State Of Iowa
Recent News About State Of Iowa
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15 people die in Iowa with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in week ending May 8
There were 15 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending May 8, a 7.1 percent increase over the previous week.
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Iowa collected 0.6% more in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2020
Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, $138 million came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Iowa collected $75.5 million in taxes on general corporation licenses in 2020
Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, 0.7 percent, or $75.5 million, came from taxes on general corporation licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Rental vacancies in Iowa up 2.7% from Q1 to Q2 2018
Rental vacancies in Iowa were 9.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 2.7 percent over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Iowa increases from Q2 to Q3 2020
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Iowa in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $219,852, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index
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Cedar Rapids sees 138,400 nonfarm payroll employees in June
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Iowa's Cedar Rapids metropolitan statistical area was 138,400, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Iowa ranked 23rd in home vacancy rate in Q4 2020
Iowa's home vacancy rate was 23rd in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of one percent in the fourth quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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20 people die in Iowa with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in week ending May 8
There were 20 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Iowa during the week ending May 8, a 13 percent decrease from the previous week.
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VA Purchase Loans in Iowa average $238,932 for Q1
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Iowa in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $238,932, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Iowa declines from Q1 to Q2 2020
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Iowa in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $208,396, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index
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Cedar Rapids nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1.1% since June 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Cedar Rapids metropolitan statistical area was 136,900, a 1.1 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Iowa collected 1.3% less in death and gift taxes in 2020
Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, $76.3 million came from death and gift taxes, a 1.3 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Iowa collected $211.6 million in tobacco products sales tax in 2020
Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, 2 percent, or $211.6 million, came from tobacco products sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Iowa ranked 39th in home vacancy rate in 2020
Iowa's home vacancy rate was 39th in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 0.7 percent in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Iowa ranked 48th in average VA home loan amount in Q3
With $223,158 in loans issued, Iowa ranked 48th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.
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Iowa ranked 8th in home vacancy rate in Q2 2021
Iowa's home vacancy rate was eighth in the U.S., with a home vacancy rate of 1.1 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Ames nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 2.1% since June 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Ames metropolitan statistical area was 47,000, a 2.1 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Iowa reports $57 million in miscellaneous tax revenue in Q2 2021
Iowa's miscellaneous tax revenue reached $57 million in the second quarter of 2021, an increase of 78.1% compared to the previous quarter.
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Iowa receives $105.1 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q1
The VA issued 537 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Iowa during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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Iowa's income tax revenue up 10.3 percent in year since Q2 2020
Iowa collected $1.3 billion in individual income taxes during the second quarter of 2021, a 10.3 percent increase over the same period the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.