Woodbury County, IA

Woodbury County, IA     (Not rural)
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 100,884 98,276 -3%
%White 97% 94% -3%
%Black 1% 2% 1%
%Hispanic 1% 3% 1%
%Under 18 29% 28% -1%
%65 years and over 13% 15% 1%
%Under 6 10% 9% -1%
%Foreign Born 0% 3% 3%
       
Education (% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 14% 9% -5%
% 9-11 years 14% 13% -1%
%Completed H.S. 43% 38% -5%
%Some College 14% 17% 3%
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree 15% 17% 2%
Persons over 25 58,888 61,309 4%
H.S. Dropout Rate 8% 11% 2%
       
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 43,813 46,324 6%
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service 30% 31% 1%
%Professional & Technical 14% 16% 2%
%Managers & Administrators 11% 10% -1%
%Sales Workers 12% 14% 1%
%Clerical 16% 15% -1%
%Craft Workers 13% 12% -1%
%Operators 10% 10% 0%
%Nonfarm Laborers 6% 5% -1%
%Service Workers 14% 15% 1%
%Farm Workers 4% 3% -1%
%Males Working less than 26 Weeks 29% 30% 1%
Males 16 and Over 35,032 34,614 -1%
       
Poverty and Welfare      
%Persons in Impoverished Families 11% 13% 2%
%Whites in Poverty 11% 11% 1%
%Blacks in Poverty 36% 52% 16%
%Hispanics in Poverty 17% 36% 19%
%Households Receiving Welfare or PA 7% 8% 1%
       
Income      
Aggregate Income $588,262,090 $978,828,059 66%
Number of Families 26,965 26,112 -3%
Average Family Income $21,816 $37,486 72%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $495,974,350 $838,006,826 69%
Wage and Salary Households 27,703 28,114 1%
Average Wage and Salary Income $17,903 $29,807 66%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $65,558,220 $103,685,253 58%
Self-Employed Households 5,743 5,764 0%
Average Self-Employed Income $11,415 $17,988 58%
Aggregate Earned Income $566,554,470 $941,692,079 66%
Earned Income Households 29,460 29,174 -1%
Average Earned Income $19,231 $32,278 68%
Average Welfare Income per Household $2,822 $3,777 34%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 5,061 2,209 -56%
Income of $5,000-9,999 6,522 4,307 -34%
Income of $10,000-14,999 5,541 4,037 -27%
Income of $15,000-24,999 10,411 7,799 -25%
Income of $25,000-49,999 7,841 13,050 66%
Income over $50,000 1,373 5,577 306%
       
       
Source: U.S. Census      
Last Update: 7/8/97