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Xiao Wen Yu
Professor Butler
Political Science 001
7 February 2016
Midterm Project Part 2: Political Structure
Statistical Data for Colorado and Iowa
Income:
o Median household income
Income
Median Household Income

Colorado

Iowa

$59,448

$52,716

Median household income

Iowa
Colorado
Iowa

Colorado

$48,000

$50,000

$52,000

$54,000

$56,000

$58,000

$60,000

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o Percentage below Poverty level
Percentages below Poverty Level
All families
With related children under 18
years
With related children under 5
years only
Married couple families
With related children under 18
years
With related children under 5
years only
Families with only female
householder
With related children under 18
years
With related children under 5
years only
All people
Under 18
Related children under 18 years
Related children under 5 years
only
Related children from age 5-17
18 years and over
18-64 years
65 years and over
People in families
Unrelated individuals 15 years+

Colorado

Iowa

8.8%
14.0%

8.2%
13.9%

15.7%

17.7%

4.6%
7.0%

3.7%
5.5%

6.8%

5.4%

26.9%

30.4%

34.8%

39.1%

45.5%

53.6%

13.1%
17.1%
16.8%
20.7%

12.6%
16.1%
15.7%
19.3%

15.7%
11.8%
12.6%
7.6%
10.4%
23.9%

14.3%
11.2%
12.4%
7.4%
9.1%
25.6%

Percentages of Below Poverty Levels

Unrelated individuals 15 years+
People in families
65 years and over
18-64 years
18 years and over
Related children from age 5-17
Related children under 5 years only
Related children under 18 years
Under 18
All people
With related children under 5 years only
With related children under 18 years
Families with only female householder
With related children under 5 years only
With related children under 18 years
Married couple families
With related children under 5 years only
With related children under 18 years
All families
Percentages below Poverty Level

Iowa
Colorado

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

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Education
o Secondary Education
Secondary Education
Female
Male

Colorado

Iowa

25.1%
29.8%

21.9%
28.7%

Percentage of Population with Secondary Education

Male
Iowa
Colorado

Female

0.00%

5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% 30.00% 35.00%

o Post-Secondary Education
Post-Secondary Education
Female
Male

Colorado

Iowa

13.5%
8.6%

11.7%
8.8%

Percentage of Population with Post-Secondary Education

Male
Iowa
Female

0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% 16.00%

Colorado

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Ethnicity/Race
Ethnicity/Race
One race only
White, only
African American or Black
American Indian/Alaska
American Indian, only
Alaska Native only
Both American Indian and Alaska,
only
American Indian OR Alaska
Asian
Native Hawaiian or Pacific
Islander
Other Race
Two or More Races
Two races with Some Other Race
Two races without Some Other
Race
Three or more Races without
Some Other Race
Three or more Races with Some
Other Race

Colorado

Iowa

96.6%
81.3%
4%
1.1%
0.7%
0%
0%

98.2%
91.3%
2.9%
0.4%
0.2%
0%
0%

0.4%
2.8%
0.1%

0.1%
1.7%
0.1%

7.2%
3.4%
1%
2.2%

1.8%
1.8%
0.3%
1.3%

0.2%

0.1%

0.1%

0%

Ethnicity/Race by Percentage
Three or more Races with Some Other Race
Three or more Races without Some Other Race
Two races without Some Other Race
Two races with Some Other Race
Two or More Races
Other Race
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
Asian
American Indian OR Alaska
Both American Indian and Alaska, only
Alaska Native only
American Indian, only
American Indian/Alaska
African American or Black
White, only
One race only
0.00% 20.00% 40.00% 60.00% 80.00% 100.00% 120.00%

Iowa
Colorado

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Hispanic or Latino Population

Hispanic or Latino (any race)
Mexican
Puerto Rican
Cuban
Other Hispanic or Latino

Colorado

Iowa

20.7%
15.1%
0.5%
0.1%
5%

5%
3.8%
0.2%
0%
0.9%

Hispanic or Latino Percentages

Other Hispanic or Latino
Cuban
Iowa

Puerto Rican

Colorado

Mexican
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
0.00%

5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00%

Age & Gender (Voting Population, by generation)

Voting Population
Aged 20-34 men
Aged 20-34 women
Aged 35-54 men
Aged 35-54 women
Aged 55-69 men
Aged 55-69 women
Aged 70+ men
Aged 70+ women

Colorado

Iowa

22.3%
21%
28.2%
27.8%
15.5%
16.7%
5.6%
8.4%

20.4%
19.2%
26%
25.5%
17.1%
17%
9%
12.7%

Age & Gender of the Voting Population by Percentage

Aged 70+ women
Aged 70+ men
Aged 55-69 women
Aged 55-69 men

Iowa

Aged 35-54 women

Colorado

Aged 35-54 men

Aged 20-34 women
Aged 20-34 men
0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

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