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County:

Linn County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19113

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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:

38,800

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

1.0

Mean Jan. Temp:

20

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

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:

163,213

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

169,775

4.0%

-4.1%

8.1%

1990:

168,767

-0.6%

-7.9%

7.4%

2000:

191,701

13.6%

6.0%

7.5%

2005:

198,903

3.7%

0.2%

3.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

178,449

93.1%

0-to-19:

54,481

28.4%

Black:

4,857

2.5%

20-to-39:

56,042

29.2%

Hispanic:

2,722

1.4%

40-to-59:

50,329

26.3%

American Indian:

383

0.2%

60-plus:

30,849

16.1%

Other:

5,290

2.8%

Median Age:

35.2

Population Density (persons per square mile):

267.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

90.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

27.7%

Median Family Income:

$56,494

Families Below Poverty Line:

4.3%

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