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Brayton, IA map Population (year 2000): 145. Estimated population in July 2006: 137 (-5.5% change)
 

Males: 73  (50.3%)
Females: 72  (49.7%)

Audubon County

Median resident age:  46.4 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip code: 50042


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,200 (it was $25,875 in 2000)
Brayton  $28,200
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $28,200 (it was $23,800 in 2000)
Brayton  $28,200
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Brayton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: Danish (35.9%), German (31.0%), Scotch-Irish (6.2%), United States (6.2%), Irish (5.5%), English (4.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/17/1899

Land area: 0.62 square miles.

Population density: 226 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Brayton

  • High school or higher: 65.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brayton city

  • Never married: 30.2%
  • Now married: 55.0%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

3 residents are foreign born (2.1% Asia).

This city:  2.1%
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:

Brayton:  1.0% ($233)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Council Bluffs, IA (67.4 miles , pop. 58,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (77.2 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (498.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Exira, IA (4.6 miles ), Elk Horn, IA (9.8 miles ), Wiota, IA (10.2 miles) , Atlantic, IA (11.5 miles ), Kimballton, IA (11.7 miles ), Audubon, IA (12.1 miles ), Anita, IA (13.0 miles ), Marne, IA (14.4 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.55 N, Longitude: 94.93 W


Area code: 712

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Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+22.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (31%)
  • Machinery (13%)
  • Truck transportation (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Apparel (31%)
  • Health care (23%)
  • Printing and related support activities (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Construction laborers (22%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (31%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (23%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)


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Brayton-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/27/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 16.9 miles away from the Brayton city center killed one person and injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1959, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brayton:
  • CASS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; ATLANTIC, IA)
  • AUDUBON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; AUDUBON, IA)
  • SHELBY COUNTY MYRTUE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HARLAN, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brayton:
  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 69 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 87 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 89 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brayton:
  • AUDUBON COUNTY (about 11 miles; AUDUBON, IA; ID: ADU)
  • ATLANTIC MUNI (about 13 miles; ATLANTIC, IA; ID: AIO)
  • ANITA MUNI-KEVIN BURKE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 14 miles; ANITA, IA; ID: Y43)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brayton:
  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 74 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)

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

BRAYTON WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 145, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and AUG-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005)
  • 6 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.2%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.5%
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 1999:
This city:  3.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  3.8%

Brayton 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 above 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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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
Water Supply 1$1,484$17,8080$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$490
Totals for Government 1$1,484$17,8087$490



5.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.05%
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 Cass County, IA  0.66% ($20,688 average AGI)
from Carroll County, IA  0.41% ($23,500)
from Polk County, IA  0.41% ($26,300)


6.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,340 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.25%
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 Cass County, IA  0.98% ($24,583 average AGI)
to Carroll County, IA  0.90% ($25,818)
to Polk County, IA  0.86% ($24,762)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brayton:
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KJAN (1220 AM; 0 kW; ATLANTIC, IA; Owner: WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brayton:
  • KSOM (96.5 FM; AUDUBON, IA; Owner: MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS L.C.)
  • KSWI (95.7 FM; ATLANTIC, IA; Owner: MEREDITH COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Brayton:
  • KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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