Hawkeye Reporter

Of the 3,139,508 people living in Iowa in 2019, 50.4 percent (1,580,972) were women and 49.6 percent (1,558,536) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Hawkeye Reporter.

Males 18 and over outnumbered females in the same age group by 19,381. In the 65 and over age range, there were 291,497 females and 234,025 males.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau compiles statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau's American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Sex and age range	Estimated number	Percent of total
Males 18 and over	952,315	30.3
Females 18 and over	932,934	29.7
Males 65 and over	234,025	7.5
Females 65 and over	291,497	9.3

Source: US Census Bureau