What is the median family spendable income for families living in Fort Dodge, IA?
The American Communities Survey provides information on median household income
This is before taxes and transfers
American Fact Finder
The American Communities Survey provides information on median household income
This is before taxes and transfers
American Fact Finder
Yes, there are definitely opportunities to export Iowa agricultural products. The U.S.
Joshua Rosenbloom, professor and department chair, had several responses to questions about state economic development policies included in a recent feature on the wallethub website. Read more about Media contacts - Rosenbloom
I think it is important in establishing policy to work from facts and not perceptions. While rural towns are getting smaller on average, not all are. While schools are consolidating in rural areas, they are also consolidating in cities as like Ames where declining numbers of children per household are increasing the catchment area required to capture a sufficient number of children for a viable school.
It is useful to begin by noting that Nebraska has a higher proportion of its population living in urban areas (73%) than Iowa (64%). The reason is that Nebraska has only 4 metropolitan areas (Lincoln, Grand Island, Sioux City, Omaha), all of which are on the far eastern part of the state. Iowa has 9 metro areas broadly distributed around the state including the two that it shares with Nebraska.
Thank you for your question. Yes, we have recently developed a new Iowa Land Value web-portal which allows you to visualize the trends in Iowa land values at the county, district and state level. It is available at www.card.iastate.edu/farmland, and check out the trends and interactive county maps tabs.