DEMOGRAPHICS

Current estimates of Iowa’s child population from state and national data sources (e.g., US Census), indicate that there were about 182,000 children in Iowa between the ages of 0 and 5 in 2005.(1) This represents about a 3 percent decline from the 2000 decennial U.S. Census where there were just over 188,000 children in this age group. Children in the 0-5 age group represent about 30% of Iowa’s child population (age 0-18). About 17% of children age 0-5 are living below the FPL. Among all of Iowa’s children who are living below the FPL, about 34% are between ages 0 and 5 (Figures 1 and 2).




Figure 1. Percent of Iowa children under age 6 who live under the FPL


Figure 2. Percent of children living under the FPL who are under age 6

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(1) U.S. Census Bureau. 2005. American Community Survey.