|
|
|
Total Square Miles
|
55,869
|
|
Population Density per
square mile
|
52.4
|
|
Demographics
|
US
Census, 2000
|
|
Black or African American
|
60,744
|
|
American
Indian & Alaska Native
|
7,955
|
|
Asian
|
36,345
|
|
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander
|
888 |
|
Hispanic/Latino
|
82,473
|
|
White
|
2,710,344
|
|
One
|
2,818,379
|
|
Two or More
|
25,472
|
|
Other
|
2,103
|
|
Total Population
|
2,926,324
|
|
Persons under 18 years
old, percent
|
25.1%
|
|
Persons over 65 years old,
percent
|
14.9%
|
|
Female Persons
|
50.9%
|
|
Per capita income, 1999
|
$19,674
|
|
Children in poverty
|
222,000
|
|
Incidence and prevalence of infectious diseases
|
Iowa
Department of Public Health, 2000
|
|
AIDS
|
94
|
|
Chlamydia
|
5894
|
|
Gonorrhea
|
1380
|
|
Hepatitis A
|
67
|
|
Hepatitis B
|
38
|
|
Hepatitis C
|
***
|
|
Syphilis
|
19
|
|
Tuberculosis
|
40
|
|
Incidence, prevalence and drugs of abuse
|
National
Household Survey, 2000
|
|
Substance
|
Estimated numbers of past month users
|
|
Alcohol
|
1,203,000
|
|
Cocaine
|
32,000
|
|
Marijuana
|
67,000
|
|
Any illicit drug other
than marijuana
|
52,000
|
|
Any Tobacco product
|
758,000
|
|
