Webster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Badger and their reported violations in the past:
BADGER WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 610, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.9%
(2.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 75.8% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Badger, IA
Badger compared to Iowa state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (89%)
- Electricity (11%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Badger (based on Webster County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.08%
| Here | | 61.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 29.2% | 20.5% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 4.4% |
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| Congregations | 12.7% | 20.6% | 17.5% | 9.5% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Charismatic Churches Independent | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 22.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Webster County: | 1.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28 | Webster County: | 7.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | This county: | 5.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Webster County: | 8.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Webster County: | 28.0% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,000 | $24,000 | 6 | $1,145 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,000 | $36,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,462 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $700 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,000 | $30,000 | 9 | $3,307 |
Badger government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $24,000 ($42.93)
Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($33.99)
All Other: $2,000 ($3.58)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $226,000 ($404.29)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $67,000 ($119.86)
Regular Highways: $47,000 ($84.08)
Sewerage: $32,000 ($57.25)
Police Protection: $31,000 ($55.46)
Libraries: $23,000 ($41.14)
Solid Waste Management: $23,000 ($41.14)
Parks & Recreation: $22,000 ($39.36)
General - Other: $11,000 ($19.68)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($16.10)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($8.94)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $4,000 ($7.16)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($5.37)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($1.79)
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($12.52)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $13,000 ($23.26)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $200,000 ($357.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $115,000 ($205.72)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $190,000 ($339.89)
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $90,000 ($161.00)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $25,000 ($44.72)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($17.89)
- Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $6,000 ($10.73)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($8.94)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($3.58)
Rents: $1,000 ($1.79)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $21,000 ($37.57)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($7.16)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $200,000 ($357.78)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $256,000 ($457.96)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $49,000 ($87.66)
General Support: $1,000 ($1.79)
- Tax - Property: $86,000 ($153.85)
Total General Sales: $23,000 ($41.14)
Public Utilities: $8,000 ($14.31)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.79)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $68,000 ($121.65)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($14.31)
4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,124 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.97% | | 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:
5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,480 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.73% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Badger:
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Badger:
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KJYL (100.7 FM; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
- KHBT (97.7 FM; HUMBOLDT, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KICB (88.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Badger:
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - SHARON YEAGER, 260th Street (Lat: 42.672778 Lon: -94.156667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152.1 m, Licensee ID: L00001513
Registrant: Iowa Rsa No. 10 General Partnership, One Verizon Place, Alpharetta, GA 30004-8511, Phone: (678) 339-4277, Email:
- Robert E Cook, .2 Mi S Of Beaver Creek .4 Mi W Of P52 (Lat: 42.671667 Lon: -94.153333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 183 m, Overall height: 185 m, Licensee ID: L00132268
Registrant: Three Eagles Of Ft. Dodge, Inc., 3800 Cornhusker Highway, Lincoln, NE 68504, Phone: (402) 466-1234 - .2 Mi S Of Beaver Creek .4 Mi W Of P52 (Lat: 42.671667 Lon: -94.153333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 183 m, Overall height: 185 m
Registrant: Radio Ingstad Broadcasting Inc, 341 Yorktown Pike, Mason City, IA 50401, Phone: (515) 423-1300 - 260th Street (Lat: 42.672778 Lon: -94.156667), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152.1 m
Registrant: Iowa Rsa No. 10 General Partnership Dba , 3350 161st Avenue Se, Bellevue, WA 98009-9210, Phone: (425) 603-2052, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Rfd (Lat: 42.662194 Lon: -94.127167), Call Sign: KEJ417, Licensee ID: L00013856
Assigned Frequencies: 152.915 MHz
Grant Date: 02/14/2002, Expiration Date: 04/30/2012
Registrant: Wayne Lehman, 2611 270th St, Badger, IA 50516, Phone: (515) 545-4684 - Rural Route Box 35 (Lat: 42.634972 Lon: -94.167750), Call Sign: WSG478, Licensee ID: L00023537
Assigned Frequencies: 154.625 MHz
Grant Date: 09/02/1999, Expiration Date: 11/02/2004, Cancellation Date: 01/08/2005
Registrant: Mervin Bloomquist, Rr Box 35, Badger, IA 50516, Phone: (515) 545-4605
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - BADGER, IA, Lat: 42.613361 Lon: -94.146444, Call Sign: WPSJ695
Assigned Frequencies: 956.281 MHz, 956.281 MHz
Grant Date: 05/23/2001, Expiration Date: 05/23/2011, Certifier: Chris J Jerome
Registrant: Itron, Inc., 2111 N Molter Rd, Liberty Lake, WA 99019, Phone: (509) 891-3636, Fax: (509) 891-3727, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1505N , Serial Number: 23035, Year manufactured: 1948, Airworthiness Date: 10/16/1964
Registrant (Individual): Ladean E Fevold, 2566 270th St, Badger, IA 50516
| Most common first names in Badger, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Robert | 7 | 74.1 years |
| Ernest | 4 | 76.5 years |
| William | 4 | 83.5 years |
| Betty | 3 | 76.3 years |
| Gerald | 3 | 71.3 years |
| Elizabeth | 3 | 87.3 years |
| Kenneth | 3 | 65.3 years |
| Lawrence | 3 | 80.0 years |
| Bertha | 2 | 93.0 years |
| Inga | 2 | 88.5 years |
| Most common last names in Badger, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Larson | 12 | 81.5 years |
| Johnson | 6 | 71.7 years |
| Askelson | 5 | 74.8 years |
| Baker | 5 | 80.4 years |
| Nerhus | 5 | 76.8 years |
| Fevold | 4 | 86.7 years |
| Johanson | 4 | 74.1 years |
| Lund | 4 | 72.7 years |
| Lehman | 4 | 80.7 years |
| Algoe | 3 | 77.3 years |
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