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County:

Buena Vista County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19021

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

7,900

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.59

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

16

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

20,693

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

20,774

0.4%

-2.6%

3.0%

1990:

19,965

-3.9%

-6.9%

3.0%

2000:

20,411

2.2%

0.4%

1.9%

2005:

20,151

-1.3%

-2.8%

1.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

16,758

82.1%

0-to-19:

6,065

29.7%

Black:

61

0.3%

20-to-39:

5,179

25.4%

Hispanic:

2,560

12.5%

40-to-59:

4,997

24.5%

American Indian:

16

0.1%

60-plus:

4,170

20.4%

Other:

1,016

5.0%

Median Age:

36.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

35.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

81.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.7%

Median Family Income:

$41,549

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.6%

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