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The State Data Center of Iowa and t he IowaCommission on the Status of Afr ican-Americans

AFRICAN -AMERICANS IN IOWA: 2010

To recall and celebrate the positive contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historianCarter G. Woodson established Black History Week beginning on Feb. 12, 1926. In 1976, as part of the nations bi-centennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month.

80,516

The estimated African American population in Iowa as of July1, 2008. African Americans constitute 2.7 percent of the statestotal population. In 1980 African Americans made up 1.4 per-cent of the states total population.

38,816The numeric change in the African American population from1980 to 2008. This is a 93.1 percent increase for the period.

172,770The projected African American population of Iowa as 2040.According to Woods & Pool Economics Inc., African Ameri-cans will constitute 5.0 percent of the states total population.

F A M I L I E S A N D C H I L D R E N

15,672

The number of African American families in2008 who reside in Iowa. Of these families,70.1 percent include their own children under18 years of age.

68.0%Percent increase in the number of AfricanAmerican families in the state of Iowa from1980 to 2008.

34.2%Percentage of African American families with

children who live with both parents in 2008compared to 71.5 percent for the state ofIowa. In 1980 this percentage was 41.7 com-pared to the state of Iowas 83.6%.

10.1%Percentage of the African American popula-tion under age 5, as of July 1, 2008. AfricanAmericans have a higher concentration ofpreschoolers among the population than thestate as a whole (6.7%). In 1980 the percent-age of the African American population un-

der age 5 was 10.9.

3.18The average family size for the Iowa AfricanAmerican population in 2008. The averagefamily size in the state of Iowa is 2.92.

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INCOME ANDPOVERTY $24,461The median income inthe past 12 months ofAfrican Americanhouseholds in 2008. Themedian householdincome for the stateduring the same time

period was $48,980.

$27,000The median income ofAfrican American familiesin Iowa in 2008. Themedian income offamilies in Iowa was$61,663.

A T A G L A N C E

Top 5 counties:African American Population

2008 1980

Polk 23,178 13,884

Scott 11,469 6,453Black Hawk 10,585 8,733

Linn 7,724 2,962

Johnson 5,223

Woodbury 1,019

Top 5 cities:African American Population

2000 1980

Des Moines 16,025 13,164Waterloo 9,529 8,398Davenport 9,093 6,229Cedar Rapids 4,481 2,743Iowa City 2,333Sioux City 1,015

COUNT IES ANDC IT IES 23,178The number of AfricanAmericans in Polk Countyin 2008, making it the

largest population ofAfrican Americans in anyIowa county.

8.2%The percent of totalpopulation in Black HawkCounty who are AfricanAmerican in 2008. OtherIowa counties with a highpercentage of AfricanAmericans are Scott

(7.0%), Polk (5.5%), DesMoines (4.4%) and John-son (4.1%).

72.3%Nearly three-fourths ofthe total African Americanpopulation live in Polk,Scott, Black Hawk, Linnand Johnson counties in2008.

63.1%Over half of the growth inIowas African Americanpopulation from 2000-

2008 occurred in fourcounties: Polk, Linn,Johnson, and Scott.

16,025The number of AfricanAmericans in DesMoines in 2000,making it the largestpopulation ofAfrican Americans inany city in Iowa.

13.9%The percent of thetotal population inWaterloo in 2000who are AfricanAmerican. OtherIowa cities with ahigh percentage ofAfrican Americansare Davenport(9.2%), Balltown

(8.2%), Des Moines(8.1%) andAnamosa (6.1%).

56.0%The percentage of Iowastotal African Americanpopulation living in threecities: Des Moines,Waterloo and Davenport.

35.4%The percentage of fami-lies with related childrenunder 18 below the pov-erty level in 2008 for theAfrican American popula-tion. The correspondingrate for Iowa is 12.5 per-

cent

H O U S I N G

$101,100The median home value in2008 for those who reported

their race as AfricanAmerican. Thecorresponding value for thestate is $120,700.

70.9%The percentage of AfricanAmericans who rent theirhome in 2008. Thecorresponding percentagefor the state is 27.1%.

63.7.1%The percentage of AfricanAmericans whose gross rentas a percentage ofhousehold income was over30% in 2008. Thecorresponding percentagefor the state is 43.5%.

$13,793The per capita moneyincome of Iowa AfricanAmericans in 2008. Theper capita money incomefor the state was$25,466.

35.6%The poverty rate in 2008for the African Americanpopulation. Thecorresponding rate forIowa is 11.5 percent.

AGE

2 6 . 2 The median age of IowasAfrican American popula-tion in 2008. The median

age for the state of Iowa is38.2.

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Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Phone: 800-248-4483

Fax: 515-242-6543

Email: census@lib.state.ia.us

births per 1,000 livebirths in 2008. The rateof out-of-wedlock birthsper 1,000 live births for

the state was 351.4.

208.0The African Americanrate of births for moth-ers under age 20 per1,000 live births in

22.6The African Americanbirth rate per 1,000

population in 2008. Thebirth rate per 1,000 forthe state was 13.4.

769.4The African Americanrate of out-of-wedlock

2008. The rate for thestate was 90.2.

5.7The African Americandeath rate per 1,000population in 2008. Thedeath rate per 1,000 forthe state was 9.4.

V I T A L E V E N T S

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education in 2008. Thepercentage for Iowawas 90.3%.

16.0%The percentage of IowaAfrican Americans age25 and over, with abachelors degree orhigher in 2008. Thepercentage for Iowawas 24.3%.

Data Source (unless otherwisenoted) :

U.S. Census Bureau, AmericanCommunity Survey 2008

& Census 2000,

2008 Population EstimatesPhotos by U.S. Census Bureaus

Public Information Office

29,046The numberAfricanAmericansenrolled inthe stateselementaryand highschools dur-ing the 2008-2009 schoolyear. AfricanAmericansrepresent5.6% ofIowas schoolenrollment(521,456).

57.7%Percent increase in Afri-can American enroll-ment between the1999-2000 school year

and 2008-2009.Source: Iowa Department of Education

79.3%The percentage of IowaAfrican Americans age25 and over, who hadat least a high school

State Data Center of IowaA program of the State Library of Iowa

Iowa Commission onthe Status of Afr ican-Americans

Abraham L. Funchess

321 E 12th Street

Lucas State Office Building

Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Phone: 515-281-3855

Fax: 515-242-6119

Email: dhr.icsaa@iowa.gov

www.state.ia.us/government/dhr/saa/

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Data provided by the Iowa Departmentof Public Health publication, VitalStatistics of Iowa 2008

EDUCATION

5.4%Percentage of Iowa

African Americans 25years and older with anadvanced degree in2008. (e.g., masters,professional, doctor-ate.) The percentage ofIowans with an ad-vanced degree was7.3%.

ICSAA

Iowa Commission on the

Status ofAfrican-Americans