Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 55.4% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.5% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 20.7% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.1% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barnes City, IA
Barnes City compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mahaska County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
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Religion statistics for Barnes City
| Name | United Methodist Church | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 21.1% | 13.4% | 11.9% | 10.0% | 8.6% |
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| Congregations | 17.5% | 12.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5.0% |
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| Name | Reformed Church in America | Assemblies of God | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 8.3% | 6.3% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 14.2% |
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| Congregations | 5.0% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 45.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $34 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $442 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $476 |
Barnes City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $14,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $23,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $13,000
Fire Protection: $11,000
General - Other: $7,000
Regular Highways: $6,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000
Financial Administration: $2,000
General Public Buildings: $1,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $13,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $149,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
General Support: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $22,000
Total General Sales: $12,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $4,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,710 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.03% | | 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:
6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,324 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.52% | | 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 Barnes City:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Barnes City:
- KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KBOE-FM (104.9 FM; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KRTI (106.7 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KCWN (99.9 FM; NEW SHARON, IA; Owner: CROWN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKSI (101.5 FM; EDDYVILLE, IA; Owner: O-TOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Barnes City:
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
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