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County:

Dallas County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19049

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

14,100

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.9

Mean Jan. Temp:

20

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

26,085

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

29,513

13.1%

8.6%

4.6%

1990:

29,755

0.8%

-4.4%

5.2%

2000:

40,750

37.0%

31.1%

5.8%

2005:

51,762

26.8%

23.4%

3.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

37,658

92.4%

0-to-19:

12,404

30.4%

Black:

281

0.7%

20-to-39:

11,509

28.2%

Hispanic:

2,199

5.4%

40-to-59:

10,822

26.6%

American Indian:

46

0.1%

60-plus:

6,015

14.8%

Other:

566

1.4%

Median Age:

35.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

69.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

89.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

26.8%

Median Family Income:

$58,293

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.0%

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