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County:

Worth County

State:

Iowa

FIPS Code:

19195

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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:

3,600

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.82

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

72

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

8,984

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,075

1.0%

0.6%

0.4%

1990:

7,991

-11.9%

-13.1%

1.1%

2000:

7,909

-1.0%

0.8%

-1.8%

2005:

7,768

-1.8%

-0.1%

-1.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,693

97.3%

0-to-19:

2,089

26.4%

Black:

21

0.3%

20-to-39:

1,789

22.6%

Hispanic:

124

1.6%

40-to-59:

2,129

26.9%

American Indian:

7

0.1%

60-plus:

1,902

24.0%

Other:

64

0.8%

Median Age:

40.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

19.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.7%

Median Family Income:

$41,763

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.3%

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