More than 308,000 Iowans were living in poverty in 2005, up about 30 percent from five years earlier, according to new estimates released in January 2008 by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Johnson County saw the second largest percentage increases of poor populations in Iowa during the first five years of the decade. Story County led all counties with an 114% growth in persons living in poverty from 2000 to 2005.
Johnson County
2005 Poverty Estimate (All Ages): 18,229
2005 Percent in Poverty (All Ages): %16.8
2000 Poverty Estimate (All ages) 9,303
2000 Percent in poverty (All Ages): %8.8
Percent Difference from 2000 to 2005: %90.91
2005 Child Poverty (Under 18): 2,510
Percent Children in Poverty 2005 (Under 18): 12
2000 Child Poverty (Under 18): 1,977
Percent Children in Poverty 2000 (Under 18): 9
Estimated 2005 Median Household Income: $44,466
Estimated 2000 Median Household Income: $42,827
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