Iowa
How America Moves · Iowa, United States · 2 mo ago
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Between the 2022 and 2023 filing years, Iowa saw a net loss of 2,508 tax-filing households and a net loss of 1,538 individuals. Against a population of about 3,207,004, that is a net outflow of about 0.5 per 1,000 residents. On net, the area lost $271.1M in associated adjusted gross income (AGI, nominal dollars).
Key Statistics
- Cost of living: 11% below the U.S. average
- Median home value: $195,900 (national: $303,400)
- Home prices: +36.9% over the 5 years to 2023
- Monthly rent: $949 (national: $1,348)
- Homeownership rate: 72% (national: 65%)
- Unemployment rate: 3.0% (national: 3.6%)
- Median household income: $73,147 (national: $78,538)
- Median age: 38.6 years (national: 38.7)
Migration Overview (2022–2023)
- Net households lost: 2,508 tax returns
- Net people lost: 1,538 exemptions
- Net AGI lost: $271.1M (nominal dollars)
- Net migration rate: 0.5 net people per 1,000 residents
Income (AGI) in and out:
- Moved in: $2.1B
- Moved out: $2.4B
- Net: -$271.1M (nominal)
Top Origin States
- Illinois: 5,280 households ($306.6M AGI)
- Nebraska: 3,172 households ($182.8M AGI)
- Minnesota: 2,324 households ($153.5M AGI)
- Texas: 2,099 households ($124M AGI)
- California: 1,830 households ($124.1M AGI)
- Florida: 1,754 households ($125.8M AGI)
- Missouri: 1,665 households ($95.5M AGI)
- Wisconsin: 1,458 households ($88.8M AGI)
- Colorado: 1,346 households ($90.4M AGI)
- Arizona: 1,132 households ($76.9M AGI)
Top Destination States
- Illinois: 4,586 households ($246.1M AGI)
- Nebraska: 3,156 households ($166.5M AGI)
- Minnesota: 2,819 households ($179.7M AGI)
- Texas: 2,432 households ($170.5M AGI)
- Florida: 2,080 households ($225.1M AGI)
- Missouri: 2,029 households ($122.4M AGI)
- Wisconsin: 1,768 households ($111.1M AGI)
- Colorado: 1,504 households ($100.1M AGI)
- California: 1,351 households ($91.4M AGI)
- Arizona: 1,308 households ($101.4M AGI)
Churn by State (Two-Way Migration)
The biggest two-way exchanges of filing households, 2022–2023:
- Illinois: 5,280 in, 4,586 out (+694 net, +$60.5M AGI)
- Nebraska: 3,172 in, 3,156 out (+16 net, +$16.3M AGI)
- Minnesota: 2,324 in, 2,819 out (-495 net, -$26.2M AGI)
- Texas: 2,099 in, 2,432 out (-333 net, -$46.5M AGI)
- Florida: 1,754 in, 2,080 out (-326 net, -$99.3M AGI)
- Missouri: 1,665 in, 2,029 out (-364 net, -$26.9M AGI)
- Wisconsin: 1,458 in, 1,768 out (-310 net, -$22.3M AGI)
- California: 1,830 in, 1,351 out (+479 net, +$32.6M AGI)
- Colorado: 1,346 in, 1,504 out (-158 net, -$9.7M AGI)
- Arizona: 1,132 in, 1,308 out (-176 net, -$24.5M AGI)
Net Migration by Year (2012–2023)
Net AGI and net people by year (nominal dollars):
- 2012: -$97.5M AGI, -1,025 people
- 2013: -$53.1M AGI, +664 people
- 2014: -$230.7M AGI, -2,658 people
- 2015: -$238.4M AGI, -1,468 people
- 2016: -$259.3M AGI, -3,108 people
- 2017: -$385.7M AGI, -4,324 people
- 2018: -$455.9M AGI, -2,467 people
- 2019: -$515.8M AGI, -5,355 people
- 2020: -$283.7M AGI, -3,086 people
- 2021: -$258.8M AGI, -1,123 people
- 2022: -$514.6M AGI, -5,393 people
- 2023: -$271.1M AGI, -1,538 people
Total net migration (2012–2023): -$3.6B AGI, -30,881 people.
Migration in Context
- Population (2023 estimate): 3,214,739
- Net migration rate: 0.5 net people per 1,000 residents
- Net income per resident: -$84 (≈ -$271.1M total)
A town of 10,000 would net about -5 people.
Components of Population Change (2023)
- Births: +36,415
- Deaths: 32,987
- Net domestic migration: 3,502
- Net international migration: +13,275
- Total change: +12,849
Income & Cost of Living
- Income per person: $62,688 (10% below U.S. average)
- Price level: 88.8 (100 = U.S. average, 11.2% lower)
- What local income buys: $70,619 at U.S.-average prices (1% above U.S. average)
Price parity by category (100 = U.S. average):
- Housing & rents: 66.0
- Goods: 96.6
- Utilities: 87.3
- Other services: 92.3
Demographics
- Median age: 38.6 years
- Median household income: $73,147 (7% below U.S. median)
- College degree: 31% of adults 25+
- Poverty rate: 11.0%
- Average commute: 20 minutes
- Broadband at home: 88% of households
Race and ethnicity (share of residents):
- White: 83%
- Hispanic: 7%
- Black: 4%
- Asian: 2%
- Other: 4%
Housing
- Median home value: $195,900 (35% below U.S