Iowa at a glance
Population
3,210,507
Median Household Income
$75,059
Typical Home Value
$237,481
School District Rating
7.9
Violent Crime Rate
286.6
Avg Commute Time
19.8
About Iowa on hearthmap
hearthmap aggregates housing, demographic, school, crime, and environmental data for every county, town, and ZIP code in Iowa. Use the interactive map to compare areas side by side, filter by what matters to you, or rank places with a custom match score.
Data is refreshed periodically from public sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the EPA, Zillow, and Redfin. Source attribution is shown on each metric in the app.
Counties in Iowa
99 counties, alphabetical.
- Adair7,460 pop.
- Adams3,622 pop.
- Allamakee14,092 pop.
- Appanoose12,184 pop.
- Audubon5,599 pop.
- Benton25,724 pop.
- Black Hawk131,049 pop.
- Boone26,668 pop.
- Bremer25,204 pop.
- Buchanan20,694 pop.
- Buena Vista20,753 pop.
- Butler14,268 pop.
- Calhoun9,803 pop.
- Carroll20,594 pop.
- Cass13,096 pop.
- Cedar18,349 pop.
- Cerro Gordo42,632 pop.
- Cherokee11,600 pop.
- Chickasaw11,807 pop.
- Clarke9,662 pop.
- Clay16,461 pop.
- Clayton17,013 pop.
- Clinton46,268 pop.
- Crawford16,277 pop.
- Dallas107,968 pop.
- Davis9,157 pop.
- Decatur7,759 pop.
- Delaware17,558 pop.
- Des Moines38,487 pop.
- Dickinson17,990 pop.
- Dubuque99,030 pop.
- Emmet9,262 pop.
- Fayette19,288 pop.
- Floyd15,328 pop.
- Franklin9,956 pop.
- Fremont6,514 pop.
- Greene8,688 pop.
- Grundy12,384 pop.
- Guthrie10,688 pop.
- Hamilton14,886 pop.
- Hancock10,671 pop.
- Hardin16,639 pop.
- Harrison14,632 pop.
- Henry20,004 pop.
- Howard9,445 pop.
- Humboldt9,591 pop.
- Ida6,911 pop.
- Iowa16,507 pop.
- Jackson19,390 pop.
- Jasper37,954 pop.
- Jefferson15,705 pop.
- Johnson156,639 pop.
- Jones20,896 pop.
- Keokuk9,924 pop.
- Kossuth14,516 pop.
- Lee32,893 pop.
- Linn230,004 pop.
- Louisa10,678 pop.
- Lucas8,716 pop.
- Lyon12,162 pop.
- Madison16,926 pop.
- Mahaska22,021 pop.
- Marion33,642 pop.
- Marshall40,114 pop.
- Mills14,568 pop.
- Mitchell10,575 pop.
- Monona8,557 pop.
- Monroe7,513 pop.
- Montgomery10,214 pop.
- Muscatine42,559 pop.
- O'Brien14,126 pop.
- Osceola6,100 pop.
- Page15,131 pop.
- Palo Alto8,863 pop.
- Plymouth25,747 pop.
- Pocahontas7,046 pop.
- Polk503,175 pop.
- Pottawattamie93,424 pop.
- Poweshiek18,545 pop.
- Ringgold4,645 pop.
- Sac9,689 pop.
- Scott174,608 pop.
- Shelby11,778 pop.
- Sioux36,212 pop.
- Story100,466 pop.
- Tama16,868 pop.
- Taylor5,868 pop.
- Union11,993 pop.
- Van Buren7,241 pop.
- Wapello35,362 pop.
- Warren54,409 pop.
- Washington22,561 pop.
- Wayne6,532 pop.
- Webster36,886 pop.
- Winnebago10,583 pop.
- Winneshiek19,873 pop.
- Woodbury106,247 pop.
- Worth7,350 pop.
- Wright12,791 pop.
Iowa at a glance: frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Iowa?
- Iowa has a population of 3,210,507 based on the most recent US Census estimate.
- What is the median home price in Iowa?
- The median home value in Iowa is $237,481. Hover any county on the map for that county's value, or open Compare to put two states side by side.
- What is the median household income in Iowa?
- Median household income in Iowa is $75,059 per year, sourced from the US Census American Community Survey.
- How many counties are in Iowa?
- Iowa has 99 counties. Each county page on hearthmap shows housing, school, crime, and demographic data town by town.
- What is the average commute time in Iowa?
- The average one-way commute in Iowa is 19.8 minutes, based on US Census ACS journey-to-work data.
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