (200+ prehistoric mounds); rugged Driftless Area bluffs and trout streams.
Tourism: The Iowa State Fair draws roughly 1.0–1.2 million visitors annually.

Population density: approximately 57 people per square mile (Iowa).
Estimated email users: ~2.8 million (about 88% of residents).
Age distribution of email users: Under 18: 22%; 18–34: 22%; 35–54: 26%; 55–64: 12%; 65+: 18%.
Gender breakdown of email users: Female ~50.5%; Male ~49.5%.
Racial and ethnic composition of email users (mirrors state makeup): Non-Hispanic White ~84%; Hispanic/Latino ~7.6%; Black ~4.7%; Asian ~3.2%; American Indian/Alaska Native ~0.5%; Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander ~0.1%; multiracial ~2.6%.
Insight: Email adoption in Iowa is broad and mature; usage is near-universal among adults, with slightly lower rates among residents 65+, so the email-user profile closely tracks the state’s overall demographics.

Estimated mobile phone users (18+): ~2.43 million (≈97% of Iowa’s ~2.5M adults), reflecting near‑universal cell ownership among U.S. adults.
Age (share of adult phone users): 18–29 ~23%; 30–49 ~34%; 50–64 ~26%; 65+ ~17% (lower adoption among seniors shifts the share slightly younger).
Gender (adult phone users): ~50% female, ~50% male; ownership rates are similarly high for both.
Racial/ethnic composition (adult phone users, roughly mirroring Iowa’s population): Non‑Hispanic White ~82%; Hispanic/Latino ~7%; Black ~4%; Asian ~3%; Two or more races ~3%; Native American/Other ~1%.
Population density (context): ~57 people per square mile (≈3.2M residents over 55,857 sq mi).

Iowa population ~3.2M; estimated social media users ~2.32M (≈72% penetration).
Age distribution of users (est.): 13–17 8%, 18–24 15%, 25–34 22%, 35–44 20%, 45–54 15%, 55–64 12%, 65+ 8%.
Gender breakdown (est.): 51% female, 49% male.
Platform users in Iowa (est., rounded):
- Google/YouTube: 2.6M
- Facebook: 1.9M
- Instagram: 1.3M
- Twitter/X: 0.74M
- Discord: 0.42M
- Tinder: 0.32M
- Bumble: 0.26M
- OnlyFans: 0.13M
Notes: Estimates modeled by applying U.S. adoption rates to Iowa’s population and may include multi-platform overlap; usage skews toward ages 18–44, with strong engagement in urban centers such as Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City.