Iowa Falls, Iowa demographics

Iowa Falls, IA demographics: median age 39.4; 22.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Iowa Falls city, Iowa · Incorporated city · GEOID 1938640. The survey estimates a population of 5,038 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Iowa Falls is 39.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.6 years. There are 2,226 households (±115). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.4 ±3.6	38.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Under 18	890 ±159	17.7% ±3.2 pp	22.9%	22.0%
18–34	1,290 ±160	25.6% ±3.2 pp	22.5%	22.8%
35–64	1,653 ±240	32.8% ±4.8 pp	36.5%	38.0%
65 and older	1,205 ±198	23.9% ±3.9 pp	18.1%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Male	2,485 ±127	49.3% ±2.5 pp	50.2%	49.5%
Female	2,553 ±133	50.7% ±2.6 pp	49.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
White alone	4,497 ±160	89.3% ±3.1 pp	84.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	91 ±59 · low precision	1.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	3.9%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	31 ±33 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	26 ±40 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	299 ±149	5.9% ±3.0 pp	2.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	94 ±67 · low precision	1.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	6.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,612 ±136	91.5% ±2.7 pp	92.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	426 ±135	8.5% ±2.7 pp	7.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,226
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Married-couple family	854 ±132	38.4% ±5.6 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	20 ±24 · low precision	0.9% ±1.1 pp · low precision	4.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	250 ±97	11.2% ±4.3 pp	9.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	987 ±182	44.3% ±7.8 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	115 ±56	5.2% ±2.5 pp	7.6%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,226
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Households with people under 18	508 ±112	22.8% ±4.9 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,718 ±167	77.2% ±6.4 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,226
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	987 ±182	44.3% ±7.8 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	680 ±137	30.5% ±6.0 pp	36.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	242 ±97	10.9% ±4.3 pp	12.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	224 ±105	10.1% ±4.7 pp	11.4%	12.6%
Five-person households	63 ±45 · low precision	2.8% ±2.0 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	12 ±14 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	18 ±27 · low precision	0.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Native	4,874 ±79	96.7% ±1.5 pp	94.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	164 ±77	3.3% ±1.5 pp	5.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,797
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
English only	4,447 ±130	92.7% ±2.2 pp	90.9%	77.7%
Spanish	298 ±94	6.2% ±2.0 pp	4.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	10 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	15 ±23 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	22 ±34 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	5 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,548
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	178 ±95 · low precision	5.0% ±2.7 pp · low precision	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,402 ±216	39.5% ±5.9 pp	30.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	710 ±161	20.0% ±4.5 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	446 ±112	12.6% ±3.1 pp	12.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	534 ±147	15.1% ±4.1 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	278 ±106	7.8% ±3.0 pp	10.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 5,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Iowa	U.S.
Same house	4,319 ±187	86.0% ±3.7 pp	87.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	374 ±185	7.5% ±3.7 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	194 ±82	3.9% ±1.6 pp	3.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	80 ±69 · low precision	1.6% ±1.4 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	53 ±56 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.8% of Iowa Falls residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.0% in Iowa and 8.4% nationally. 83.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Iowa Falls	Iowa	U.S.	Compared with Iowa
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.8% ±2.7 pp · low precision	5.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.8% ±5.0 pp	88.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.7% ±2.3 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Iowa Falls . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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