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Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. It is the principal city of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of both Johnson and Washington counties. As of the 2006 census estimate, the city had a total population of 62,649, making it the sixth-largest city in Iowa. It is the county seat of Johnson County and the home of The University of Iowa. Iowa City was the first state capital of Iowa, until the capital was moved to Des Moines in 1857. The Old Capitol building is a major landmark, and stands as a tourist attraction in the middle of the University of Iowa campus. The University of Iowa Art Museum and Plum Grove, home of the first governor of Iowa, are other tourist attractions.

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Among the most common occupations in Iowa City are Management, professional, and related occupations, 42%. Sales and office occupations, 26%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 59 percent of workers in Iowa City, Iowa work for companies, 33 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Iowa City Jobs are for assistant manager jobs, physical therapist jobs, truck driver jobs, market researcher jobs, physician assistant jobs and project manager jobs.

The leading industries in Iowa City, Iowa are Educational, health and social services, 42%; Retail trade, 11%; and Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 10%. Simply Hired's Iowa City job listings indicate that the following industries in Iowa City are hiring the most workers: Bed & Breakfast Inns, Hotels & Motels, Resorts, Book Publishing and Newspaper Publishing.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Iowa City, Iowa is $32,208, and the median income of households in Iowa City was $34,977.

Iowa City has an unemployment rate of 4.2%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Iowa City Trends data, the number of Iowa City, Iowa jobs has increased by 6% since November 2006.

Population of Iowa City Total population 62,220 Male 49.03% Female 50.97% Median age 25.4     Iowa City Housing Owner-occupied homes 46.5% Median cost of a home $128,300 Median mortgage payment $763 Renter-occupied homes 53.5% Vacant housing 3.4% Median monthly rent $572     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,435 Median for all female full-time $28,981     Household Income Less than $10,000 14% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 15% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 15% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 9% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 2%

Education Less than 9th grade 2% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3% High school graduate 15% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 28% Graduate degree 28%     Marital Status Never married 53% Currently married 37% Separated 1% Widowed 3% Divorced 7%     Race White 89% Black or African American 4% Asian 6% Other 2%     Iowa City Commute Carpool 10.2% Public transportation 7.7% Average travel time 16 minutes

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