Demographic Data
Population
Wayne County |
Iowa |
|
| Population, 2000 | 6,730 |
2,926,324 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-4.8% |
5.4% |
| Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.0% |
6.4% |
| Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.9% |
25.1% |
| Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
23.8% |
14.9% |
| White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
98.8% |
93.9% |
| Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% |
2.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native persons, %, 2000 (a) |
0.1% |
0.3% |
| Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% |
1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, %, 2000 (a) |
0.1% |
Z |
| Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% |
1.3% |
| Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
0.6% |
1.1% |
| Female population, percent, 2000 |
52.2% |
50.9% |
| Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
0.7% |
2.8% |
| White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
98.3% |
92.6% |
| High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
3,586 |
1,422,998 |
| College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 |
419 |
299,392 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
3,357 |
1,232,511 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
79.3% |
72.3% |
| Households, 2000 |
2,821 |
1,149,276 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.34 |
2.46 |
| Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 |
29.0% |
33.3% |
| Median household money income, 1997 model-based est. |
$25,699 |
$35,427 |
| Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based est. |
15.6% |
9.9% |
| Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based est. |
22.3% |
13.7% |
Businesses
Wayne County |
Iowa |
|
| Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 | 197 |
80,838 |
| Private nonfarm employment, 1998 |
1,508 |
1,213,285 |
| Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 |
10.2% |
20.4% |
| Nonemployer establishments, 1997 |
414 |
164,267 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
D |
62,413,687 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
31,589 |
26,723,822 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$4,663 |
$9,362 |
| Minority-owned firms, 1992 |
NA |
2,939 |
| Women-owned firms, 1992 |
182 |
71,040 |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 |
0 |
13,441 |
| Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) |
45,177 |
15,601,525 |
| Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
315 |
112,667 |
Geography
Wayne County |
Iowa |
|
| Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
526 |
55,869 |
| Persons per square mile, 2000 |
12.8 |
52.4 |
| Metropolitan Area |
None |
Definitions:
(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
