Carpenter, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 128. Population change since 2000: -1.5%

Males: 61	(47.7%)
Females: 67	(52.3%)

Median resident age:	31.0 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip code: 50426

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,247 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Carpenter:	$35,247
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,993

Carpenter:	$19,993
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $46,383 (it was $31,300 in 2000)

Carpenter:	$46,383
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $51,238; Detached houses: $52,381; Mobile homes: $22,500

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Races in Carpenter:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Carpenter: 66.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (63.1%), Norwegian (40.8%), English (2.3%), Czech (1.5%), Irish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/20/1880

Elevation: 1180 feet

Land area: 0.16 square miles.

Population density: 801 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Carpenter

High school or higher: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carpenter city

Never married: 13.3%
Now married: 57.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 17.3%
Divorced: 12.2%

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:

Carpenter:	0.6% ($199)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (50.2 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (106.5 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (292.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: St. Ansgar, IA (2.3 miles ), Grafton, IA (2.6 miles ), Lyle, MN (2.7 miles ), Mitchell, IA (3.1 miles) , Northwood, IA (3.2 miles ), Kensett, IA (3.2 miles ), Stacyville, IA (3.4 miles ), Myrtle, MN (3.5 miles) .

Latitude: 43.42 N, Longitude: 93.02 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+31.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (16%)
Food (12%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (12%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (12%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Mining (8%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (14%)
Food (7%)
Wood products (7%)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (32%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
Extraction workers (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
Financial managers (7%)
Religious workers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

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Average climate in Carpenter, Iowa

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Carpenter-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 153% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the Carpenter city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 tornado 8.0 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Carpenter:

MITCHELL COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 14 miles; OSAGE, IA)
AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; AUSTIN, MN)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 21 miles; MASON CITY, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carpenter:

NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 61 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 63 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 71 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 73 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,968)

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Notable locations in Carpenter: Carpenter (A), Northwood Co-op Elevator (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Carpenter Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	60.0%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.0%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 2.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Carpenter compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Mitchell County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)

Religion statistics for Carpenter

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 91.85%

Here		91.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	36.7%	31.6%	13.6%	8.6%	3.1%
Congregations	17.9%	25.0%	14.3%	14.3%	7.1%

Name	Christian and Missionary Alliance	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Mennonite Church of God in Christ	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Other
Adherents	2.4%	2.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.6%
Congregations	3.6%	7.1%	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%

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.

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	$150
Totals for Government	0	$0		1	$150

Carpenter government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $7,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000

General - Other: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Fire Protection: $1,000

Central Staff Services: $1,000
Miscellaneous - Rents: $7,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $83,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $14,000
Total General Sales: $6,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,000

4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,571 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 Floyd County, IA	0.79% ($25,548 average AGI)
from Cerro Gordo County, IA	0.56% ($38,727)
from Mower County, MN	0.46% ($27,000)

5.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,524 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.26%
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 Cerro Gordo County, IA	0.71% ($22,464 average AGI)
to Floyd County, IA	0.48% ($24,947)
to Howard County, IA	0.25% ($23,300)

Strongest AM radio stations in Carpenter:

KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KAUS (1480 AM; 1 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KRNI (1010 AM; 1 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carpenter:

KSMA-FM (98.7 FM; OSAGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAUS-FM (99.9 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
KJCY (95.5 FM; ST. ANSGAR, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBDC (88.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KYTC (102.7 FM; NORTHWOOD, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
KQPR (96.1 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KUNY (91.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KVGO (104.3 FM; SPRING VALLEY, MN; Owner: KVGO, INC.)
KYBA (105.3 FM; STEWARTVILLE, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO)
KCPI (94.9 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KCMR (97.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: TLC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K252DM (98.3 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: AUSTIN CHRISTIAN RADIO)
K299AL (107.7 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: FREEBORN COUNTY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC)
K223AB (92.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: GREAT COMM. COMMCNS. OF N. IOWA INC)
KMSK (91.3 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: MANKATO STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Carpenter:

KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
KAAL (Channel 6; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: KAAL-TV, LLC)
KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
KSMQ-TV (Channel 15; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #492)
K43DH (Channel 43; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K45DF (Channel 45; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K49DB (Channel 49; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K51CY (Channel 51; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K53DI (Channel 53; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K55FJ (Channel 55; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K61EU (Channel 61; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
K57EU (Channel 57; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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