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County:

Pottawattamie County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19155

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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:

20,700

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

21

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Low Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

86,991

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

86,561

-0.5%

-8.0%

7.5%

1990:

82,628

-4.5%

-11.2%

6.7%

2000:

87,704

6.1%

1.1%

5.1%

2005:

89,738

2.3%

0.2%

2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

82,667

94.3%

0-to-19:

25,382

28.9%

Black:

658

0.8%

20-to-39:

23,418

26.7%

Hispanic:

2,892

3.3%

40-to-59:

23,305

26.6%

American Indian:

280

0.3%

60-plus:

15,599

17.8%

Other:

1,207

1.4%

Median Age:

36.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

91.9

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.0%

Median Family Income:

$47,105

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.4%

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