DID YOU KNOW? With populations of 15
people each, Beaconsville and LeRoy are
the
two smallest towns in Iowa. (2019)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Area
56,271.55 square miles in total area (includes 402.2 square miles of water); ranks 23rd in the nation in total area. (2006)
Geographic center
In Story County, 5 miles northeast of Ames
Population
3,155,070 (2019, U.S. Census estimate)
Per capita personal income (dollars per person)
52,636 (2019, Iowa Workforce Development)
Governmental jurisdictions
99 counties and 944 incorporated towns and cities; city populations range from 15 in Beaconsfield to 204,220 in Des Moines (Iowa League of Cities, 2019)
Labor force
1,691,000 persons in labor force, rate of unemployment 2.7 percent (Iowa Workforce Development March 2019)
Travel characteristics
Information on topics such as household fleet, vacation travel, long-distance travel, congestion, and energy use, visit the U.S. DOT, Federal Highway Administration's National Household Travel Survey website.