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News from July 2021

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Iowa collected 19.3% less in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2020

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 5, 2021

Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, $3.1 million came from pari-mutuels sales tax, a 19.3 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 deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending June 19

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 5, 2021

Iowa's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Rental vacancies in Iowa down 2.5% from Q3 to Q4 2018

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 5, 2021

Rental vacancies in Iowa were 5.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, a decrease of 2.5 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dubuque sees 59,300 nonfarm payroll employees in June

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Iowa's Dubuque metropolitan statistical area was 59,300, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Dubuque nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.7% since June 2021

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Dubuque metropolitan statistical area was 58,900, a 0.7 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Rental vacancies in Iowa down 0.8% from Q2 to Q3 2018

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Rental vacancies in Iowa were 8.3 percent in the third quarter of 2018, a decrease of 0.8 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Iowa ranks 24th in the U.S. for the most income taxes paid in 2020

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

In 2020, Iowa collected $4.6 billion in income taxes, ranking it 24th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Iowa collected 3.4% less in individual income taxes in 2020

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, $4 billion came from individual income taxes, a 3.4 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 $138 million in taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses in 2020

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, 1.3 percent, or $138 million, came from taxes on miscellaneous occupation and business licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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15 people die in Iowa from Alzheimer's disease in week ending May 15

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

There were 15 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending May 15, a 6.3 percent decrease from the previous week.

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VA provides 545 home purchase loans in Iowa in Q2

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

There were 545 VA home purchase loans issued in Iowa in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 totaling $128 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Iowa increases from Q3 to Q4 2020

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Iowa in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $235,875, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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14 people die in Iowa from diabetes mellitus in week ending May 15

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

There were 14 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending May 15, a 26.3 percent decrease from the previous week.

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Iowa ranked 48th in average VA home loan amount in Q2

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

With $218,813 in loans issued, Iowa ranked 48th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the second quarter, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Iowa ranks 42nd in total VA home loans during Q2

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Iowa ranked 42nd in VA home loans in the second quarter of 2021 with 2,231 loans issued, according to the Veteran’s Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Iowa’s license tax revenue up 29 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Iowa collected $289 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Iowa’s license tax revenue up 9.5 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Iowa collected $289 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Iowa’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 1.3 percent in Q2 since the same quarter of the previous year

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Iowa collected $1.5 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Iowa reports $289 million in license tax revenue in Q2

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Iowa collected $289 million in license taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Iowa’s sales and gross receipts tax revenue up 14.7 percent in Q2 since the previous quarter

By Hawkeye Reporter | Jul 4, 2021

Iowa collected $1.5 billion in sales and gross receipts taxes during the second quarter of 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.