Iowa City is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 62,381 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, Iowa City is the sixth largest community in Iowa.

Iowa City is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 87.85% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Iowa City is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Iowa City who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.83%), teaching (13.30%), and sales jobs (11.17%).

Also of interest is that Iowa City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Iowa City is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Iowa City have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Iowa City's economy is one such example of this.

Not only is Iowa City a city with many college students, but it also retains many recent graduates who are looking to start new careers, creating a decent-sized population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Iowa City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.84 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Iowa City Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Iowa City. 55.89% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Iowa City in 2000 was $20,269, which is wealthy relative to Iowa, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,076 for a family of four.

Iowa City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Iowa City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Iowa City is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Iowa City include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, Swedish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Iowa City is English. Some people also speak Spanish.