Average household size:
| This city: |  2.7 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 79.7% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dickens, IA
Dickens compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (86%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Electricity (4%)
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Religion statistics for Dickens
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Reformed Church in America |
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| Adherents | 20.5% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 13.1% | 6.9% |
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| Congregations | 10.8% | 8.1% | 27.0% | 8.1% | 5.4% |
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| Name | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.6% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 6.1% |
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| Congregations | 8.1% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
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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 | | 8 | $737 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $124 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $861 |
Dickens government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $8,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $58,000
Fire Protection: $16,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
Solid Waste Management: $8,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
Libraries: $6,000
Parks & Recreation: $5,000
General - Other: $4,000
General Public Buildings: $4,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $31,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $108,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $11,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $102,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $11,000
Fire Protection: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $251,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $24,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $37,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $17,000
General Support: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $29,000
Total General Sales: $23,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000
6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,922 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.08% | | 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:
6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,655 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.55% | | 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 Dickens:
- KICD (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- 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.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Dickens:
- KLLT (104.9 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KDWD (100.1 FM; EMMETSBURG, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KICD-FM (107.7 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KUOO (103.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KOJI (90.7 FM; OKOBOJI, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KUQQ (102.1 FM; MILFORD, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KJIA (88.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC)
- K220HY (91.9 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
TV broadcast stations around Dickens:
- K55FL (Channel 55; SPENCER, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KB0OIU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00901388
Grant Date: 08/05/2004, Expiration Date: 08/05/2014
Registrant: Wendell R King, 4230 280th Ave, Dickens, IA 51333 - Call Sign: W0IWC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01305598
Grant Date: 07/17/2007, Expiration Date: 10/15/2017, Certifier: August W Burdette
Registrant: August W Burdette, D4285 280 Ave, Dickens, IA 51333-7502
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: CESSNA 150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 7853E , Serial Number: 17653, Year manufactured: 1959
Registrant (Individual): Marion L Felton, Rr 1, Dickens, IA 51333
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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