Pottawattamie County, IA

Pottawattamie County, IA     (Not rural)
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 86,561 82,628 -5%
%White 98% 98% 0%
%Black 0% 1% 0%
%Hispanic 2% 2% 0%
%Under 18 31% 27% -3%
%65 years and over 12% 13% 2%
%Under 6 9% 9% 0%
%Foreign Born 0% 1% 1%
       
Education (% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 17% 9% -8%
% 9-11 years 15% 14% -1%
%Completed H.S. 47% 41% -5%
%Some College 13% 18% 6%
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree 9% 11% 2%
Persons over 25 49,555 52,964 7%
H.S. Dropout Rate 13% 10% -3%
       
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 38,340 40,343 5%
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service 32% 32% 0%
%Professional & Technical 11% 13% 2%
%Managers & Administrators 9% 9% 0%
%Sales Workers 10% 12% 2%
%Clerical 19% 19% 0%
%Craft Workers 13% 12% -1%
%Operators 14% 13% -1%
%Nonfarm Laborers 5% 5% 0%
%Service Workers 13% 14% 1%
%Farm Workers 6% 4% -2%
%Males Working less than 26 Weeks 29% 29% 1%
Males 16 and Over 30,021 29,377 -2%
       
Poverty and Welfare      
%Persons in Impoverished Families 10% 10% 1%
%Whites in Poverty 10% 10% 1%
%Blacks in Poverty 7% 10% 3%
%Hispanics in Poverty 24% 14% -10%
%Households Receiving Welfare or PA 7% 6% -1%
       
Income      
Aggregate Income $508,652,595 $805,836,457 58%
Number of Families 23,355 23,038 -1%
Average Family Income $21,779 $34,979 61%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $432,441,360 $700,151,658 62%
Wage and Salary Households 23,634 23,895 1%
Average Wage and Salary Income $18,297 $29,301 60%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $57,207,140 $66,647,807 17%
Self-Employed Households 5,401 5,079 -6%
Average Self-Employed Income $10,592 $13,122 24%
Aggregate Earned Income $491,363,445 $766,799,465 56%
Earned Income Households 25,301 24,879 -2%
Average Earned Income $19,421 $30,821 59%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,804 $3,699 32%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 3,631 1,625 -55%
Income of $5,000-9,999 4,965 3,193 -36%
Income of $10,000-14,999 4,756 2,853 -40%
Income of $15,000-24,999 9,010 6,832 -24%
Income of $25,000-49,999 7,411 12,146 64%
Income over $50,000 851 4,613 442%
       
       
Source: U.S. Census      
Last Update: 7/8/97