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Worth County

Population in July 2007: 351. Population change since 2000: -2.5%
 

Males: 166  (47.5%)
Females: 185  (52.5%)

Median resident age:  40.8 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50434.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,011 (it was $33,558 in 2000)
Fertile:  $43,011
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,725 (it was $51,100 in 2000)
Fertile:  $75,725
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,062; Detached houses: $88,334

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Races in Fertile:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • Other race (3.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Fertile: 73.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (42.8%), Norwegian (37.5%), English (9.7%), Irish (4.7%), Swedish (3.3%), United States (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/10/1908

Elevation: 1170 feet

Land area: 0.94 square miles.

Population density: 373 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Fertile

  • High school or higher: 82.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fertile city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 62.5%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
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:

Fertile:  1.0% ($518)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (70.9 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (117.8 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (308.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hanlontown, IA (1.5 miles ), Joice, IA (2.7 miles ), Clear Lake, IA (3.0 miles ), Ventura, IA (3.1 miles ), Forest City, IA (3.3 miles ), Manly, IA (3.3 miles ), Leland, IA (3.4 miles ), Lake Mills, IA (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $90,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $108,200
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.26 N, Longitude: 93.42 W

Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: -21 (-5.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)



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Average climate in Fertile, Iowa

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Fertile-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 172% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.5 miles away from the Fertile city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fertile:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 14 miles; MASON CITY, IA)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BRITT, IA)
  • NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fertile:
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 69 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 74 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 79 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
Library in Fertile:
  • FERTILE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $22,611; Location: 204 WEST MAIN, BOX 198; 9,526 books; 551 audio materials; 612 video materials; 41 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Fertile: Fertile Community Center (A), Fertile Fire Department (B), Fertile Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fertile include: First Lutheran Church (A), Church of Christ (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Beaver Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.1%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.3%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fertile, IA



Fertile compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students 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



Fertile travel time to work


Fertile mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Worth County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (99%)
  • Electricity (1%)


Religon statistics for Fertile

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents71.9%15.4%6.3%4.1%2.4%
Congregations62.5%18.8%6.3%6.3%6.3%
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.


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 0$0 1$400
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$162
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$431
Sewerage 0$0 1$800
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$435
Water Supply 0$0 1$738
Local Libraries 0$0 2$1,020
Totals for Government 0$0 14$3,986



Fertile government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $56,000
    Solid Waste Management: $18,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $34,000
    Sewerage: $21,000
    Solid Waste Management: $20,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Water Utilities: $14,000
    Libraries: $10,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $10,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $207,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $200,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $199,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $116,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $29,000
  • Tax - Property: $30,000
    Total General Sales: $14,000
    Public Utilities: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $26,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
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:
from Cerro Gordo County, IA  1.82% ($27,778 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, IA  0.81% ($25,083)


6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,951 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.77%
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:
to Cerro Gordo County, IA  2.36% ($28,761 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, IA  0.53% ($25,375)
to Mitchell County, IA  0.37% ($38,273)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fertile:
  • KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KRIB (1490 AM; 1 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KRNI (1010 AM; 1 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fertile:
  • KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KBDC (88.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KIOW (107.3 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: PILOT KNOB BROADCASTING)
  • KAUS-FM (99.9 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • K214BA (90.7 FM; MASON CITY, ETC., IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KUNY (91.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KLKK (103.7 FM; CLEAR LAKE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KCMR (97.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: TLC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K223AB (92.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: GREAT COMM. COMMCNS. OF N. IOWA INC)
  • KYTC (102.7 FM; NORTHWOOD, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KCPI (94.9 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KSMA-FM (98.7 FM; OSAGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KQPR (96.1 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KZOW (91.9 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: WALDORF COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Fertile:
  • KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KAAL (Channel 6; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: KAAL-TV, LLC)
  • KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Fertile, 400 Block Of Highway 9, Type: Tank, Structure height: 45 m, Call Sign: WPYC648
    Assigned Frequencies : 154.205 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/21/2003, Expiration Date: 07/21/2013, Certifier: David K Gentz
    Registrant: Electronic Specialties Inc, 2103 Hwy 169 North, Algona, IA 50511-0248, Phone: (515) 295-7752, Fax: (515) 295-7238, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: N0BMO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00392703
    Grant Date: 07/02/2004, Expiration Date: 07/08/2014, Certifier: Kevin D Bidne
    Registrant: Kevin D Bidne, 505 W Main St, Fertile, IA 50434


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: TEAM AIRBIKE (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 3504G , Serial Number: AB600, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 01/05/2008
    Registrant (Individual): Brian A Ouverson, 24871 Eagle Ave, Fertile, IA 50434
  • Aircraft: WAIT PAUL/OUVERSON BRIAN A MINI IMP MODEL C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 881MP , Serial Number: PW-1
    Registrant (Individual): Brian A Ouverson, Rural Route 1 Po Box 79, Fertile, IA 50434


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