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Population (year 2000): 4,035. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,167 (+3.3% change)
 

Males: 1,925  (47.7%)
Females: 2,110  (52.3%)

Dubuque County

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52040.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,900 (it was $38,469 in 2000)
Dyersville  $42,900
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $119,600 (it was $95,000 in 2000)
Dyersville  $119,600
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Dyersville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)

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Ancestries: German (64.0%), Irish (12.1%), United States (6.9%), English (6.2%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/9/1872

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 4.60 square miles.

Population density: 901 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Dyersville

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dyersville city

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 3.8%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.1%
Iowa:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Dyersville:  1.2% ($1,181)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (29.9 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (125.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (240.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: New Vienna, IA (4.7 miles ), Worthington, IA (5.8 miles ), Farley, IA (8.1 miles ), Luxemburg, IA (9.1 miles ), Earlville, IA (10.3 miles ), Bankston, IA (11.2 miles) , Holy Cross, IA (12.0 miles ), Colesburg, IA (12.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $127,600
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $134,100
  • 1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $149,200
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $160,500
  • 2001: 20 buildings, average cost: $165,200
  • 2002: 16 buildings, average cost: $155,600
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $178,600
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $226,600
  • 2005: 24 buildings, average cost: $245,800
  • 2006: 17 buildings, average cost: $208,600

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Latitude: 42.48 N, Longitude: 91.12 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +562 (+13.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,158 (53.1%)


People in group quarters in Dyersville
  • 40 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 5 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: +328 (+8.8%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Secondary school teachers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Dyersville by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 300301
    per 100,000 74.40.00.073.00.024.6
Burglaries 104161341
    per 100,000 248.198.8388.3316.398.524.6
Thefts 533853593930
    per 100,000 1314.8938.31286.41435.5960.8738.2
Auto thefts 251121
    per 100,000 49.6123.524.324.349.324.6
Arson 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 88.854.380.696.149.338.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.45
US city average:  3.00

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Dyersville-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Dyersville city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 tornado 26.3 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Dyersville:
  • FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DUBUQUE (about 17 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dyersville:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 30 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 72 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dyersville:
  • MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 19 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; ID: MXO)
  • CASSVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; ID: C74)
  • MANCHESTER MUNI (about 26 miles; MANCHESTER, IA; ID: C27)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dyersville:
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 48 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 60 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 70 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 73 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
Private high school in Dyersville:
  • BECKMAN JR SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 471; Location: 1325 9TH STREET S E; Grades: 7 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Dyersville:
  • DYERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 90; Location: 625 3RD AVE SE; Grades: KG - 01)
Private elementary/middle school in Dyersville:
  • ST FRANCIS XAVIER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location: 203 2ND ST SW; Grades: 1 - 6)
Library in Dyersville:
  • MATTHIAS M. HOFFMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $196,409; Location: 340 1ST AVE EAST; 38,919 books; 1,643 audio materials; 1,248 video materials; 153 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Dyersville: Dyersville (A), Rolling Knolls Golf Course (B), M M Hoffman Public Library (C), Inwood Woodcarving Exhibit (D), National Farm Toy Museum (E), Dyer-Botsford Victorian House and Doll Museum (F), Dyersville Fire Department (G), Dyersville Police Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Dyersville include: Evangelical Free Church (A), New Hope Lutheran Church (B), Jehovahs Witnesses Congregation (C), Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Francis Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Tegeler Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Hewitt Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attractions: Dyer-Botsford Historical House Doll Museum (331 1st Avenue East), Dyersville Area Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 120 3rd Street Southwest), Field of Dreams (29001 Lansing Road), Field of Dreams Left & Center Office (30254 Golf Course Road), Eastern Iowa Tourism Associates (117 3rd Street Southeast), Field of Dreams Main Movie Site - Main Office & Souvenir Shop- Lansing Dona (28995 Lansing Road), Total Fitness Recreation Center (1110 16th Avenue Court Southeast).

Hotels: Super 8 Dyersville IA (925 15th Avenue Southeast), Comfort Inn Dyersville (527 16th Ave SE), Comfort Inn (527 16th Ave SE), Super 8 Motel (925 15th Avenue Southeast), Colonial Inn (1110 9th Street Southeast).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Dyersville and their reported violations in the past:

DYERSVILLE MUNICIPAL WATER CO (Address: 340 FIRST AVE E, Population served: 4035, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1992 and MAR-01-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002)
  • One regular monitoring violation
SCHERRMANNS IMPLEMENT AND APPLIANCE INC (Address: 13965 ROUTE 136, Population served: 48, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-06-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-03-2006)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAY-03-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-16-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dyersville that have no violations reported:
  • ROLLING KNOLLS GOLF COURSE (Address: PO BOX 23, Population served: 118, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  70.8%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.8%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Dyersville compared to Iowa state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Dyersville (2007 data):
  • Fidelity Bank & Trust: Stone Creek Shopping Center Branch at 1811 Eighth Street, S.E., branch established on 1983-10-03; at 208 2nd Street, S.E., branch established on 1910-04-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $121.5 mil, Deposits: $98.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Company
  • Community Savings Bank: Branch at 12111 12th Ave Se Suite 103, branch established on 2006-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $259.6 mil, Deposits: $209.1 mil, headquarters in Edgewood, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Community Financial Corp.
  • American Trust & Savings Bank: First Avenue Branch at 301 First Avenue, East, branch established on 1930-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $813.2 mil, Deposits: $641.5 mil, headquarters in Dubuque, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Atbancorp



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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
Financial Administration 2$7,547$45,2820$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$306
Local Libraries 2$4,836$29,0166$3,176
Water Supply 2$4,199$25,1940$0
Parks and Recreation 2$4,039$24,2341$301
Sewerage 1$2,945$35,3400$0
Streets and Highways 4$10,001$30,0030$0
Police - Other 4$7,202$21,6061$562
Police Protection - Officers 6$16,029$32,0581$837
Totals for Government 23$56,798$29,63410$5,182


Dyersville government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $380,000
    Solid Waste Management: $172,000
    Parks & Recreation: $126,000
    All Other: $93,000
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $621,000
    Regular Highways: $550,000
    Water Utilities: $29,000
    Libraries: $19,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $677,000
    Police Protection: $541,000
    Water Utilities: $314,000
    Sewerage: $290,000
    Regular Highways: $290,000
    Parks & Recreation: $277,000
    Libraries: $253,000
    Solid Waste Management: $198,000
    Central Staff Services: $78,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Fire Protection: $42,000
    General Public Buildings: $37,000
    Health Services - Other: $12,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $706,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $182,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,622,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $849,000
    Other NEC: $716,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,695,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,550,000
    Water Utilities: $786,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,092,000
    Water Utilities: $63,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $167,000
    Special Assessments: $124,000
    Interest Earnings: $57,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Property Sale Other: $4,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $224,000
    Parks & Recreation: $18,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,949,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $397,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $340,000
    General Support: $16,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,547,000
    Total General Sales: $451,000
    Other Selective Sales: $59,000
    Public Utilities: $57,000
    NEC: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $850,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,602 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.62%
Iowa average:  6.30%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($358 average AGI)
Dubuque County:  0.07%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jo Daviess County, IL  0.39% ($29,326 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI  0.28% ($31,760)
from Jackson County, IA  0.26% ($33,473)


4.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.54%
Iowa average:  6.47%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($60 average AGI)
Dubuque County:  0.03%
Iowa average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Linn County, IA  0.28% ($33,094 average AGI)
to Jo Daviess County, IL  0.27% ($139,806)
to Jackson County, IA  0.26% ($30,933)


Strongest AM radio stations in Dyersville:
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dyersville:
  • KDST (99.3 FM; DYERSVILLE, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KGRR (97.3 FM; EPWORTH, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • K239AB (95.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
  • KMCH (94.7 FM; MANCHESTER, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Dyersville:
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

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