Drinking water stations with addresses in Dows that have no violations reported:
- DOWS WATER SUPPLY (Address: PO BOX 395, Population served: 675, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.2 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 56.6% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Dows 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 above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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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Banks with branches in Dows (2007 data):
- United Bank and Trust Company: Dows Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1912-02-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88.7 mil, Deposits: $76.9 mil, headquarters in Hampton, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: J. E. Coonley Company
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,424 | $17,088 | 2 | $164 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $48 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,826 | $21,912 | 1 | $362 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,666 | $19,992 | 3 | $221 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,776 | $21,312 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $6,692 | $20,076 | 7 | $795 |
Dows government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $58,000
Solid Waste Management: $30,000
All Other: $23,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $73,000
Water Utilities: $65,000
Police Protection: $53,000
Libraries: $35,000
Parks & Recreation: $34,000
Financial Administration: $33,000
General - Other: $31,000
Sewerage: $23,000
Solid Waste Management: $17,000
Health Services - Other: $13,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
General Public Buildings: $4,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
Health & Hospitals: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $70,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $105,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $95,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $60,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
Other, NEC: $10,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $39,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $81,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $48,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $54,000
General Support: $14,000
All Other: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $133,000
Total General Sales: $30,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $104,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000
5.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,184 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.41% | | 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:
7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,011 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.07% | | 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 Dows:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- 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.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KIFG (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: TIMES-CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Dows:
- KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
- KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KIOW (107.3 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: PILOT KNOB BROADCASTING)
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Dows:
- K25FA (Channel 25; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K47EK (Channel 47; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K49DZ (Channel 49; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K55GV (Channel 55; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K57GN (Channel 57; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K61GF (Channel 61; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- 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)
- 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)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
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