Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 67.7% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.7% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Colwell 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 below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Floyd County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Utility gas (6%)
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Religion statistics for Colwell
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.08%
| Here | | 67.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ | The Wesleyan Church |
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| Adherents | 35.7% | 21.9% | 21.0% | 3.7% | 3.4% |
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| Congregations | 11.8% | 14.7% | 20.6% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially Mormon Church) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 5.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 23.5% |
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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $361 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $361 |
Colwell government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
General Public Buildings: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
General - Other: $2,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $5,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000
General Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $12,000
Total General Sales: $4,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000
5.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,635 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.57% | | 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:
6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,419 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.32% | | 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 Colwell:
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCHA (1580 AM; 1 kW; CHARLES CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Colwell:
- KCHA-FM (95.9 FM; CHARLES CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
- KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KCZE (95.1 FM; NEW HAMPTON, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KJCY (95.5 FM; ST. ANSGAR, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KAUS-FM (99.9 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Colwell:
- KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KSMQ-TV (Channel 15; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #492)
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