Osceola County, IA

Osceola County, IA      
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  1980 1990 1980-90
County Population 8,371 7,267 -13%
%White 99% 99% 0%
%Black 0% 0% 0%
%Hispanic 0% 0% 0%
%Under 18 28% 28% 0%
%65 years and over 17% 19% 2%
%Under 6 9% 9% 0%
%Foreign Born 0% 1% 1%
       
Education (% pop over 25)      
% 0-8 years 30% 18% -12%
% 9-11 years 11% 10% -1%
%Completed H.S. 38% 40% 3%
%Some College 13% 14% 0%
%Bachelors or Graduate Degree 8% 10% 1%
Persons over 25 5,063 4,797 -5%
H.S. Dropout Rate 12% 8% -5%
       
Labor Market Structure      
Employed Persons 3,474 3,327 -4%
%Operators, Nonfarm Laborers and Service 33% 35% 2%
%Professional & Technical 10% 13% 3%
%Managers & Administrators 6% 6% 0%
%Sales Workers 5% 7% 2%
%Clerical 10% 10% 0%
%Craft Workers 9% 9% 0%
%Operators 14% 16% 2%
%Nonfarm Laborers 6% 6% 0%
%Service Workers 12% 12% 0%
%Farm Workers 27% 20% -7%
%Males Working less than 26 Weeks 27% 29% 2%
Males 16 and Over 3,027 2,600 -14%
       
Poverty and Welfare      
%Persons in Impoverished Families 11% 10% -1%
%Whites in Poverty 11% 10% -1%
%Blacks in Poverty   0% 0%
%Hispanics in Poverty   10% 10%
%Households Receiving Welfare or PA 5% 3% -2%
       
Income      
Aggregate Income $48,199,625 $67,715,057 40%
Number of Families 2,337 2,039 -13%
Average Family Income $20,625 $33,210 61%
Aggregate Wage and Salary Income $27,022,840 $42,821,241 58%
Wage and Salary Households 2,095 1,869 -11%
Average Wage and Salary Income $12,899 $22,911 78%
Aggregate Self-Employed Income $18,180,605 $19,519,356 7%
Self-Employed Households 1,332 1,110 -17%
Average Self-Employed Income $13,649 $17,585 29%
Aggregate Earned Income $45,260,565 $62,340,597 38%
Earned Income Households 2,578 2,203 -15%
Average Earned Income $17,556 $28,298 61%
Average Welfare Income per Household $1,809 $3,269 81%
Households Grouped by Income Level      
Income Under $5,000 443 135 -70%
Income of $5,000-9,999 482 317 -34%
Income of $10,000-14,999 585 420 -28%
Income of $15,000-24,999 843 685 -19%
Income of $25,000-49,999 613 939 53%
Income over $50,000 93 340 266%
       
       
Source: U.S. Census      
Last Update: 7/8/97