IOWA
 
                                                  State   Rank      U.S.
                   POPULATION
 
Resident population (1,000)
  1990                                            2,777     30   248,791
  1999                                            2,869     30   272,691
 
Percent living inside metropolitan areas
  1990                                             43.2     40      79.7
  1996                                             44.3     40      79.9
 
Percent under 18 years old
  1990                                             25.9     30      25.7
  1998                                             25.2     30      25.8
 
Percent 65 years old and over
  1990                                             15.3      2      12.5
  1998                                             15.1      5      12.7
 
 
          VITAL STATISTICS AND HEALTH
 
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
  1990                                              8.1     37       9.2
  1996                                              7.0     29       7.3
 
Births to teenage mothers, percent of total
  1990                                             10.2     39      12.8
  1997                                             10.7     35      12.8
 
Motor-vehicle deaths per 100 mil. vehicle miles
  1990                                              2.1     26       2.2
  1997                                              1.8     25       1.7
 
Doctors per 100,000 resident population
  1990                                              154     42       216
  1997                                              171     44       245
 
 
                   EDUCATION
 
Public elementary-secondary schools:
  Enrollment rate \1
    1990                                           92.1     27      91.3
    1996                                           93.2     20      91.7
  Teachers' average salaries \2
    1990                                        $27,977     37   $33,123
    1998                                        $34,040     32   $39,385
 
Full-time college enrollment, percent of total
  1990                                             70.5      7      56.6
  1996                                             68.8      8      57.4
 
                LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
Violent crime rate per 100,000 population
  1990                                              300     39       732
  1997                                              310     39       611
 
Federal & state prisoners per 100,000 population
  1990                                              143     44       311
  1997                                              243     40       465
 
 
               STATE GOVERNMENTS
 
General revenue per capita
  1990                                           $2,099     23    $2,080
  1997                                           $2,929     25    $3,048
 
 
                  LABOR FORCE
 
Percent of civilian population employed
  1990                                             66.4     17      62.8
  1997                                             70.3      6      63.8
 
Nonfarm employment--percent in manufacturing
  1990                                             19.3     17      17.4
  1998                                             18.1     13      14.9
 
Average annual pay
  1990                                          $19,224     43   $23,602
  1997                                          $24,811     39   $30,336
 
 
               INCOME AND POVERTY
 
Personal income per capita (constant 1992 dol.)
  1990                                          $18,174     33   $20,618
  1998                                          $21,229     32   $23,436
 
Median household income (constant 1998 dol.)
  1990                                          $34,032     34   $37,343
  1998                                          $37,019     29   $38,885
 
Percent of population below the poverty level
  1990                                             10.4     37      13.5
  1998                                              9.1     43      12.7
 
                  CONSUMPTION
 
Energy consumption per capita (million BTUs)
  1990                                              324     24       326
  1996                                              382     18       349
 
Homeownership rates (percent)
  1990                                             70.7      7      63.9
  1998                                             72.1     13      66.3
 
Retail sales per household
  1990                                          $17,681     37   $19,655
  1997                                          $26,290     23   $25,437
 
 
\1 Percent of persons 5 to 17 years old.
\2 For school year ending in June the following year.
 
State profile from U.S. Census Bureau,
Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1999.