Iowa Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, Race and Educational Attainment (ACS 5-Year Estimate)

mydata.iowa.gov | Last Updated 30 Aug 2023

This dataset provides population 25 years and over estimates by sex, race and educational attainment for State of Iowa, individual Iowa counties, Iowa places and census tracts within Iowa. Data is from the American Community Survey, Five Year Estimates, Tables C15002A, C15002B, C15002C, C15002D, C15002E, C15002F, and C15002G. Sex categories: Male, Female, and Both. Race categories: White Alone, Black or African American Alone, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian Alone, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone, Some Other Race, and Two or More Races. Educational attainment categories: Less than High School, High School Graduate, Some College or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Tags: american community survey, population, sex, race, educational attainment, county, place, census tract, acs 5-year estimates

This dataset has the following 13 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
Geography Idgeography_idtextSpecific geography id used by the U.S. Census for the state, county, place or census tract associated with the record.
TypetypetextSpecifies the type of geography associated with the record. Categories include: state, county, place and tract.
NamenametextName of geography associated with the record.
VariablevariabletextVariable name identified by the US Census Bureau.
Variable Descriptionvariable_descriptiontextDescribes the characteristics associated with the variable.
Data Collection Perioddata_collection_periodtextThe data collection period reflects the years associated with the 60 month data collection period.
Data Collection End Datedatecalendar_dateThe date when the 60 month data collection period concluded.
SexsextextSex categories: Male, Female, and Both
RaceracetextRace categories: White Alone, Black or African American Alone, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian Alone, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone, Some Other Race, and Two or More Races
Educational Attainmenteducational_attainmenttextEducational attainment categories: Less than High School, High School Graduate, Some College or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or Higher. Those with NA are records reflecting total population estimate, or a total population estimate for a race and/or race and sex subgroups.
Population EstimatevaluenumberPopulation estimate 25 years and over associated with geography, variable, and data collection period.
LocationlocationpointPrimary point for the specific geography.
Row IDrow_idtextUnique Row Identifier