Diversity Facts
- From 1980 to 2005, the African-American population in Iowa grew 65.8 percent, from 41,700 to 69,141.
- 30,162 Iowa residents were originally born in Asia. Asian-born residents comprise 33.1 percent of the total foreign-born population.
- The home ownership rate in Iowa is 73.1 percent, more than 6 percent higher than the national average.
- 446,665 Iowans reported having some kind of disability. They represent 16.6% of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 5 and over.
- The estimated Latino population of Iowa is 108,968, making people of Latino origin the state's largest race or ethnic minority.
- The state of Iowa is the home to many American Indian tribes, including the Sioux, Sac and Fox, Cherokee, Winnebago, Chippewa, Omaha and others.
- There are 67,859 Iowans over the age of 65 still in the labor force.
- Women make up 55.6 percent of the total enrollment in Iowa colleges and universities.
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