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Alta Vista, IA map Population (year 2000): 286. Estimated population in July 2006: 263 (-8.0% change)
 

Males: 143  (50.0%)
Females: 143  (50.0%)

Chickasaw County

Median resident age:  34.0 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50603.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,200 (it was $26,786 in 2000)
Alta Vista  $29,200
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $49,400 (it was $41,700 in 2000)
Alta Vista  $49,400
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Alta Vista:

  • White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

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Ancestries: German (50.3%), Irish (11.5%), Norwegian (5.2%), French (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%), Czech (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/18/1894

Elevation: 1150 feet

Land area: 0.76 square miles.

Population density: 351 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Alta Vista

  • High school or higher: 80.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alta Vista city

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alta Vista:  0.9% ($388)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterloo, IA (49.1 miles , pop. 68,747).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (130.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (338.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Elma, IA (3.6 miles ), North Washington, IA (5.7 miles) , Bassett, IA (11.7 miles) , Ionia, IA (11.7 miles ), New Hampton, IA (11.9 miles ), Colwell, IA (12.5 miles) , Riceville, IA (14.7 miles ), Nashua, IA (19.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $92,300
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $78,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.20 N, Longitude: 92.42 W


Area code: 641

Alta Vista household income distribution Alta Vista home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+14.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (25%)
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Printing and related support activities (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Business operations specialists (9%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (9%)
  • Electricians (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Assemblers and fabricators (16%)
  • Registered nurses (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Personal appearance workers (5%)


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Alta Vista-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 92% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.6 miles away from the Alta Vista city center killed 13 people and injured 462 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/12/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the city center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alta Vista:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; NEW HAMPTON, IA)
  • REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF IOWA (about 20 miles; CRESCO, IA)
  • MITCHELL COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 28 miles; OSAGE, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alta Vista:
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 45 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 49 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 63 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alta Vista:
  • NEW HAMPTON MUNI (about 10 miles; NEW HAMPTON, IA; ID: 1Y5)
  • CHARLES CITY MUNI (about 16 miles; CHARLES CITY, IA; ID: CCY)
  • ELLEN CHURCH FIELD (about 24 miles; CRESCO, IA; ID: CJJ)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alta Vista:
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 38 miles; CALMAR, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 44 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 51 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 55 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
Library in Alta Vista:
  • ALTA VISTA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,482; Location: PO BOX 167, S. WHITE AVE.; 6,929 books; 60 audio materials; 49 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Alta Vista: Howard County Equity Co-op Elevator (A), Alta Vista City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Alta Vista include: Saint Bernards Church (A), Zion Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Calvary Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Alta Vista Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alta Vista and their reported violations in the past:

COLWELL, CITY OF (Address: 307 E WILSON, Population served: 76, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-23-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-23-1999), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-29-1999), St Public Notif requested (DEC-29-1999)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Alta Vista that have no violations reported:
  • ALTA VISTA WATER DEPARTMENT (Address: PO BOX 115, Population served: 286, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.0%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  8.8%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Alta Vista compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Alta Vista (2007 data):
  • First Citizens National Bank: Alta Vista Branch at 103 South White Avenue, branch established on 1991-09-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $807.2 mil, Deposits: $603.0 mil, headquarters in Mason City, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Financial Corp.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$820
Sewerage 1$2,168$26,0161$300
Local Libraries 0$0 2$868
Totals for Government 1$2,168$26,0164$1,988


Alta Vista government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $24,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $115,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Parks & Recreation: $27,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
    Libraries: $18,000
    Water Utilities: $16,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
    General - Other: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $13,000
    General - Other: $8,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $102,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $20,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $69,000
    Total General Sales: $16,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $42,000

4.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,082 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.77%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Floyd County, IA  0.87% ($24,714 average AGI)
from Bremer County, IA  0.66% ($29,531)
from Black Hawk County, IA  0.47% ($31,478)


5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,804 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.82%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Floyd County, IA  0.78% ($24,500 average AGI)
to Black Hawk County, IA  0.73% ($24,056)
to Bremer County, IA  0.47% ($31,348)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alta Vista:
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alta Vista:
  • KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KCZE (95.1 FM; NEW HAMPTON, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCHA-FM (95.9 FM; CHARLES CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KCZQ (102.3 FM; CRESCO, IA; Owner: MEGA MEDIA, LTD.)

TV broadcast stations around Alta Vista:
  • KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KSMQ-TV (Channel 15; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #492)
  • KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)

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