Plymouth County, IA

Plymouth County, IA      
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 24,743 23,388 -5%
%White 99% 100% 1%
%Black 0% 0% 0%
%Hispanic 0% 0% 0%
%Under 18 30% 29% -1%
%65 years and over 14% 16% 2%
%Under 6 10% 9% -1%
%Foreign Born 0% 0% 0%
       
Education (% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 23% 13% -10%
% 9-11 years 10% 9% -1%
%Completed H.S. 42% 40% -2%
%Some College 13% 16% 2%
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree 12% 15% 3%
Persons over 25 14,104 14,593 3%
H.S. Dropout Rate 4% 4% 0%
       
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 10,495 10,990 5%
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service 27% 31% 4%
%Professional & Technical 10% 13% 2%
%Managers & Administrators 8% 8% 0%
%Sales Workers 10% 11% 1%
%Clerical 13% 13% 0%
%Craft Workers 11% 10% -1%
%Operators 9% 12% 3%
%Nonfarm Laborers 5% 5% 0%
%Service Workers 13% 14% 1%
%Farm Workers 21% 14% -7%
%Males Working less than 26 Weeks 30% 29% -1%
Males 16 and Over 8,887 8,356 -6%
       
Poverty and Welfare      
%Persons in Impoverished Families 12% 9% -3%
%Whites in Poverty 12% 9% -3%
%Blacks in Poverty 0% 0% 0%
%Hispanics in Poverty 0% 8% 8%
%Households Receiving Welfare or PA 5% 4% -1%
       
Income      
Aggregate Income $142,833,210 $226,750,182 59%
Number of Families 6,451 6,292 -2%
Average Family Income $22,141 $36,038 63%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $88,123,310 $167,148,120 90%
Wage and Salary Households 5,697 6,114 7%
Average Wage and Salary Income $15,468 $27,339 77%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $43,849,815 $40,324,441 -8%
Self-Employed Households 3,336 2,866 -14%
Average Self-Employed Income $13,144 $14,070 7%
Aggregate Earned Income $133,909,015 $207,472,561 55%
Earned Income Households 7,055 6,764 -4%
Average Earned Income $18,981 $30,673 62%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,162 $3,488 61%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 1,104 452 -59%
Income of $5,000-9,999 1,367 833 -39%
Income of $10,000-14,999 1,508 837 -44%
Income of $15,000-24,999 2,462 1,700 -31%
Income of $25,000-49,999 1,596 3,347 110%
Income over $50,000 409 1,238 203%
       
       
Source: U.S. Census      
Last Update: 7/8/97