Washington County, IA

Washington County, IA      
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 20,141 19,612 -3%
%White 99% 99% 0%
%Black 0% 0% 0%
%Hispanic 1% 1% 0%
%Under 18 29% 27% -2%
%65 years and over 16% 19% 2%
%Under 6 9% 9% 0%
%Foreign Born 0% 1% 1%
       
Education (% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 21% 14% -8%
% 9-11 years 10% 10% 0%
%Completed H.S. 44% 43% 0%
%Some College 14% 16% 2%
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree 12% 12% 0%
Persons over 25 12,209 12,949 6%
H.S. Dropout Rate 12% 12% 0%
       
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 9,068 9,612 6%
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service 33% 36% 4%
%Professional & Technical 11% 12% 1%
%Managers & Administrators 8% 7% -1%
%Sales Workers 8% 9% 1%
%Clerical 12% 14% 2%
%Craft Workers 13% 11% -2%
%Operators 14% 14% 0%
%Nonfarm Laborers 5% 5% 0%
%Service Workers 14% 17% 3%
%Farm Workers 15% 11% -4%
%Males Working less than 26 Weeks 27% 27% 0%
Males 16 and Over 7,157 7,050 -1%
       
Poverty and Welfare      
%Persons in Impoverished Families 13% 9% -4%
%Whites in Poverty 13% 9% -4%
%Blacks in Poverty 88% 22% -66%
%Hispanics in Poverty 6% 29% 24%
%Households Receiving Welfare or PA 4% 5% 0%
       
Income      
Aggregate Income $113,529,930 $174,900,166 54%
Number of Families 5,483 5,228 -5%
Average Family Income $20,706 $33,455 62%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $84,175,980 $140,592,896 67%
Wage and Salary Households 5,294 5,454 3%
Average Wage and Salary Income $15,900 $25,778 62%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $23,087,645 $25,864,585 12%
Self-Employed Households 2,427 2,221 -8%
Average Self-Employed Income $9,513 $11,645 22%
Aggregate Earned Income $107,722,200 $166,457,481 55%
Earned Income Households 6,047 5,852 -3%
Average Earned Income $17,814 $28,445 60%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,539 $3,616 42%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 973 327 -66%
Income of $5,000-9,999 1,300 664 -49%
Income of $10,000-14,999 1,334 814 -39%
Income of $15,000-24,999 1,923 1,743 -9%
Income of $25,000-49,999 1,423 2,960 108%
Income over $50,000 278 874 214%
       
       
Source: U.S. Census      
Last Update: 7/8/97