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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,310,507 |
1,692,048 |
3,002,555 |
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 (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
30,571 |
36,153 |
33,674 |
| 2007 |
32,225 |
37,034 |
34,916 |
| Percent change |
10.8 |
4.9 |
7.4 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
32,456 |
42,378 |
38,162 |
| 2007 |
33,953 |
42,558 |
38,931 |
| Percent change |
9.2 |
0.9 |
4.0 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
11.0 |
9.3 |
10.1 |
| 1989 |
11.7 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
| 1999 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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 |
| 2006 |
848,602 |
1,148,478 |
1,997,080 |
| 2007 |
857,875 |
1,177,003 |
2,034,878 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
| 2008 |
4.5 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
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 |
| 2005-2006 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
-0.3 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
| 2007-2008 |
-0.3 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
35,759,932 |
35,756,387 |
35,747,594 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
32,313,119 |
31,729,490 |
30,747,550 |
| Percent of total land area |
90.4 |
88.7 |
86.0 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
27,713,041 |
27,153,291 |
26,316,332 |
| Percent of total farmland |
85.8 |
85.6 |
85.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
7.5 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
| |
| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
24,008,826 |
23,994,343 |
23,799,380 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,406,516 |
1,336,752 |
1,193,303 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.4 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
47.2 |
41.1 |
33.5 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
1,524,668 |
1,735,421 |
1,914,924 |
| Percent of total farmland |
4.7 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,668,894 |
1,504,026 |
1,322,991 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
1,863,808 |
1,694,138 |
2,050,714 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
334 |
350 |
331 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
31.1 |
35.0 |
41.2 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
46.9 |
42.3 |
38.1 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
15.6 |
14.4 |
12.7 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
5.5 |
6.9 |
6.4 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.9 |
1.5 |
1.7 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
29.0 |
35.4 |
38.6 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
23.4 |
21.5 |
15.3 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
14.7 |
12.9 |
10.6 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
28.7 |
25.0 |
25.4 |
| More than $500,000 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
10.2 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
47,132 |
49,889 |
53,492 |
| Percent of total |
48.7 |
55.0 |
57.6 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
33,908 |
30,265 |
28,937 |
| Percent of total |
35.1 |
33.4 |
31.2 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
15,665 |
10,501 |
10,427 |
| Percent of total |
16.2 |
11.6 |
11.2 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
81,074 |
78,699 |
77,452 |
| Percent of total |
83.8 |
86.8 |
83.4 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
5,913 |
4,900 |
6,029 |
| Percent of total |
6.1 |
5.4 |
6.5 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
8,688 |
5,792 |
6,990 |
| Percent of total |
9.0 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
426 |
379 |
480 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
604 |
885 |
1,905 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
52.3 |
54.3 |
56.1 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
60.1 |
68.3 |
52.4 |
| Men |
91,604 |
84,451 |
84,404 |
| Women |
5,101 |
6,204 |
8,452 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2007 |
2008 |
| |
| Number of farms |
92,800 |
92,600 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
10,816,103 |
14,464,711 |
| + Final animal output |
8,959,415 |
9,866,930 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,479,796 |
1,963,966 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
21,255,314 |
26,295,607 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
12,438,773 |
14,441,790 |
| + Net government transactions |
62,578 |
100,764 |
| = Gross value added |
8,879,119 |
11,954,581 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,519,113 |
1,631,895 |
| |
| = Net value added |
7,360,006 |
10,322,686 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
3,012,437 |
3,296,428 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
613,572 |
596,325 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
1,275,910 |
1,630,785 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
1,122,955 |
1,069,318 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
4,347,569 |
7,026,258 |
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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, 2008
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Corn |
9,702,532 |
39.2 |
18.8 |
| 2. Soybeans |
4,800,163 |
19.4 |
16.5 |
| 3. Hogs |
4,758,635 |
19.2 |
29.6 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
2,881,656 |
11.6 |
6.0 |
| 5. Chicken eggs |
1,117,850 |
4.5 |
13.6 |
| |
| All commodities |
24,752,867 |
|
7.6 |
| |
More information on Iowa's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in a text file
• Contact Ted Covey, 202-694-5344.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008 |
| |
Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Soybeans and products |
1 |
2,905.9 |
| 2. Feed grains and products |
1 |
2,904.8 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
1 |
1,538.8 |
| 4. Feeds and fodders |
6 |
177.3 |
| 5. Poultry and products |
18 |
78.2 |
| |
| Overall rank |
2 |
7,859.5 |
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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 2007 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Sioux County |
5.5 |
1,121,144 |
| 2. Kossuth County |
2.3 |
467,808 |
| 3. Plymouth County |
2.3 |
467,302 |
| 4. Lyon County |
2.2 |
453,112 |
| 5. Carroll County |
2.2 |
442,654 |
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| State total |
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20,418,096 |
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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 2008, 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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