Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,485,545 |
1,428,263 |
2,913,808 |
| 1990 |
1,354,928 |
1,421,827 |
2,776,755 |
| 2000 |
1,362,732 |
1,563,592 |
2,926,324 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,316,213 |
1,671,833 |
2,988,046 |
More information on Iowa population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
29,681 |
34,884 |
32,552 |
| 2006 |
30,011 |
35,457 |
33,038 |
| Percent change |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
31,499 |
40,888 |
36,856 |
| 2006 |
30,650 |
40,680 |
36,399 |
| Percent change |
-2.8 |
-0.5 |
-1.3 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
11.0 |
9.3 |
10.1 |
| 1989 |
11.7 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
| 1999 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
More information on Iowa poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
31.9 |
24.7 |
28.5 |
| 1990 |
22.6 |
17.2 |
19.9 |
| 2000 |
15.7 |
12.3 |
13.9 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
44.0 |
42.1 |
42.9 |
| 1990 |
41.4 |
35.6 |
38.5 |
| 2000 |
40.2 |
32.3 |
36.1 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
13.8 |
15.7 |
14.7 |
| 1990 |
23.5 |
26.0 |
24.7 |
| 2000 |
28.5 |
29.1 |
28.8 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
10.7 |
17.6 |
13.9 |
| 1990 |
12.5 |
21.2 |
16.9 |
| 2000 |
15.6 |
26.4 |
21.2 |
More information on Iowa education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
853,052 |
1,133,248 |
1,986,300 |
| 2006 |
865,321 |
1,161,972 |
2,027,293 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
| 2007 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
More information on Iowa unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
26.2 |
16.3 |
20.6 |
| Production |
9.9 |
2.3 |
5.6 |
| Farm inputs |
1.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
4.6 |
2.4 |
3.4 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
9.3 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
35.76 |
35.76 |
35.76 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
31.35 |
32.31 |
31.73 |
| Percent of total land area |
87.7 |
90.4 |
88.7 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
27.20 |
27.71 |
27.15 |
| Percent of total farmland |
86.8 |
85.8 |
85.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
8.1 |
7.5 |
5.0 |
| Percent irrigated |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
22.83 |
24.01 |
23.99 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.26 |
1.41 |
1.34 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
| Percent in pasture |
55.6 |
47.2 |
41.1 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
1.46 |
1.52 |
1.74 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.7 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
1.43 |
1.67 |
1.50 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
1.29 |
1.86 |
1.69 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.1 |
5.8 |
5.3 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
325 |
334 |
350 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
27.4 |
31.1 |
35.0 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
51.3 |
46.9 |
42.3 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
16.4 |
15.6 |
14.4 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.4 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
20.1 |
29.0 |
35.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
30.0 |
23.0 |
21.5 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
18.2 |
14.7 |
12.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
29.6 |
28.7 |
25.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.4 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
43,541 |
47,132 |
49,889 |
| Percent of total |
45.1 |
48.7 |
55.0 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
34,720 |
33,908 |
30,265 |
| Percent of total |
36.0 |
35.1 |
33.4 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
18,282 |
15,665 |
10,501 |
| Percent of total |
18.9 |
16.2 |
11.6 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
81,127 |
81,074 |
78,699 |
| Percent of total |
84.0 |
83.8 |
86.8 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
4,552 |
5,913 |
4,900 |
| Percent of total |
4.7 |
6.1 |
5.4 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
10,028 |
8,688 |
5,792 |
| Percent of total |
10.4 |
9.0 |
6.4 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
372 |
426 |
379 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
464 |
604 |
885 |
| Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
50.3 |
52.3 |
54.3 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
69.3 |
60.1 |
68.3 |
| Men (persons) |
92,730 |
91,604 |
84,451 |
| Women (persons) |
3,813 |
5,101 |
6,204 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
89,000 |
88,600 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
6,579,098 |
6,938,441 |
| + Final animal output |
8,132,566 |
8,092,963 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,282,052 |
1,378,658 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
15,993,716 |
16,410,062 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
9,507,612 |
9,501,349 |
| + Net government transactions |
1,694,019 |
609,585 |
| = Gross value added |
8,180,123 |
7,518,298 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,411,864 |
1,467,902 |
| |
| = Net value added |
6,768,259 |
6,050,396 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
2,879,437 |
2,775,580 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
411,247 |
376,594 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
1,513,578 |
1,315,267 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
954,612 |
1,083,719 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
3,888,822 |
3,274,816 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Corn |
4,206,342 |
27.8 |
19.4 |
| 2. Hogs |
4,152,565 |
27.5 |
29.5 |
| 3. Soybeans |
2,760,917 |
18.3 |
16.3 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
2,546,466 |
16.9 |
5.2 |
| 5. Dairy products |
532,090 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
| |
| All commodities |
15,108,261 |
|
6.3 |
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More information on Iowa's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Feed grains and products |
1 |
1,953.5 |
| 2. Soybeans and products |
1 |
1,871.6 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
1 |
1,016.8 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
4 |
144.5 |
| 5. Poultry and products |
18 |
66.0 |
| |
| Overall rank |
2 |
5,246.8 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Sioux County |
5.0 |
616.9 |
| 2. Plymouth County |
2.3 |
278.4 |
| 3. Carroll County |
2.2 |
264.0 |
| 4. Kossuth County |
2.1 |
261.0 |
| 5. Hardin County |
2.1 |
252.0 |
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| State total |
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12,273.6 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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