Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,485,545 |
1,428,263 |
2,913,808 |
1990 |
1,354,928 |
1,421,827 |
2,776,755 |
2000 |
1,362,732 |
1,563,592 |
2,926,324 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,316,213 |
1,671,833 |
2,988,046 |
More information on Iowa population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
29,681 |
34,884 |
32,552 |
2006 |
30,011 |
35,457 |
33,038 |
Percent change |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
31,499 |
40,888 |
36,856 |
2006 |
30,650 |
40,680 |
36,399 |
Percent change |
-2.8 |
-0.5 |
-1.3 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
11.0 |
9.3 |
10.1 |
1989 |
11.7 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
1999 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
More information on Iowa poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
31.9 |
24.7 |
28.5 |
1990 |
22.6 |
17.2 |
19.9 |
2000 |
15.7 |
12.3 |
13.9 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
44.0 |
42.1 |
42.9 |
1990 |
41.4 |
35.6 |
38.5 |
2000 |
40.2 |
32.3 |
36.1 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
13.8 |
15.7 |
14.7 |
1990 |
23.5 |
26.0 |
24.7 |
2000 |
28.5 |
29.1 |
28.8 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
10.7 |
17.6 |
13.9 |
1990 |
12.5 |
21.2 |
16.9 |
2000 |
15.6 |
26.4 |
21.2 |
More information on Iowa education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Total number of jobs |
2005 |
853,052 |
1,133,248 |
1,986,300 |
2006 |
865,321 |
1,161,972 |
2,027,293 |
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Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
2007 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
More information on Iowa unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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Percent employment change |
2004-2005 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
2005-2006 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2006-2007 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
35.76 |
35.76 |
35.76 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
31.35 |
32.31 |
31.73 |
Percent of total land area |
87.7 |
90.4 |
88.7 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
27.20 |
27.71 |
27.15 |
Percent of total farmland |
86.8 |
85.8 |
85.6 |
Percent in pasture |
8.1 |
7.5 |
5.0 |
Percent irrigated |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
22.83 |
24.01 |
23.99 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.26 |
1.41 |
1.34 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
Percent in pasture |
55.6 |
47.2 |
41.1 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
1.46 |
1.52 |
1.74 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
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Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
1.43 |
1.67 |
1.50 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
1.29 |
1.86 |
1.69 |
Percent of total farmland |
4.1 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
325 |
334 |
350 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
27.4 |
31.1 |
35.0 |
100 to 499 acres |
51.3 |
46.9 |
42.3 |
500 to 999 acres |
16.4 |
15.6 |
14.4 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.4 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
20.1 |
29.0 |
35.4 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
30.0 |
23.0 |
21.5 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
18.2 |
14.7 |
12.9 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
29.6 |
28.7 |
25.0 |
More than $500,000 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
43,541 |
47,132 |
49,889 |
Percent of total |
45.1 |
48.7 |
55.0 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
34,720 |
33,908 |
30,265 |
Percent of total |
36.0 |
35.1 |
33.4 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
18,282 |
15,665 |
10,501 |
Percent of total |
18.9 |
16.2 |
11.6 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
81,127 |
81,074 |
78,699 |
Percent of total |
84.0 |
83.8 |
86.8 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
4,552 |
5,913 |
4,900 |
Percent of total |
4.7 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
10,028 |
8,688 |
5,792 |
Percent of total |
10.4 |
9.0 |
6.4 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
372 |
426 |
379 |
Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
464 |
604 |
885 |
Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
50.3 |
52.3 |
54.3 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
69.3 |
60.1 |
68.3 |
Men (persons) |
92,730 |
91,604 |
84,451 |
Women (persons) |
3,813 |
5,101 |
6,204 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
88,600 |
88,400 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
6,824,880 |
10,675,262 |
+ Final animal output |
7,995,727 |
8,998,927 |
+ Services and forestry |
1,415,740 |
1,480,862 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
16,236,346 |
21,155,051 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
9,561,737 |
11,385,214 |
+ Net government transactions |
606,749 |
64,371 |
= Gross value added |
7,281,358 |
9,834,208 |
|
- Capital consumption |
1,464,898 |
1,503,223 |
|
= Net value added |
5,816,460 |
8,330,985 |
|
- Factor payments |
2,801,383 |
2,996,986 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
375,680 |
520,467 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
1,394,920 |
1,359,572 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
1,030,783 |
1,116,947 |
|
= Net farm income |
3,015,077 |
5,333,999 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Corn |
6,351,424 |
33.4 |
18.7 |
2. Hogs |
4,327,281 |
22.7 |
29.3 |
3. Soybeans |
3,509,774 |
18.4 |
16.6 |
4. Cattle and calves |
2,675,874 |
14.1 |
5.4 |
5. Chicken eggs |
824,806 |
4.3 |
12.4 |
|
All commodities |
19,036,854 |
|
6.7 |
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More information on Iowa's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Feed grains and products |
1 |
1,953.5 |
2. Soybeans and products |
1 |
1,871.6 |
3. Live animals and meat |
1 |
1,016.8 |
4. Feeds and fodders |
4 |
144.5 |
5. Poultry and products |
18 |
66.0 |
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Overall rank |
2 |
5,246.8 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Sioux County |
5.0 |
616.9 |
2. Plymouth County |
2.3 |
278.4 |
3. Carroll County |
2.2 |
264.0 |
4. Kossuth County |
2.1 |
261.0 |
5. Hardin County |
2.1 |
252.0 |
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State total |
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12,273.6 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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