Economic Facts
- Iowa's personal income growth increased 5.5 percent from 2005 to 2006. (Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2006)
- Des Moines is ranked in the Top Five for “Places for Working Families” (Kiplingers’s Personal Finance Magazine, 2007)
- Iowans spent the 2nd-lowest percentage of income on housing costs nationwide. (Morgan Quitno, 2007)
- Eight metros in Iowa are ranked among the best places in America to start a business or career: Des Moines, Davenport-Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Ames, Iowa City, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Dubuque and Sioux City. (Forbes, 2007)
- Iowa was has been named the 6th most livable state in the U.S. (Morgan Quitno State Rankings, 2007)
- Iowa is the 5th-best state in the nation for workers, considering such factors as fair gender treatment, opportunities and pay. (University of Massachusetts, 2005)
- Iowa has the 2nd -best cost of doing business in the United States. (Milken Institute Cost of Doing Business Index, 2007)
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