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Colo, IA map Population (year 2000): 868. Estimated population in July 2006: 827 (-4.7% change)
 

Males: 430  (49.5%)
Females: 438  (50.5%)

Story County

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50056.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,700 (it was $41,711 in 2000)
Colo  $41,700
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $90,500 (it was $72,200 in 2000)
Colo  $90,500
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Colo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (31.2%), United States (15.2%), English (12.8%), Irish (12.8%), Norwegian (10.5%), Dutch (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/26/1876

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 1074 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Colo

  • High school or higher: 93.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Colo city

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 67.8%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.6%
  • Divorced: 5.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Colo, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Colo to the number of sex offenders is 416 to 1.

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

Colo:  1.0% ($738)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (21.6 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (192.5 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (387.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Collins, IA (8.0 miles ), Nevada, IA (9.2 miles ), Zearing, IA (10.1 miles ), Maxwell, IA (10.4 miles ), State Center, IA (10.5 miles ), Rhodes, IA (11.0 miles ), St. Anthony, IA (11.1 miles) , McCallsburg, IA (11.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $101,500
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $103,400
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $153,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $172,500
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $184,400
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000

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Latitude: 42.02 N, Longitude: 93.32 W


Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: +73 (+9.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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Colo-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 129% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/13/1976, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.5 miles away from the Colo city center injured 9 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/30/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.8 miles away from the city center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Colo:
  • STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; NEVADA, IA)
  • MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; AMES, IA)
  • MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Colo, IA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Colo:
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 41 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 71 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 74 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Colo:
  • DRAKE (about 21 miles; RADCLIFFE, IA; ID: 2Y1)
  • AMES MUNI (about 21 miles; AMES, IA; ID: AMW)
  • ELDORA MUNI (about 26 miles; ELDORA, IA; ID: 6C0)

Local government website: showcase.netins.net/web/colo-iowa

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Colo:
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; AMES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 77 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
Public high school in Colo:
Public elementary/middle school in Colo:
Library in Colo:
  • COLO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $68,606; Location: 309 MAIN STREET; 13,686 books; 256 audio materials; 1,360 video materials; 53 serial subscriptions)

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

COLO WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 868, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.2%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.2%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.1%
Whole state:  3.8%

Colo compared to Iowa state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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Banks with branches in Colo (2007 data):
  • State Bank & Trust Co.: Colo Branch at 405 Main Street, branch established on 1939-02-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $114.5 mil, Deposits: $99.5 mil, headquarters in Nevada, IA, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Ames National Corporation



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2004 Presidential Election results in Story County Iowa:


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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$2,125$25,5000$0
Local Libraries 0$0 6$540
Other Government Administration 1$3,921$47,0520$0
Financial Administration 0$0 1$720
Totals for Government 2$6,046$36,2767$1,260


Colo government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $94,000
    Solid Waste Management: $56,000
    All Other: $18,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $267,000
    Water Utilities: $86,000
    Libraries: $65,000
    Financial Administration: $56,000
    Solid Waste Management: $56,000
    Regular Highways: $49,000
    Fire Protection: $34,000
    Police Protection: $29,000
    Sewerage: $24,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Welfare - Other: $10,000
    General Public Buildings: $7,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $29,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $33,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $29,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $137,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $802,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $288,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $124,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $370,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $144,000
    Water Utilities: $13,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $172,000
    Interest Earnings: $9,000
    Rents: $7,000
    Property Sale Other: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $76,000
    Fire Protection: $35,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Water Utilities: $7,000
    Libraries: $6,000
    Solid Waste Management: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $350,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $92,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $164,000
    Highways: $70,000
    General Support: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $213,000
    Total General Sales: $74,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $127,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000

11.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,078 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.39%
Iowa average:  6.30%

1.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($703 average AGI)
Story County:  1.09%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Polk County, IA  1.35% ($32,827 average AGI)
from Boone County, IA  0.58% ($38,406)
from Marshall County, IA  0.29% ($30,711)


11.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,010 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.37%
Iowa average:  6.47%

0.18% of residents moved to foreign countries ($492 average AGI)
Story County:  0.18%
Iowa average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Polk County, IA  2.44% ($38,500 average AGI)
to Boone County, IA  0.56% ($41,223)
to Dallas County, IA  0.23% ($35,877)


Strongest AM radio stations in Colo:
  • 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.)
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • KFJB (1230 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Colo:
  • KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
  • KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KXIA (101.1 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDAO-FM (99.5 FM; ELDORA, IA; Owner: ELDORA BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Colo:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
  • KFPX (Channel 39; NEWTON, IA; Owner: PAXSON DES MOINES LICENSE, INC.)
  • WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • K19DX (Channel 19; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
  • K27EW (Channel 27; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
  • K33ED (Channel 33; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
  • K51EP (Channel 51; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
  • K53FD (Channel 53; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
  • K59FM (Channel 59; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
  • K69GZ (Channel 69; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
  • K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
  • K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)

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