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Woodbury County, IA
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Woodbury County is one of
about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in
the United States. It has 872.6 sq. miles in
land area and a population density of 117.6 per
square mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 0.8%. On the 2000
census form, 98.0% of the population reported
only one race, with 2.0% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this county
is 9.1% Hispanic (of any race). The average
household size is 2.58 persons compared to an
average family size of 3.13 persons.
In 2005 health care and social assistance was
the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an
average wage per job of $34,721. Per capita
income grew by 10.5% between 1994 and 2004
(adjusted for inflation). |
People & Income
Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry
Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population (2005) |
102,605 |
Covered Employment |
50,728 |
| Growth (%) since
1990 |
4.4% |
Avg wage per job |
$30,208 |
| Households (2000) |
39,151 |
Manufacturing - %
all jobs in County |
12.2% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
54,488 |
Avg wage per job |
$38,955 |
| Unemployment Rate
(2005) |
5.3 |
Transportation &
Warehousing - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Per Capita Personal
Income (2004) |
$27,858 |
Avg wage per job |
D |
| Median Household
Income (2003) |
$38,047 |
Health Care, Social
Assist. - % all jobs in County |
D |
| Poverty Rate (2003) |
11.2 |
Avg wage per job |
D |
| H.S. Diploma or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
81.4 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
3.0% |
| Bachelor's Deg. or
More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
18.9 |
Avg wage per job |
$38,917 |
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