Wapello County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.0. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.574. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.75. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.0 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 19.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Eldon and their reported violations in the past:
ELDON WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 998, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-23-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-23-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-29-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-21-2005)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.9%
(23.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Iowa: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 64.0% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Eldon, IA
Eldon compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Eldon (2011 data):
- The Libertyville Savings Bank: Eldon Branch at 403 West Elm, branch established on 1997/07/24. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $196.7 mil, Deposits: $164.1 mil, headquarters in Fairfield, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Village Investment Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wapello County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Eldon (based on Wapello County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 42.26%
| Here |  | 42.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 20.8% | 17.0% | 13.6% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| Congregations | 3.2% | 17.7% | 9.7% | 4.8% | 6.5% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Salvation Army | Other |
| Adherents | 4.8% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 21.7% |
| Congregations | 1.6% | 4.8% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 46.8% |
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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: 6 | Wapello County: | 1.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23 | Wapello County: | 6.49 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | This county: | 6.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Wapello County: | 9.0% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Wapello County: | 27.1% | | 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 | $2,172 | $26,064 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,727 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,502 | $30,024 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,946 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,552 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,371 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,125 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $4,674 | $28,044 | 15 | $8,721 |
Eldon government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $84,000 ($90.71)
Solid Waste Management: $73,000 ($78.83)
All Other: $4,000 ($4.32)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $171,000 ($184.67)
Fire Protection: $10,000 ($10.80)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $153,000 ($165.23)
General - Other: $79,000 ($85.31)
Solid Waste Management: $69,000 ($74.51)
Regular Highways: $66,000 ($71.27)
Police Protection: $57,000 ($61.56)
Sewerage: $54,000 ($58.32)
Libraries: $25,000 ($27.00)
Judicial and Legal Services: $17,000 ($18.36)
Fire Protection: $10,000 ($10.80)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($5.40)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($4.32)
Welfare - Other: $2,000 ($2.16)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($2.16)
Parks & Recreation: $1,000 ($1.08)
General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($1.08)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $201,000 ($217.06)
- General - Interest on Debt: $22,000 ($23.76)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000 ($3.24)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $138,000 ($149.03)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $513,000 ($554.00)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $466,000 ($503.24)
Water Utilities: $132,000 ($142.55)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $47,000 ($50.76)
Water Utilities: $6,000 ($6.48)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $29,000 ($31.32)
Interest Earnings: $12,000 ($12.96)
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($4.32)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $581,000 ($627.43)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $158,000 ($170.63)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $24,000 ($25.92)
End of Fiscal Year: $24,000 ($25.92)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $84,000 ($90.71)
General Support: $7,000 ($7.56)
- Tax - Property: $137,000 ($147.95)
Total General Sales: $74,000 ($79.91)
Public Utilities: $9,000 ($9.72)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.08)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $140,000 ($151.19)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($7.56)
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,091 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | 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:
6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,896 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.32% | | 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 Eldon:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBIZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KLEE (1480 AM; 1 kW; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Eldon:
- KRKN (104.3 FM; ELDON, IA; Owner: O-TOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KIIK-FM (95.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEIDA GROUP, INC.)
- KOJY (106.9 FM; BLOOMFIELD, IA; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOTM-FM (97.7 FM; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTWA (92.7 FM; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- K201CJ (88.1 FM; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KKSI (101.5 FM; EDDYVILLE, IA; Owner: O-TOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KLBA-FM (96.7 FM; ALBIA, IA; Owner: H & H BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K205CA (88.9 FM; OTTUMWA, ETC., IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Eldon:
- K55GS (Channel 55; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K45EE (Channel 45; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K49DX (Channel 49; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K33AA (Channel 33; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K65GA (Channel 65; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K21EM (Channel 21; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K31ED (Channel 31; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K53FC (Channel 53; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K58ER (Channel 58; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K23CI (Channel 23; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: OTTUMWA AREA TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- K25DE (Channel 25; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: OTTUMWA AREA TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- K27CV (Channel 27; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: OTTUMWA AREA TRANSLATOR SYSTEM, INC.)
- KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTVO (Channel 3; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KTVO LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- K51FJ (Channel 51; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K10OO (Channel 10; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: RICHARD P. JACKSON, JR.)
- K42AM (Channel 42; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- K54AF (Channel 54; KEOSAUQUA, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Eldon)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 208 W Walnut (Lat: 40.916972 Lon: -92.216556), Call Sign: KWG444, Licensee ID: L00029672
Assigned Frequencies: 43.1000 MHz Grant Date: 01/10/1997, Expiration Date: 12/24/2001, Cancellation Date: 03/29/2002
Registrant: Jerrys Progas Service, Box T 55, Keosauqua, IA 52565, Phone: (319) 293-3751
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 1.5 Mi. N. (Lat: 40.949750 Lon: -92.199056), Structure height: 122 m, Call Sign: KPL351, Licensee ID: L00117951
Assigned Frequencies: 455.925 MHz Grant Date: 07/09/1992, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
Registrant: O-Town Communications, Inc., 416 East Main, Ottumwa, IA 52501
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - BATAVIA, 4 Mi S Of Batavia 2.5 Mi Ne (Lat: 40.936111 Lon: -92.171389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 137.2 m, Overall height: 141.7 m, Call Sign: WMS341
Assigned Frequencies: 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6675.00 MHz Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KA0DWP, Licensee ID: L00783354
Grant Date: 12/18/2003, Expiration Date: 03/15/2014, Certifier: Kenneth R Cloke
Registrant: Kenneth R Cloke, 300 N 4th St, Eldon, IA 52554 - Call Sign: KB0LFS, Licensee ID: L00791391
Grant Date: 01/02/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014, Certifier: Roscoe W Brown
Registrant: Roscoe W Brown, 303 East Walnut, Eldon, IA 52554 - Call Sign: W0GDH, Previous Call Sign: WB0KDG, Licensee ID: L01359467
Grant Date: 01/16/2008, Expiration Date: 01/22/2018
Registrant: Glenn D Hughes, 307 9th St, Eldon, IA 52554 - Call Sign: W0NSR, Licensee ID: L01280680
Grant Date: 05/07/2007, Expiration Date: 06/11/2017, Certifier: Othal R Cloke
Registrant: Othal R Cloke, 102 Caster St, Eldon, IA 52554 - Call Sign: WA0IQC, Licensee ID: L00239910
Grant Date: 12/26/2002, Expiration Date: 03/23/2013
Registrant: Billie L Jones, 4125 63rd Ave, Eldon, IA 52554
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: BEECH 95-C55 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 407T , Serial Number: TE-231, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 10/04/1966
Registrant (Corporation): Koritz Iowa Properties LLC, 7558 15th St, Eldon, IA 52554
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Eldon, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 18 | 76.3 years |
| John | 14 | 67.4 years |
| Charles | 12 | 78.8 years |
| Mary | 11 | 79.2 years |
| Helen | 11 | 88.3 years |
| Ruth | 10 | 78.0 years |
| James | 9 | 67.6 years |
| George | 8 | 75.6 years |
| Donald | 7 | 73.9 years |
| Robert | 7 | 70.6 years |
| Most common last names in Eldon, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 9 | 77.1 years |
| Cloke | 9 | 58.9 years |
| Brown | 8 | 75.1 years |
| Atwood | 7 | 80.4 years |
| Essary | 6 | 71.2 years |
| Fane | 6 | 84.3 years |
| Black | 6 | 80.0 years |
| Thomas | 6 | 82.2 years |
| Moore | 6 | 82.8 years |
| Hughes | 5 | 79.8 years |
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Beverage and tobacco products"
- #34 (52554) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Other Subsaharan African first ancestries"
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