Hamilton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ellsworth and their reported violations in the past:
ELLSWORTH PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 531, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-24-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-24-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-26-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-21-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-21-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-21-2006), St Public Notif received (FEB-21-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 12.7%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 6.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 12.5% for other race residents, 57.1% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.6 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 68.1% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ellsworth, IA
Ellsworth compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (89%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Electricity (5%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Hamilton County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Ellsworth:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.79%
| Here |  | 70.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | United Church of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 28.3% | 19.7% | 17.9% | 8.0% | 5.2% |
| Congregations | 18.9% | 24.3% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 5.4% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | LDS (Mormon) Church | Christian and Missionary Alliance | Other |
| Adherents | 5.2% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 6.8% |
| Congregations | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
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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: 3 | Hamilton County: | 1.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | Hamilton County: | 7.07 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | This county: | 7.07 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Hamilton County: | 8.2% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Hamilton County: | 28.3% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,520 | $30,240 | 6 | $187 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $126 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $556 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,750 | $45,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $200 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,035 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $6,270 | $37,620 | 19 | $2,104 |
Ellsworth government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $27,000 ($52.84)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($3.91)
- Construction - Housing & Community Development: $232,000 ($454.01)
Regular Highways: $99,000 ($193.74)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $316,000 ($618.40)
Parks & Recreation: $57,000 ($111.55)
Water Utilities: $52,000 ($101.76)
Regular Highways: $37,000 ($72.41)
General - Other: $33,000 ($64.58)
Police Protection: $31,000 ($60.67)
Fire Protection: $21,000 ($41.10)
Libraries: $20,000 ($39.14)
Sewerage: $19,000 ($37.18)
Financial Administration: $16,000 ($31.31)
General Public Buildings: $10,000 ($19.57)
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000 ($11.74)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($9.78)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000 ($5.87)
Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($5.87)
Health Services - Other: $2,000 ($3.91)
Welfare - Other: $1,000 ($1.96)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($7.83)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($5.87)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $33,000 ($64.58)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000 ($62.62)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $75,000 ($146.77)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $50,000 ($97.85)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $40,000 ($78.28)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $60,000 ($117.42)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $15,000 ($29.35)
Other, NEC: $10,000 ($19.57)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $62,000 ($121.33)
Special Assessments: $44,000 ($86.11)
Interest Earnings: $21,000 ($41.10)
Property Sale Other: $5,000 ($9.78)
Rents: $4,000 ($7.83)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $16,000 ($31.31)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($9.78)
Health - Other: $2,000 ($3.91)
Libraries: $1,000 ($1.96)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $615,000 ($1203.52)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $399,000 ($780.82)
Water Utilities: $64,000 ($125.24)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $19,000 ($37.18)
End of Fiscal Year: $10,000 ($19.57)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $62,000 ($121.33)
Highways: $43,000 ($84.15)
General Support: $9,000 ($17.61)
- Tax - Property: $118,000 ($230.92)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($3.91)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.96)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $97,000 ($189.82)
6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,680 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.06% | | 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:
6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,425 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.68% | | 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 Ellsworth:
- 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.)
- 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.)
- 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)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KASI (1430 AM; 1 kW; AMES, IA)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ellsworth:
- 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)
- KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ellsworth:
- 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)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- 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)
- 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.)
- K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
- K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ellsworth)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 1410 Dewitt St (Lat: 42.313028 Lon: -93.570500), Type: Silo, Structure height: 55 m, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: KNIN772
Assigned Frequencies: 461.100 MHz, 461.225 MHz, 466.225 MHz Grant Date: 11/17/2004, Expiration Date: 07/23/2014, Certifier: Shang R Cougenour
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7252, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - ELLSWORTH, 1410 De Witt (Lat: 42.311250 Lon: -93.577667), Type: Silo, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.7 m, Call Sign: WQGG709
Assigned Frequencies: 453.400 MHz Grant Date: 01/11/2007, Expiration Date: 01/11/2017, Certifier: Scott Anderson
Registrant: Electronic Engineering Co, 1100 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, Phone: (515) 283-1100, Fax: (515) 244-6948, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Ellsworth, 310th St. (Lat: 42.342250 Lon: -93.571889), Type: Tower, Structure height: 102.1 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WPVR561
Assigned Frequencies: 6715.62 MHz, 6745.00 MHz Grant Date: 08/06/2002, Expiration Date: 08/06/2012, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 - 551 Des Moines Ave., (Lat: 42.312472 Lon: -93.579361), Call Sign: KNKC672
Assigned Frequencies: 152.810 MHz Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/05/1999
Registrant: Ellsworth Coop Telephone Association, Ellsworth, IA 50075
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KA0WRQ, Licensee ID: L00486771
Grant Date: 04/04/2002, Expiration Date: 06/30/2012
Registrant: Shelby J Toussaint, 117 Hwy 175, Ellsworth, IA 50075 - Call Sign: WA0AAO, Licensee ID: L00090464
Grant Date: 03/27/2008, Expiration Date: 03/27/2018
Registrant: James W Toussaint, 117 Hwy 175, Ellsworth, IA 50075
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: 858 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 3221D , Serial Number: 112, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 10/04/1983
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, Po Box 223, Ellsworth, IA 50075 - Aircraft: V35 (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9587Q , Serial Number: D-8214, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 06/22/1966
Registrant (Corporation): Cherokee Flyers Lc, 2989 315th St, Ellsworth, IA 50075
| Most common first names in Ellsworth, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Clarence | 6 | 77.8 years |
| Henry | 4 | 81.7 years |
| Ruth | 4 | 86.5 years |
| Elmer | 4 | 75.0 years |
| Anna | 3 | 89.3 years |
| Myrtle | 3 | 81.0 years |
| Kenneth | 3 | 55.4 years |
| Howard | 3 | 76.0 years |
| Edna | 3 | 72.3 years |
| Thomas | 3 | 82.3 years |
| Most common last names in Ellsworth, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Olson | 16 | 79.8 years |
| Johnson | 12 | 83.4 years |
| Hill | 9 | 79.6 years |
| Thompson | 8 | 79.2 years |
| Peterson | 7 | 76.6 years |
| Hetland | 5 | 77.6 years |
| Nelson | 5 | 74.9 years |
| Twedt | 5 | 83.0 years |
| Evans | 4 | 71.5 years |
| Iverson | 4 | 89.3 years |
Businesses in Ellsworth, IA
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers"
- #71 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Book stores and news dealers"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper"
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