Houston 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
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.1. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.2 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Eitzen and their reported violations in the past:
EITZEN (Address: Eitzen City Hall , Population served: 233, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-28-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (JAN-28-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JAN-28-2002), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2002), St Public Notif received (APR-09-2002)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.4%
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.2 people | | Minnesota: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 54.5% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Eitzen compared to Minnesota state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house 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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Banks with branches in Eitzen (2011 data):
- Eitzen State Bank: Eitzen Office at 108 Iowa Avenue Branch, branch established on 2007/09/01. Info updated 2007/09/24: Bank assets: $77.5 mil, Deposits: $64.3 mil, headquarters in Caledonia, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Eitzen Independents, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
- Electricity (13%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Houston County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Eitzen (based on Houston County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 80.14%
| Here |  | 80.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | United Methodist Church | United Church of Christ |
| Adherents | 44.2% | 34.8% | 9.7% | 5.6% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 15.2% | 27.3% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Evangelical Free Church of America | Baptist General Conference | Assemblies of God | Lutheran Church | Other |
| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Congregations | 9.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
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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: 5 | Houston County: | 2.56 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | Houston County: | 5.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | This county: | 11.28 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Houston County: | 7.0% | | Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate: | Houston County: | 26.8% | | State: | 25.9% |
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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,035 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,583 | $30,996 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,583 | $30,996 | 1 | $1,035 |
Eitzen government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $26,000 ($107.00)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($20.58)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $2,000 ($8.23)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $127,000 ($522.63)
General - Other: $49,000 ($201.65)
Sewerage: $15,000 ($61.73)
Fire Protection: $12,000 ($49.38)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($41.15)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($20.58)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($16.46)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($12.35)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($8.23)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($8.23)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($4.12)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($12.35)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $61,000 ($251.03)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $51,000 ($209.88)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($41.15)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000 ($74.07)
Special Assessments: $8,000 ($32.92)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($8.23)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $34,000 ($139.92)
Sewerage: $8,000 ($32.92)
Electric Utilities: $4,000 ($16.46)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $125,000 ($514.40)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $172,000 ($707.82)
Water Utilities: $13,000 ($53.50)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $50,000 ($205.76)
- Tax - Property: $45,000 ($185.19)
NEC: $2,000 ($8.23)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $42,000 ($172.84)
4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,364 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.80% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
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:
5.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,634 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.44% | | Minnesota average: | 7.84% |
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 Eitzen:
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- WIZM (1410 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
- WKLJ (1290 AM; 5 kW; SPARTA, WI; Owner: SPARTA-TOMAH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
Strongest FM radio stations in Eitzen:
- KCLH (94.7 FM; CALEDONIA, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KQEG (102.7 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WRQT (95.7 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KQYB (98.3 FM; SPRING GROVE, MN; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- KDEC-FM (100.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: DECORAH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLXR-FM (104.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY B/CASTERS, L.L.C.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- K270AG (101.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: S & S BROADCASTING)
- KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- K222AG (92.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: RAY A. KNUDSON)
- KVIK (104.7 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- WQCC (106.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- K220EP (91.9 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- KWNO-FM (99.3 FM; RUSHFORD, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC)
- KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Eitzen:
- WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
- WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
- KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WDLS-LP (Channel 35; TOMAH, WI; Owner: MAGNUM RADIO, INC.)
- W44BF (Channel 44; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- K14AF (Channel 14; DECORAH, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KQEG-CA (Channel 50; La CRESCENT, MN; Owner: WHITE EAGLE PARTNERSHIP)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 - Maggie Staton, 26692st Hwyno. 4 (Lat: 45.556667 Lon: -94.817361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Maggie Staton, 26692st Hwyno. 4 (Lat: 45.556667 Lon: -94.817361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Maggie Staton, 26692st Hwyno. 4 (Lat: 45.540000 Lon: -94.817361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Kyle B Entz, 26692st Hwyno. 4 (Lat: 45.540000 Lon: -94.817361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Maggie Staton, 26692st Hwyno. 4 (Lat: 45.540000 Lon: -94.817361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Nextel West Corp, 3000 Corporate Exchange Dr Ste200, Columbus, OH 43231, Phone: (614) 559-4448, Email:
- Kyle B Entz, 26692st Hwyno. 4 (Lat: 45.540000 Lon: -94.817361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Licensee ID: L00005016
Registrant: Nextel West Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040 - Richard J Byrne, 26692st Hwyno. 4 (Lat: 45.540000 Lon: -94.817361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.5 m, Licensee ID: L00005016
Registrant: Nextel West Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (866) 400-6040
| Most common first names in Eitzen, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Louis | 4 | 83.5 years |
| John | 4 | 67.5 years |
| Ruth | 4 | 78.5 years |
| Clarence | 3 | 78.0 years |
| Elmer | 3 | 77.7 years |
| Franklin | 3 | 90.3 years |
| Donald | 3 | 66.3 years |
| Henry | 3 | 77.0 years |
| Leo | 3 | 85.3 years |
| Ruby | 3 | 74.7 years |
| Most common last names in Eitzen, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Meiners | 15 | 77.2 years |
| Meyer | 11 | 70.7 years |
| Wiemerslage | 9 | 75.1 years |
| Deters | 7 | 88.8 years |
| Fruechte | 6 | 85.7 years |
| Paus | 6 | 73.8 years |
| Thiele | 5 | 83.0 years |
| Kruse | 5 | 85.2 years |
| Haar | 5 | 87.4 years |
| Burmester | 4 | 89.0 years |
- #44 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities"
- #10 (55931) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Latvian first ancestries"
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