Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $162 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $236 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterloo, IA (34.5 miles , pop. 68,747).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (151.2 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (275.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:Dumont, IA (1.9 miles ),
Allison, IA (2.4 miles ),
Aredale, IA (2.6 miles)
,
Hansell, IA (3.2 miles)
,
Greene, IA (3.2 miles ),
Clarksville, IA (3.5 miles ),
Dougherty, IA (3.5 miles)
,
Geneva, IA (3.6 miles)
.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Bristow-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 213% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/15/1968, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Bristow city center killed 13 peopleand injured 462 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/25/2008, a category F5 tornado 15.5 miles away from the city center killed 9 peopleand injured 70 peopleand caused $100 million in damages.
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Butler County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 4, Floods: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bristow:
FRANKLIN GENERAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; HAMPTON, IA)
WAVERLY HEALTH CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; WAVERLY, IA)
ELLSWORTH MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; IOWA FALLS, IA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bristow:
University of Northern Iowa (about 30 miles; Cedar Falls, IA; Full-time enrollment: 10,923)
Hawkeye Community College (about 38 miles; Waterloo, IA; FT enrollment: 3,189)
Upper Iowa University (about 57 miles; Fayette, IA; FT enrollment: 3,144)
Northeast Iowa Community College-Calmar (about 60 miles; Calmar, IA; FT enrollment: 2,564)
Iowa State University (about 65 miles; Ames, IA; FT enrollment: 24,738)
Luther College (about 68 miles; Decorah, IA; FT enrollment: 2,470)
Iowa Central Community College (about 69 miles; Fort Dodge, IA; FT enrollment: 3,064)
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 8.06. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.06
U.S.:
11.24
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bristow and their reported violations in the past:
BRISTOW MUNI WATER SUPPLY (Address: 216 MAIN ST , Population served: 202, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-26-1999), St Compliance achieved (MAR-13-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-07-1998), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-1998), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-1998)
2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(14.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.2 people
Iowa:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
53.4%
Whole state:
66.4%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
13.6%
Whole state:
4.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Bristow (based on Butler County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 77.75%
Here
77.8%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Reformed Church in America
United Methodist Church
United Church of Christ
Catholic Church
Adherents
32.5%
14.4%
13.7%
9.8%
8.7%
Congregations
15.2%
13.0%
17.4%
8.7%
6.5%
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Christian Reformed Church in North America
North American Baptist Conference
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
Other
Adherents
5.1%
3.7%
3.4%
3.2%
5.6%
Congregations
8.7%
4.3%
4.3%
2.2%
19.6%
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: 5
Butler County:
3.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.68 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:
0.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
Butler County:
6.82 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:
5.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
This county:
6.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.01 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Butler County:
8.5%
Iowa:
7.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Butler County:
26.7%
State:
27.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.4%
State:
14.5%
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
1
$200
Streets and Highways
0
$0
1
$50
Totals for Government
0
$0
2
$250
Bristow government finances in 2002:
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,000 ($50.00)
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $9,000 ($56.25)
Financial Administration: $8,000 ($50.00)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($50.00)
Water Utilities: $7,000 ($43.75)
Solid Waste Management: $7,000 ($43.75)
Fire Protection: $6,000 ($37.50)
General - Other: $5,000 ($31.25)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($18.75)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($6.25)
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000 ($37.50)
Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,000 ($12.50)
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($6.25)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($6.25)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $106,000 ($662.50)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $19,000 ($118.75)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000 ($100.00)
Tax - Property: $22,000 ($137.50)
Total General Sales: $7,000 ($43.75)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($12.50)
Total Salaries & Wages: $9,000 ($56.25)
5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,061 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.59%
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:
, Population served: 202, Groundwater):
