Adams County, IA

Adams County, IA      
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 5,731 4,866 -15%
%White 100% 100% 0%
%Black 0% 0% 0%
%Hispanic 0% 0% 0%
%Under 18 26% 24% -2%
%65 years and over 19% 22% 3%
%Under 6 8% 8% -1%
%Foreign Born 0% 0% 0%
       
Education (% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 20% 13% -8%
% 9-11 years 10% 10% 1%
%Completed H.S. 46% 45% -1%
%Some College 14% 17% 2%
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree 10% 9% -1%
Persons over 25 3,687 3,438 -7%
H.S. Dropout Rate 6% 4% -2%
       
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 2,639 2,314 -12%
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service 24% 33% 9%
%Professional & Technical 14% 10% -3%
%Managers & Administrators 10% 7% -3%
%Sales Workers 7% 8% 1%
%Clerical 11% 13% 2%
%Craft Workers 8% 7% -1%
%Operators 10% 14% 4%
%Nonfarm Laborers 4% 4% 1%
%Service Workers 10% 15% 5%
%Farm Workers 26% 21% -5%
%Males Working less than 26 Weeks 33% 26% -7%
Males 16 and Over 2,176 1,836 -16%
       
Poverty and Welfare      
%Persons in Impoverished Families 14% 17% 2%
%Whites in Poverty 14% 17% 2%
%Blacks in Poverty   100% 100%
%Hispanics in Poverty   0% 0%
%Households Receiving Welfare or PA 5% 4% -1%
       
Income      
Aggregate Income $28,140,890 $38,922,725 38%
Number of Families 1,689 1,411 -16%
Average Family Income $16,661 $27,585 66%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $18,013,685 $27,906,026 55%
Wage and Salary Households 1,411 1,318 -7%
Average Wage and Salary Income $12,767 $21,173 66%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $7,397,435 $9,317,814 26%
Self-Employed Households 1,057 850 -20%
Average Self-Employed Income $6,999 $10,962 57%
Aggregate Earned Income $25,785,455 $37,223,840 44%
Earned Income Households 1,813 1,570 -13%
Average Earned Income $14,223 $23,709 67%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,457 $3,393 38%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 381 145 -62%
Income of $5,000-9,999 447 336 -25%
Income of $10,000-14,999 439 278 -37%
Income of $15,000-24,999 629 481 -24%
Income of $25,000-49,999 275 649 136%
Income over $50,000 37 131 254%
       
       
Source: U.S. Census      
Last Update: 7/8/97