The Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in Iowa

Iowa

Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

 anchored by the city of Iowa City

Iowa City, Iowa

Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 131,676 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 152,263).

Communities

• Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants
  • Iowa City
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants
  • Coralville
    Coralville, Iowa
    Coralville is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
    
  • North Liberty
    North Liberty, Iowa
    North Liberty is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Washington
    Washington, Iowa
    Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,047 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Kalona
    Kalona, Iowa
    Kalona is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,293 at the 2000 census. Kalona is the second largest city in Washington County.-History:...
    
    
  • Lone Tree
    Lone Tree, Iowa
    Lone Tree is a city in southeastern Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,151 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
  • Solon
    Solon, Iowa
    Solon is a city located in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. Part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area, it is located a few miles from Lake MacBride State Park and the larger cities of Coralville and Iowa City. The population was 1,177 at the 2000 census.-History:Solon is named...
    
    
  • Tiffin
    Tiffin, Iowa
    Tiffin is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 975 at the 2000 census. In recent years, Tiffin has begun to see rapid growth; its estimated population in 2006 was 1,561. F. W...
    
    
  • Wellman
    Wellman, Iowa
    Wellman is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
  • West Branch
    West Branch, Iowa
    West Branch is a city in Cedar and Johnson counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,342 as of July 2009, a 7% growth since the 2000 census...
    
     (partial)

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Ainsworth
    Ainsworth, Iowa
    Ainsworth is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 524 at the 2000 census...
    
    
  • Brighton
    Brighton, Iowa
    Brighton is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 687 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brighton is located at ....
    
    
  • Hills
    Hills, Iowa
    Hills is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 679 at the 2000 census...
    
    
  • Oxford
    Oxford, Iowa
    Oxford is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 705 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oxford is located at ....
    
    
  • Riverside
    Riverside, Iowa
    Riverside is a city in rural Washington County, Iowa, United States, along the English River on Iowa Highway 22. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 928 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Highland Community School District.Riverside proclaimed...
    
    
  • Swisher
    Swisher, Iowa
    Swisher is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 813 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Swisher is located at ....
    
    
  • University Heights
    University Heights, Iowa
    University Heights is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 987 at the 2000 census. It is completely surrounded by Iowa City, located near the campus of the University of Iowa...
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Coppock
    Coppock, Iowa
    Coppock is a city in Henry, Jefferson, and Washington Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 57 at the 2000 census.The Washington County portion of Coppock is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area...
    
     (partial)
  • Crawfordsville
    Crawfordsville, Iowa
    Crawfordsville is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 295 at the 2000 census.-History:...
    
    
  • Shueyville
    Shueyville, Iowa
    Shueyville is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 250 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Shueyville is located at ....
    
    
  • West Chester
    West Chester, Iowa
    West Chester is a city in Washington County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 159 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Chester is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Cosgrove
  • Elmira
  • Frytown
    Frytown, Iowa
    Frytown is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, about 10 miles southwest of Iowa City. The town has been known as Frytown since the 19th century, and is listed as such on state maps, although the U.S...
    
    
  • Joetown
    Joetown, Iowa
    Amish is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its altitude is 758 feet , and it lies at ....
    
    
  • Morse
    Morse, Iowa
    Morse is a small unincorporated village in Section 9, Graham Township, Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The first settler was William Jayne. One of the founders was A.W.G. Morse, an early settler in Iowa, who kept journals which have...
    
    
  • Oasis
    Oasis, Iowa
    Oasis is a small unincorporated village located in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It lies within section 26 of Graham Township, and was once known as Graham, Iowa. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, the town had a total population of approximately 20....
    
    
  • River Junction
  • Sharon Center
  • Sutliff
    Sutliff, Iowa
    Sutliff is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa, United States, just south of Lisbon. The community was founded at the location of Sutliff's ferry. The ferry was operated from 1838 or 1840 onward by Allen C. Sutliff , the elder brother of the Ohio Supreme Court Judge Milton Sutliff...
    
    
  • Windham

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 131,676 people, 52,136 households, and 29,213 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 91.22% White, 2.49% African American, 0.27% Native American, 3.52% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,582, and the median income for a family was $52,874. Males had a median income of $32,936 versus $26,306 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the MSA was $20,221.