Pocahontas 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 Fonda that have no violations reported:
- FONDA WATER SUPPLY (Address: PO BOX 367, Population served: 669, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.3%
(7.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 60.6% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fonda, IA
36 people in nursing homes
Fonda compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Fonda (2011 data):
- First Community Bank: Fonda Branch at 212 Main Street, branch established on 1992/11/13. Info updated 2012/03/30: Bank assets: $57.9 mil, Deposits: $44.6 mil, headquarters in Newell, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Newell Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Pocahontas County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Fonda (based on Pocahontas County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.44%
| Here | | 81.4% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 39.6% | 29.9% | 19.3% | 3.7% | 7.4% |
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| Congregations | 25.9% | 25.9% | 14.8% | 11.1% | 22.2% |
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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 | Pocahontas County: | 6.52 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Pocahontas County: | 6.52 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | This county: | 7.83 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Pocahontas County: | 9.4% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Pocahontas 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,560 | $30,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $625 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,746 | $32,952 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,993 | $23,916 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,693 | $32,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,525 | $30,300 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,600 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $248 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $12,517 | $30,041 | 11 | $2,473 |
Fonda government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $54,000 ($85.99)
Solid Waste Management: $46,000 ($73.25)
Sewerage: $28,000 ($44.59)
Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($11.15)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $382,000 ($608.28)
Regular Highways: $83,000 ($132.17)
Police Protection: $75,000 ($119.43)
Water Utilities: $58,000 ($92.36)
Libraries: $35,000 ($55.73)
Solid Waste Management: $28,000 ($44.59)
Sewerage: $26,000 ($41.40)
Parks & Recreation: $26,000 ($41.40)
General - Other: $22,000 ($35.03)
Fire Protection: $18,000 ($28.66)
Health Services - Other: $13,000 ($20.70)
General Public Buildings: $12,000 ($19.11)
Financial Administration: $12,000 ($19.11)
Central Staff Services: $8,000 ($12.74)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($1.59)
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($15.92)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000 ($35.03)
Health & Hospitals: $2,000 ($3.18)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $204,000 ($324.84)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $210,000 ($334.39)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $190,000 ($302.55)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $60,000 ($95.54)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $118,000 ($187.90)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $26,000 ($41.40)
Other, NEC: $20,000 ($31.85)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $78,000 ($124.20)
Interest Earnings: $31,000 ($49.36)
Rents: $4,000 ($6.37)
Property Sale Other: $3,000 ($4.78)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000 ($1.59)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $592,000 ($942.68)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $373,000 ($593.95)
Water Utilities: $96,000 ($152.87)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $52,000 ($82.80)
All Other: $10,000 ($15.92)
General Support: $10,000 ($15.92)
- Tax - Property: $163,000 ($259.55)
Total General Sales: $15,000 ($23.89)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($3.18)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.59)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $175,000 ($278.66)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $11,000 ($17.52)
5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,460 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.59% | | 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:
7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,100 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.37% | | 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 Fonda:
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- 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.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fonda:
- KTLB (105.9 FM; TWIN LAKES, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KAYL-FM (101.7 FM; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- K242AM (96.3 FM; NEWELL, IA; Owner: GOOD NEWS NETWORK, INC.)
- KIKD (106.7 FM; LAKE CITY, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KBVU-FM (97.5 FM; ALTA, IA; Owner: BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Fonda:
- K47FZ (Channel 47; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 4th & Howard Sts (Lat: 42.587472 Lon: -94.850250), Call Sign: KGJ425
Assigned Frequencies: 155.295 MHz
Grant Date: 12/11/1996, Expiration Date: 02/25/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Fonda Community School District, 4th And Howard Sts, Fonda, IA 50540, Phone: (712) 288-4445 - Ia Hwy Int 3 & 4 6 Mi S 4.5 Mi W (Lat: 42.646361 Lon: -94.767472), Call Sign: KNAC901
Assigned Frequencies: 158.355 MHz
Grant Date: 02/15/2001, Expiration Date: 01/09/2011
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: DORNIER DO 27 A1 (Category: Land, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES (295 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 211KM , Serial Number: 211, Year manufactured: 1958, Airworthiness Date: 05/18/1994
Registrant (Individual): Delbert J Reiff, 609 N Main St, Fonda, IA 50540 - Aircraft: DORNIER DO 27 B1 (Category: Land, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES (295 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 779AX , Serial Number: 147, Year manufactured: 1957, Airworthiness Date: 09/14/1987
Registrant (Individual): Delbert J Reiff, 609 N Main St, Fonda, IA 50540 - Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 95622 , Serial Number: 7922, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 01/29/1956
Registrant (Co-Owned): Del J Reiff, 609 Main St, Fonda, IA 50540, Other Owners: Anne C Reiff
| Most common first names in Fonda, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 25 | 76.0 years |
| Mary | 20 | 84.6 years |
| William | 17 | 80.3 years |
| Margaret | 11 | 83.1 years |
| Edward | 11 | 77.6 years |
| Anna | 10 | 84.7 years |
| George | 10 | 79.6 years |
| James | 10 | 77.0 years |
| Clara | 9 | 86.2 years |
| Henry | 9 | 83.3 years |
| Most common last names in Fonda, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Murphy | 13 | 82.1 years |
| Prendergast | 12 | 83.6 years |
| Johnson | 11 | 77.5 years |
| Mullen | 11 | 74.4 years |
| Smith | 10 | 68.6 years |
| Hersom | 10 | 80.2 years |
| Miller | 9 | 77.9 years |
| Fitzgerald | 7 | 85.1 years |
| Mohr | 7 | 83.6 years |
| Peterson | 7 | 78.0 years |
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Special education teachers"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Health care"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: U. S. Postal service"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer specialists"
- #98 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food"
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