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County:

Dubuque County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19061

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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:

42,900

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

18

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

90,609

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

93,745

3.5%

-4.5%

8.0%

1990:

86,403

-7.8%

-13.4%

5.5%

2000:

89,143

3.2%

-0.9%

4.1%

2005:

91,631

2.8%

0.5%

2.3%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

86,020

96.5%

0-to-19:

25,769

28.9%

Black:

736

0.8%

20-to-39:

23,465

26.3%

Hispanic:

1,065

1.2%

40-to-59:

23,114

25.9%

American Indian:

120

0.1%

60-plus:

16,795

18.8%

Other:

1,202

1.3%

Median Age:

36.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

146.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

85.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

21.3%

Median Family Income:

$48,742

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.9%

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