Pottawattamie County Information

Pottawattamie in Iowa occupies 960 square miles and has a 2006 population of 90,218, a change from a 2000 population of 87,803 and 82,628 in 1990. 13% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24, 13.3% percent is 25-35, and 14.6% percent of the population is 35 to 44.

There were 631 acts of violent crime reported in Pottawattamie in 2004, a change from 502 reports of violent crime in 2000.

The unemployed population in 2006 was 2,111 people: 4.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of 2.5%.

Read more about Pottawattamie, Iowa in the Wikipedia entry.

General Information
CountyPottawattamie 
StateIowa 
Land Area960 sq. milesRanked 820 of 3,140
Population 200690,218Ranked 616 of 3,140
Population 200589,673 
Population 200087,803Ranked 596 of 3,140
Population 199082,628Ranked 550 of 3,140
Race BreakdownPercentage
Caucasion96.9% 
African American1% 
Asian American.6% 
Native American.4% 
Pacific Islander.5% 
Age BreakdownPercentage
Population Under 56.6% 
Population 5 to 1412.9% 
Population 15 to 2413% 
Population 25 to 3413.3% 
Population 35 to 4414.6% 
Population 45 to 5415.4% 
Population 55 to 6410.7% 
Population 65 to 746.7% 
Population 75 and up6.8% 
Crime Counts20042000
Total Violent Crimes631502
Murders / Manslaughters2 
Forcible Rapes108 
Robberies71 
Aggravated Assaults450 
Total Property Crimes6,2085,434
Burglaries1,311 
Larceny Thefts4,045 
Motor Vehicle Thefts852 
Employment Data20062000
Labor Population49,68548,322
Unemployed Population2,1111,204
Unemployment Rate4.2%2.5%

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