Average household size:
| This city: |  2.0 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 64.4% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 7.0% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.3% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bridgewater, IA
Bridgewater compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above 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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Banks with branches in Bridgewater (2009 data):
- Union State Bank: Bridgewater Branch at 211 Main Street, branch established on 1980-01-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $55.0 mil, Deposits: $42.3 mil, headquarters in Greenfield, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Greenfield Bancorporation, Ltd
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Adair County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religon statistics for Bridgewater
| Name | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 34.7% | 22.7% | 17.9% | 17.5% | 7.2% |
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| Congregations | 47.4% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 21.1% |
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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 | $250 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $325 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $50 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $28 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $653 |
Bridgewater government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $29,000
All Other: $1,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $20,000
Sewerage: $13,000
General - Other: $7,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Solid Waste Management: $3,000
General Public Buildings: $2,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $105,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $100,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $188,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Highways: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $16,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $59,000
5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,842 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.45% | | 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:
6.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,486 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.89% | | 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 Bridgewater:
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KSIB (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CRESTON, IA; Owner: G. O. RADIO, LTD.)
- KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bridgewater:
- 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)
- KSIB-FM (101.3 FM; CRESTON, IA; Owner: G. O. RADIO, LIMITED)
- K203DB (88.5 FM; CRESTON, IA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KKRF (107.9 FM; STUART, IA; Owner: COON VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Bridgewater:
- KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2- 1 1/2 Mi W 3 Mi S, Call Sign: KNCX398, Licensee ID: L00043131
Assigned Frequencies : 153.335 MHz
Grant Date: 05/02/1997, Expiration Date: 05/07/2002, Cancelation Date: 09/08/2002
Registrant: Mike Mc Curdy, Rr 1 Box 50, Bridgewater, IA 50837, Phone: (712) 779-3368 - Bridgewater Ps 0.1 Km Se, Type: Building, Structure height: 5 m, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPKH793
Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 03/12/2002, Expiration Date: 02/25/2012, Certifier: Dan Mc Intosh
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems, Inc., 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: WD0FIA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00143921
Grant Date: 08/26/2008, Expiration Date: 10/23/2018, Certifier: Keith D Carpenter
Registrant: Keith D Carpenter, 305 North Main, Bridgewater, IA 50837-1016 - Call Sign: KC0PUQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00677449
Grant Date: 04/29/2003, Expiration Date: 04/29/2013, Certifier: George M Kordick
Registrant: George M Kordick, 2479 Brown Ave, Bridgewater, IA 50837
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