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County:

Webster County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19187

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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:

25,500

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.39

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

18

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Nonspecialized

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

48,391

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

45,953

-5.0%

-9.2%

4.1%

1990:

40,342

-12.2%

-15.8%

3.6%

2000:

40,235

-0.3%

-1.5%

1.2%

2005:

39,003

-3.1%

-3.5%

0.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

37,166

92.4%

0-to-19:

11,312

28.1%

Black:

1,339

3.3%

20-to-39:

10,201

25.4%

Hispanic:

944

2.3%

40-to-59:

10,101

25.1%

American Indian:

99

0.2%

60-plus:

8,621

21.4%

Other:

687

1.7%

Median Age:

37.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

56.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

84.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.9%

Median Family Income:

$43,772

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.7%

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