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County:

Muscatine County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19139

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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:

27,800

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.39

% Water:

2.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan adjacent to small metro

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

37,181

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

40,436

8.8%

1.2%

7.6%

1990:

39,907

-1.3%

-8.8%

7.5%

2000:

41,722

4.5%

-1.8%

6.3%

2005:

42,756

2.5%

-0.5%

2.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

35,746

85.7%

0-to-19:

12,336

29.6%

Black:

271

0.6%

20-to-39:

11,142

26.7%

Hispanic:

4,973

11.9%

40-to-59:

11,189

26.8%

American Indian:

80

0.2%

60-plus:

7,055

16.9%

Other:

652

1.6%

Median Age:

36.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

95.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.2%

Median Family Income:

$48,373

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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