Webster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2009 was 34.2. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Duncombe that have no violations reported:
- DUNCOMBE WATER SUPPLY (Address: PO BOX 38, Population served: 474, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.5%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 64.6% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 8.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Duncombe, IA
Duncombe compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Duncombe:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.08%
| Here |  | 61.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 29.2% | 20.5% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 4.4% |
| Congregations | 12.7% | 20.6% | 17.5% | 9.5% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Charismatic Churches Independent | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Other |
| Adherents | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 6.7% |
| Congregations | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 22.2% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Webster County: | 1.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28 | Webster County: | 7.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | This county: | 5.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Webster County: | 8.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Webster County: | 28.0% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,825 | $21,900 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $252 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,076 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,321 | $27,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,156 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,146 | $24,876 | 9 | $2,484 |
Duncombe government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $36,000 ($79.47)
Solid Waste Management: $23,000 ($50.77)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $71,000 ($156.73)
Water Utilities: $58,000 ($128.04)
Sewerage: $43,000 ($94.92)
General - Other: $37,000 ($81.68)
Parks & Recreation: $28,000 ($61.81)
Libraries: $26,000 ($57.40)
Police Protection: $22,000 ($48.57)
Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($39.74)
Financial Administration: $16,000 ($35.32)
Fire Protection: $13,000 ($28.70)
General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($8.83)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($6.62)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($6.62)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000 ($6.62)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($2.21)
- General - Interest on Debt: $29,000 ($64.02)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $2,000 ($4.42)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000 ($26.49)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $520,000 ($1147.90)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $385,000 ($849.89)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $105,000 ($231.79)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000 ($66.23)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000 ($24.28)
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($13.25)
Rents: $2,000 ($4.42)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $9,000 ($19.87)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $381,000 ($841.06)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $72,000 ($158.94)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $38,000 ($83.89)
General Support: $6,000 ($13.25)
All Other: $2,000 ($4.42)
- Tax - Property: $138,000 ($304.64)
Total General Sales: $18,000 ($39.74)
Public Utilities: $3,000 ($6.62)
Other Selective Sales: $1,000 ($2.21)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.21)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $66,000 ($145.70)
4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,124 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.97% | | 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:
5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,480 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.73% | | 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 Duncombe:
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- 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.)
- KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- 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.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KQWC (1570 AM; 0 kW; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Duncombe:
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KJYL (100.7 FM; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- 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)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KICB (88.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KHBT (97.7 FM; HUMBOLDT, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Duncombe:
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- 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.)
- 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)
- 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)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Duncombe)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 14 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - FT DODGE, 4.4 Mi Se Of Ctr Of Fort Dodge 6 Mi W (Lat: 42.471389 Lon: -94.105833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 120.4 m, Overall height: 125 m, Call Sign: WMN282
Assigned Frequencies: 6130.51 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 10647.5 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
- 2.3 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 42.498556 Lon: -94.015500), Overall height: 16.8 m, Call Sign: WPNC796
Assigned Frequencies: 954.750 MHz Grant Date: 12/28/2001, Expiration Date: 03/24/2012, Cancellation Date: 11/23/2004
Registrant: Phone: (515) 332-2571
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KF0MI, Previous Call Sign: N0LGJ, Licensee ID: L00265737
Grant Date: 07/01/2000, Expiration Date: 08/21/2010
Registrant: Robert E Halliday Jr, 2245 Yankee Ave, Duncombe, IA 50532 - Call Sign: KF0NU, Previous Call Sign: N0JWG, Licensee ID: L00287618
Grant Date: 10/04/2000, Expiration Date: 11/06/2010
Registrant: Dennis L Peterson, 2567 Yankee, Duncombe, IA 50532
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: BD-4-T (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 187FJ , Serial Number: 581, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 09/23/1980
Registrant (Individual): Ralph J Sonnicksen, 2622 Samson Ave, Duncombe, IA 50532 - Aircraft: BIPLANE (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 112 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8PJ , Serial Number: W-1, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 04/13/1977
Registrant (Individual): Glenn E Caquelin, Po Box 26, Duncombe, IA 50532
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Duncombe, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 15 | 76.2 years |
| Robert | 7 | 74.4 years |
| James | 6 | 68.3 years |
| Paul | 6 | 76.0 years |
| Clifford | 5 | 75.4 years |
| William | 5 | 79.2 years |
| Charles | 5 | 78.2 years |
| Donald | 5 | 70.2 years |
| Carl | 5 | 78.2 years |
| Fred | 4 | 76.3 years |
| Most common last names in Duncombe, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Powers | 7 | 76.7 years |
| Mickelson | 7 | 78.8 years |
| Messerly | 6 | 83.6 years |
| Ball | 6 | 85.0 years |
| Snell | 5 | 81.0 years |
| Andrews | 5 | 66.8 years |
| Michehl | 5 | 74.6 years |
| Jones | 5 | 63.6 years |
| Peterson | 5 | 82.8 years |
| Taylor | 4 | 76.5 years |
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- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components"
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- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
- #101 (50532) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of European first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
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