Johnson County, IA

Johnson County, IA     (Not rural)
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 81,717 96,119 18%
%White 96% 93% -3%
%Black 2% 2% 1%
%Hispanic 1% 1% 0%
%Under 18 22% 20% -2%
%65 years and over 7% 7% 0%
%Under 6 8% 8% 0%
%Foreign Born 2% 5% 4%
       
Education (% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 8% 4% -4%
% 9-11 years 6% 5% -1%
%Completed H.S. 28% 21% -6%
%Some College 19% 17% -2%
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree 39% 44% 5%
Persons over 25 42,200 53,053 26%
H.S. Dropout Rate 4% 3% -1%
       
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 44,055 54,591 24%
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service 26% 25% -1%
%Professional & Technical 29% 31% 2%
%Managers & Administrators 9% 10% 1%
%Sales Workers 8% 10% 2%
%Clerical 17% 15% -1%
%Craft Workers 8% 6% -2%
%Operators 7% 6% -1%
%Nonfarm Laborers 3% 3% 0%
%Service Workers 16% 17% 0%
%Farm Workers 4% 3% -1%
%Males Working less than 26 Weeks 31% 29% -2%
Males 16 and Over 32,077 38,667 21%
       
Poverty and Welfare      
%Persons in Impoverished Families 15% 17% 2%
%Whites in Poverty 14% 16% 2%
%Blacks in Poverty 33% 36% 2%
%Hispanics in Poverty 27% 20% -7%
%Households Receiving Welfare or PA 3% 3% 0%
       
Income      
Aggregate Income $459,056,870 $976,248,515 113%
Number of Families 17,941 20,478 14%
Average Family Income $25,587 $47,673 86%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $477,533,375 $1,036,076,403 117%
Wage and Salary Households 26,096 31,406 20%
Average Wage and Salary Income $18,299 $32,990 80%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $52,414,815 $87,015,579 66%
Self-Employed Households 5,390 6,862 27%
Average Self-Employed Income $9,724 $12,681 30%
Aggregate Earned Income $528,055,215 $1,123,091,982 113%
Earned Income Households 27,207 32,278 19%
Average Earned Income $19,409 $34,794 79%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,497 $3,665 47%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 4,069 2,288 -44%
Income of $5,000-9,999 4,908 3,665 -25%
Income of $10,000-14,999 5,029 3,681 -27%
Income of $15,000-24,999 7,677 6,559 -15%
Income of $25,000-49,999 6,880 11,526 68%
Income over $50,000 1,594 8,399 427%
       
       
Source: U.S. Census      
Last Update: 7/8/97