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Webster County

Population in July 2008: 193. Population change since 2000: -1.0%
 

Males: 97  (50.8%)
Females: 96  (49.2%)

Median resident age:  28.5 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip code: 50518


Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,268 (it was $40,000 in 2000)
Barnum:  $51,268
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,480
Barnum:  $16,480
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,502 (it was $49,600 in 2000)
Barnum:  $73,502
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $72,998; Detached houses: $73,264; Mobile homes: $41,250
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Races in Barnum:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Barnum: 70.7 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (50.8%), Irish (21.0%), United States (9.7%), English (6.2%), Norwegian (4.1%), Polish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/29/1894

Elevation: 1170 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 610 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Barnum

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Barnum city

  • Never married: 28.3%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

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 May 2009.

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

Barnum:  1.3% ($625)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (50.1 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (121.0 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (345.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clare, IA (2.4 miles) , Moorland, IA (2.4 miles) , Knierim, IA (2.4 miles) , Manson, IA (3.0 miles ), Fort Dodge, IA (3.1 miles ), Somers, IA (3.1 miles) , Pioneer, IA (3.2 miles) , Callender, IA (3.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $90,300
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $101,700
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $111,900
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 42.51 N, Longitude: 94.36 W

Area code: 515

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Population change in the 1990s: +35 (+21.9%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (13%)
  • Chemicals (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Utilities (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Personal and laundry services (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Financial managers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Plant and system operators (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)



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Barnum-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 183% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the Barnum city center killed 3 people and injured 26 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

On 6/8/1967, a category 4 tornado 9.5 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Barnum:
  • TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; FORT DODGE, IA)
  • HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HUMBOLDT, IA)
  • POCAHONTAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; POCAHONTAS, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barnum:
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
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Average household size:
This city:  2.9 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  77.6%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  9.0%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.7%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Barnum, IA



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


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Barnum travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (83%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Electricity (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)


Religion statistics for Barnum

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.08%
Here61.1%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents29.2%20.5%15.8%14.5%4.4%
Congregations12.7%20.6%17.5%9.5%3.2%
Name Charismatic Churches IndependentAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAUnited Church of Christ The Evangelical Covenant ChurchOther
Adherents3.3%2.3%1.7%1.7%6.7%
Congregations3.2%3.2%3.2%4.8%22.2%
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.


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 0$0 1$550
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$250
Totals for Government 0$0 7$800



Barnum government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $17,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $19,000
    Water Utilities: $18,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    General - Other: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $7,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $98,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $120,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $98,000
    Other, NEC: $90,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $151,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $18,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $35,000
    Total General Sales: $7,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $13,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

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:
from Hamilton County, IA  0.38% ($37,170 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, IA  0.37% ($29,667)
from Humboldt County, IA  0.27% ($9,054)


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:
to Polk County, IA  0.58% ($36,333 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, IA  0.42% ($30,305)
to Story County, IA  0.27% ($36,526)


Strongest AM radio stations in Barnum:
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Barnum:
  • 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)
  • K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
  • KTLB (105.9 FM; TWIN LAKES, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
  • KICB (88.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KHBT (97.7 FM; HUMBOLDT, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KJYL (100.7 FM; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)

TV broadcast stations around Barnum:
  • 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.)
  • 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.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 82 meters (269ft)
Total costs: $69,000
Total average daily traffic: 342,416
Total average daily truck traffic: 8,503

New bridges - Historical Statistics

  • 1960-1969: 6
  • 1970-1979: 0
  • 1980-1989: 1
  • 1990-1999: 2
  • 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Barnum, IA

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Robert E Cook, Fairbanks Avenue & Sr 7, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.2 m, Overall height: 91.1 m

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • 3.5 Mi N, Call Sign: KSG828, Licensee ID: L00096753
    Assigned Frequencies : 464.475 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/14/2003, Expiration Date: 04/24/2013
    Registrant: Thomas E Condon, 1748 Easter Ave, Barnum, IA 50518, Phone: (515) 542-3352
  • 3 Mi South & 1 East Of, Call Sign: WRG433, Licensee ID: L00023542
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.580 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/21/2004, Expiration Date: 07/10/2014
    Registrant: Gene Black, 1343 220th St, Barnum, IA 50518-7507, Phone: (515) 542-3247


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-235 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 9126W , Serial Number: 28-10743, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 10/18/1966
    Registrant (Individual): Gene G Black, 1343 220th St, Barnum, IA 50518


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 4
  • Hazardous Condition: 1

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