The State:

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• Size: 56,272 square miles
• Population in 2000: 2,926,324; 61.1% urban; 38.9% rural
• Population in 1990: 2,776,755
• Population Change: Up 5.4% 1990-2000; Down 4.7% 1980-1990
• Population Rank: 30th of 50; 1.0% of total U.S. population
• Most Populous Cities: Des Moines (196,093); Cedar Rapids (122,542); Davenport (97,512); Sioux (83,876); Waterloo (67,054)
• Registered Voters: 641,232 D (30.4%); 645,881 R (30.6%); 823,122 unaffiliated and minor parties (39.0%)
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• State Senate: 25 R 25 D
• State House: 51 R 49 D
• State Legislative Term Limits: No

The People:
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• Race/Ethnic Origin: 2,710,344 (92.6%) white; 60,744 (2.1%) black; 36,345 (1.2%) Asian; 7,955 (0.3%) American Indian; 888 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian; 25,472 (0.9%) two-plus races; 2,103 (0.1%) other; 82,473 (2.8%) Hispanic origin
• Ancestry: 26.0% German, 9.8% Irish, 6.9% English, 4.9% USA, 4.1% Norwegian
• State Natives: 74.8% of residents were born in-state.
• Non-Citizens: 2.1% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
• Language Spoken, by Household: 92.5% English; 3.7% Spanish; 2.6% Other Eur.
• Education: 86.1% high school graduates; 21.2% college graduates
• Military Veterans: 292,020 (13.3%); WWII: (22.6%); Korea: (15.6%); Vietnam: (31.4%); First Gulf War: (8.3%)

The Economy:
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• Industry: 4.4% agriculture; 6.2% construction; 6.7% finance; 2.8% information; 21.9% manufacturing; 27.8% professional; 3.4% public administration; 15.6% trade; 11.1% other
• Work Force: 27.0% blue collar; 57.2% white collar; 15.8% gray collar
• Work Sector: 77.8% private; 13.6% government; 8.2% self-employed; 0.4% unpaid family workers
• Unemployment: 0.4% unemployed
• Median Household Income: $39,469
  • 9.1% are below the poverty line
  • 14.9% less than $15,000
  • 29.0% $15-35,000
  • 19.0% $35-50,000
  • 29.8% $50-100,000
  • 4.9% $100-150,000
  • 2.4% more than $150,000
• Median Home Value: $82,100
  • 22.9% less than $50,000
  • 42.2% $50-100,000
  • 27.5% $100-200,000
  • 5.0% $200-300,000
  • 1.8% $300-500,000
  • 0.6% more than $500,000