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Davis City, IA map Population (year 2000): 275. Estimated population in July 2006: 261 (-5.1% change)
 

Males: 137  (49.8%)
Females: 138  (50.2%)

Decatur County

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50065.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,900 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
Davis City  $25,900
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $16,700 (it was $14,100 in 2000)
Davis City  $16,700
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Davis City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: German (30.9%), Irish (14.2%), United States (13.8%), English (12.7%), Dutch (7.3%), French (5.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/19/1877

Elevation: 940 feet

Land area: 0.59 square miles.

Population density: 446 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Davis City

  • High school or higher: 69.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 14.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Davis City city

  • Never married: 22.6%
  • Now married: 55.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 4.0%
  • Divorced: 17.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Davis City, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Davis City to the number of sex offenders is 261 to 1.

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

Davis City:  1.4% ($204)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Des Moines, IA (67.1 miles , pop. 198,682).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (119.6 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (429.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pleasanton, IA (6.3 miles) , Decatur City, IA (7.2 miles) , Leon, IA (8.3 miles ), Lamoni, IA (8.4 miles ), Blythedale, MO (13.9 miles ), Cainsville, MO (14.1 miles ), Van Wert, IA (16.0 miles ), Grand River, IA (16.2 miles ).

Latitude: 40.64 N, Longitude: 93.81 W


7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+7.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Utilities (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (31%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Apparel (10%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (18%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (14%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)


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Davis City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 74% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/24/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the Davis City city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1980, a category 4 tornado 7.5 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Davis City:
  • DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LEON, IA)
  • CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; OSCEOLA, IA)
  • RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MOUNT AYR, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Davis City:
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 63 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 97 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)
  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 97 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; ID: IRK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Davis City:
  • LAMONI MUNI (about 7 miles; LAMONI, IA; ID: LWD)
  • PRINCETON-KAUFFMAN MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; PRINCETON, MO; ID: 7MO)
  • JUDGE LEWIS FLD MT AYR MUNI (about 29 miles; MOUNT AYR, IA; ID: 1Y3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Davis City:
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 9 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,620)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 90 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; FT enrollment: 4,329)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)

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Notable locations in Davis City: Boswell Brothers Elevator (A), Davis City City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Davis City include: Assembly of God Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Davis City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  72.5%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  28.6%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  19.3%
Whole state:  3.8%

Davis City compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above 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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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
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$200
Water Supply 0$0 1$150
Financial Administration 0$0 1$370
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$200
Totals for Government 0$0 8$920


Davis City government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $62,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $300,000
    Solid Waste Management: $16,000
    All Other: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $422,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $23,000
    Sewerage: $23,000
    Regular Highways: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $13,000
    General - Other: $12,000
    Fire Protection: $11,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $163,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $3,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $99,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $138,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $114,000
    Water Utilities: $88,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $11,000
    Other, NEC: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $205,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $33,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000
    General Support: $3,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $18,000
    Total General Sales: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000

8.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,108 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.10%
Iowa average:  6.30%

1.97% of residents moved from foreign countries ($324 average AGI)
Decatur County:  1.97%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Clarke County, IA  0.80% ($25,500 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA  0.66% ($30,944)
from Wayne County, IA  0.36% ($21,600)


7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.32%
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:
to Clarke County, IA  1.18% ($28,906 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA  0.63% ($36,941)
to Jackson County, MO  0.40% ($15,727)


Strongest AM radio stations in Davis City:
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
  • KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KFEQ (680 AM; 5 kW; ST. JOSEPH, MO; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
  • KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Davis City:
  • KIIC (97.9 FM; LAMONI, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • KJJC (107.1 FM; OSCEOLA, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)


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