Statistical Profile For Iowa

**State population**
	Resident population (1,000)	State Rank	U.S.
1990	2,777	30	248,718
2000	2,926	30	281,422

http://www.census.gov/statab/ranks/rank01.txt

**Educational Attainment of Adults**
(Persons 20 Years & Over)	Iowa	U.S.
12th Grade or Less, No Diploma	369,549	42,600,296
High School Graduate	741,453	53,459,489
Some College, No Bachelor Degree	539,450	47,160,089
Bachelor or Higher Degree	320,559	34,293,949

Source: NCES Data, School District Data Book (General Characteristics Profile -- Detailed)

For more information, check Iowa Census - Educational Attainment by City

NALS State Data
National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)

Executive Report

Synthetic Estimates of Adult Literacy Proficiency by Stephen Reder This is a database that allows the breakdown of the synthetic estimates by county, county subdivision, congressional district and city or town.

Adult Literacy in Iowa: Results of the State Adult Literacy Survey is available for loan from the Iowa Literacy Resource Center.

Adult Literacy Proficiencies
Iowa's synthetic estimates of adult literacy proficiencies based on the NALS.

Synthetic NALS and SALS Estimates for Iowa
[From the National Adult Literacy Survey--1992 Report]
	Synthetic Estimate	SALS Estimate
Combined Mean Proficiency Percent in Level 1 Percent in Level 2 Percent in Levels 3-5	284 9 23 68	284 14 25 61
Prose Mean Proficiency Percent in Level 1 Percent in Level 2 Percent in Levels 3-5	286 8 22 69	285 15 22 62
Document Mean Proficiency Percent in Level 1 Percent in Level 2 Percent in Levels 3-5	280 11 26 64	280 16 26 59
Quantitative Mean Proficiency Percent in Level 1 Percent in Level 2 Percent in Levels 3-5	287 9 21 70	287 14 21 65
Population	2,024,309	2,095,412

**General Adult Basic and Literacy Education Information**
# of adults without HS Diploma (12th Grade or Less )	380,555
# of adult education programs	15
# of total adult education personnel	1,398
# of ESL participants	6,080

**Participants in adult basic and secondary education programs, by level of enrollment**
State or other area	1990			1996
	Total	Level of Enrollment		Total	Level of Enrollment
		Adult Basic Education	Adult Secondary Education		Adult Basic Education	Adult Secondary Education
Iowa	41,507	30,470	11,037	38,810	27,943	10,867

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

**Participant Achievements**
Obtained Adult High School Diploma or GED	12%
Advanced to higher level educational program	7%
Obtained employment	6%
Upgraded to a better job	2%
Left public assistance	16%
Attained U.S. Citizenship	8%

Source: State Profiles: State-Administered Adult Education Program for Program Year 1991

**Per Capita Annual Income**
Average annual pay	State	Rank	U.S.
1990	$19,224	43	$23,602
1995	$22,875	41	$27,845
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
1990	$18,253	33	$20,603
1996	$20,539	28	$22,060
Median household income (constant 1994 dol.)
1990	$31,819	34	$34,914
1995	$35,819	19	$34,076

Source: US Census Bureau

Iowa
Labor Force Status 2000
Persons 16 years and over	2,180,765
In labor force	1,521,074
Percent in labor force
Civilian labor force	1,519,263
Employed	1,455,262
Unemployed	64,001
Percent unemployed	4.2
Armed Forces	1,811
Not in labor force	659,691

Source: US Census Bureau

**Labor Force**
Percent of civilian population employed	State	Rank	U.S.
1990	66.4	17	62.8
1995	69.8	6	62.9

For additional Iowa Labor Market Information

Employment Projections, by Occupation
Iowa 1996-2005

For more employment information see: http://www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/map/95data/19/

**Percent Below Poverty Level, 1990**
	All persons	Number below poverty level	Percent below poverty level	Persons age 65 and over	Number below poverty level	Percent below poverty level
Iowa	2,676,958	307,420	11.5	391,537	43,757	11.2

Source: US Census Bureau
See Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates 1990 Census Estimates for county by county poverty levels.

2005 American Community Survey and Census Data on the Foreign Born by State

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