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County:

Des Moines County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19057

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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:

37,800

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.87

% Water:

3.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

46,982

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

46,203

-1.7%

-5.8%

4.2%

1990:

42,614

-7.8%

-11.3%

3.5%

2000:

42,351

-0.6%

-3.3%

2.6%

2005:

40,810

-3.6%

-4.6%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

39,308

92.8%

0-to-19:

11,557

27.3%

Black:

1,488

3.5%

20-to-39:

10,327

24.4%

Hispanic:

740

1.7%

40-to-59:

11,571

27.3%

American Indian:

93

0.2%

60-plus:

8,896

21.0%

Other:

722

1.7%

Median Age:

38.8

Population Density (persons per square mile):

101.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.0%

Median Family Income:

$45,089

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.2%

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