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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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IA!INCOME=SAINC1(19) / RPP

Iowa: income, population and prices

Personal income is everything residents receive: wages, business and property income, and government benefits. Divided by population it gives income per person; regional price parities show how far a dollar goes in Iowa.

BEA SAINC1 · SARPP · SARPI
Income per person, 2025$67,321#38 of 51 · 87% of US
Price-adjusted, 2024 (2017 $)$60,144#19 of 51
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)87.8#49 of 51 · #1 = most expensive
Housing costs, 2024 (US = 100)65.3#44 of 51
Fig. 1Income per person, 1990–2025Iowa and the United States, current dollars
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IowaUnited States
YearPersonal incomePopulationPer personvs USReal per personPrice level
2025$218.0B3,238,387$67,32187%——
2024$209.7B3,230,454$64,92088%$60,14487.8
2023$201.5B3,214,739$62,66989%$58,64688.8
2022$196.4B3,201,890$61,34393%$59,74388.4
2021$186.5B3,199,037$58,30690%$59,66689.8
2020$168.1B3,191,081$52,67789%$55,69690.6
2019$158.1B3,183,858$49,67089%$52,37291.8
2018$154.6B3,171,540$48,74591%$52,17291.8
2017$147.8B3,162,752$46,72592%$52,54489.2
2016$143.7B3,149,607$45,62493%$52,06589.4
2015$142.4B3,136,310$45,38994%$52,25489.5
2014$137.6B3,121,790$44,06195%$50,00191.0
2013$133.3B3,102,460$42,95397%$49,48890.9
2012$131.0B3,082,748$42,49996%$49,62890.8
2011$125.3B3,070,048$40,80596%$49,10489.8
2010$116.3B3,051,473$38,10694%$46,35891.1
2009$112.8B3,032,870$37,19695%$46,72989.8
2008$116.1B3,016,734$38,49094%$49,45687.4
2007$109.1B2,999,212$36,36692%——
2006$102.0B2,982,644$34,19790%——
2005$96.1B2,964,454$32,41191%——
2004$93.4B2,953,635$31,61592%——
2003$86.3B2,941,999$29,34490%——
2002$84.5B2,934,234$28,80491%——
2001$82.5B2,931,997$28,14589%——
2000$80.1B2,929,067$27,34189%——
1999$75.0B2,917,634$25,70590%——
1998$73.1B2,902,872$25,19892%——
1997$69.9B2,891,119$24,18093%——
1996$66.7B2,880,000$23,16894%——
1995$61.3B2,867,373$21,36391%——
1994$58.9B2,850,746$20,65792%——
1993$54.0B2,836,972$19,03688%——
1992$53.8B2,818,401$19,07691%——
1991$50.2B2,797,613$17,94890%——
1990$49.0B2,781,018$17,62790%——

BEA: personal income and population (SAINC1), real personal income (SARPI, constant 2017 dollars), regional price parities (SARPP, US = 100).

What prices are made of, 2024

Regional price parities by component: 100 is the national average, 110 means 10% more expensive.

Goods93.7−6.3 vs US2008–2024
Housing (rents)65.3−34.7 vs US2008–2024
Utilities83.3−16.7 vs US2008–2024
Other services92.9−7.1 vs US2008–2024