This is a comprehensive housing data compendium and analysis in support of the state of Iowa's quinquennial housing plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is composed of an overview of the state's economy, especially as it may pertain to housing needs and issues; a...

Multiâ€jurisdictional regional planning and problem solving approaches have been the mainstay in rural development efforts in recent decades, and regional partnerships are often a prerequisite for state or federal funding. The authors believe that many such initiatives utilize regions of...

This report investigates degrees of water dependence across various sectors of Iowa’s economy and the possible direct and indirect consequences of drought events on Iowa’s industries. The report is organized into five sections. Part 1 describes patterns of water use by broad...

 County population data by age, sex, race, disability, and poverty status, as required for civil rights audit reporting

This project illustrates and documents how secondary data sets produced and/or maintained by public agencies can be used to better inform community decision making for a variety of alternative economic and community development projects.  This report describes the design goals, analytical...

  Federal definitions of core-based metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (CBSAs) recognize the importance of large, central places in broader regional economies.  Although CBSAs are officially defined for statistical reporting purposes only, the construct is widely used in regional...

This report measures the potential net economic impacts that could accrue to the state of Iowa were it to achieve various levels of fruits and vegetable production and direct and grocery sales to consumers. Two of the scenarios anticipate expanded Iowa production of 37 fruits and vegetables so...

In February of 2009 Congress passed and the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. That act is more commonly known as the “stimulus bill” because its primary purpose was to help create new economic activity to help offset the downward pressures of the current recession...