Mahaska County, Iowa QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Mahaska County	Iowa
?  Population, 2000	22,335	2,926,324
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	3.7%	5.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	6.6%	6.4%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.7%	25.1%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	16.3%	14.9%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	97.2%	93.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.6%	2.1%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.9%	1.3%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	1.3%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.8%	1.1%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.2%	50.9%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.9%	2.8%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	96.7%	92.6%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	10,365	1,422,998
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	1,814	299,392
?  Housing units, 2000	9,551	1,232,511
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	71.1%	72.3%
?  Households, 2000	8,880	1,149,276
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.45	2.46
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	34.2%	33.3%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$35,589	$35,427
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	11.4%	9.9%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	14.8%	13.7%

Business QuickFacts	Mahaska County	Iowa
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	594	80,838
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	6,375	1,213,285
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	12.3%	20.4%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	1,340	164,267
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	230,622	62,413,687
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	190,778	26,723,822
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$8,746	$9,362
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	2,939
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	543	71,040
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	91	13,441
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	95,710	15,601,525
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	812	112,667

Geography QuickFacts	Mahaska County	Iowa
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	571	55,869
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	39.1	52.4
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown