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Muscatine County

Population in July 2009: 951. Population change since 2000: +35.3%

Males: 482	(50.8%)
Females: 469	(49.2%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 52749.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $71,238 (it was $57,250 in 2000)

Fruitland:	$71,238
Iowa:	$48,044

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,174

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $155,713 (it was $110,300 in 2000)

Fruitland:	$155,713
Iowa:	$122,000

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $162,332; Detached houses: $173,209; Townhouses or other attached units: $131,942; Mobile homes: $42,640

Median gross rent in 2009: $438.

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White alone - 1,133 (95.1%)
Hispanic - 46 (3.9%)
Asian alone - 12 (1.0%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Fruitland: 85.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.1%), Irish (17.9%), United States (12.7%), English (7.0%), Swedish (3.0%), Dutch (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/24/1972

Elevation: 545 feet

Land area: 1.80 square miles.

Population density: 528 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fruitland:

High school or higher: 86.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fruitland city:

Never married: 23.0%
Now married: 61.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.8%
Divorced: 10.4%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.1%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Fruitland, Iowa in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Fruitland to the number of sex offenders is 951 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,534 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,714 (1.1%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (29.5 miles , pop. 62,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (148.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (181.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Letts, IA (2.4 miles ), Grandview, IA (2.5 miles ), Muscatine, IA (2.5 miles ), Conesville, IA (3.4 miles ), Fredonia, IA (3.5 miles ), Wapello, IA (3.5 miles ), Nichols, IA (3.6 miles ), Columbus Junction, IA (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $94,800
1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $93,300
1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $93,800
1999: 8 buildings, average cost: $104,800
2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $102,700
2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $98,300
2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $90,100
2003: 15 buildings, average cost: $100,500
2004: 12 buildings, average cost: $106,500
2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $104,600
2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $115,300
2007: 24 buildings, average cost: $109,400
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $120,300
2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $172,800
2010: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.35 N, Longitude: 91.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 319

Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	7.5%
Iowa:	6.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +256 (+57.3%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (53%)
Wholesale trade (8%)
Construction (7%)
Retail trade (5%)
Transportation and warehousing (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Manufacturing (33%)
Health care and social assistance (24%)
Educational services (10%)
Retail trade (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Utilities (2%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Engineers (5%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Fruitland-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 169% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/1/2007, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.6 miles away from the Fruitland city center injured 7 people and caused $16 million in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Fruitland-area historical earthquake activity is below Iowa state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 91.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Muscatine County (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 8, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Fruitland:

TRINITY MUSCATINE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 8 miles away; MUSCATINE, IA)
MERCER COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; ALEDO, IL)
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 29 miles away; ROCK ISLAND, IL)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fruitland:

University of Iowa (about 31 miles; Iowa City, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,313)
Eastern Iowa Community College District (about 31 miles; Davenport, IA; FT enrollment: 3,969)
Saint Ambrose University (about 32 miles; Davenport, IA; FT enrollment: 2,699)
Palmer College of Chiropractic (about 32 miles; Davenport, IA; FT enrollment: 2,080)
Augustana College (about 32 miles; Rock Island, IL; FT enrollment: 2,446)
Kaplan University (about 34 miles; Davenport, IA; FT enrollment: 8,162)
Black Hawk College (about 37 miles; Moline, IL; FT enrollment: 2,715)

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Notable locations in Fruitland: Fruitland (A), Warehouse Raceway (B), Fruitland Fire Department (C), Fruitland City Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Fruitland: Fruitland Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Fruitland Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Muscatine County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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AQI SO₂ PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.6. This is about average.

City:	37.6
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 22.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	22.7
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 11.6. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 4.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	11.6
U.S.:	9.6

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.9%
(6.2% 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:	2.9 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	85.1%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.4%
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: 0.4% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fruitland, IA

Fruitland compared to Iowa state average:

Median household income above state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly 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.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Fruitland mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (93%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

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Religion statistics for Fruitland:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.84%

Here		49.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	25.1%	18.0%	12.0%	6.2%	5.7%
Congregations	7.6%	22.7%	9.1%	3.0%	4.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Conservative Baptist Association of America	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	4.8%	4.7%	4.0%	3.9%	15.6%
Congregations	6.1%	3.0%	6.1%	1.5%	36.4%

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: 9

This county:	2.13 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Muscatine County:	0.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.23 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1

Muscatine County:	0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	0.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 21

This county:	4.96 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 34

Muscatine County:	8.03 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:	8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	7.1%
Iowa:	7.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Here:	27.9%
Iowa:	27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Muscatine County:	19.0%
State:	14.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0	1	$688
Other Government Administration	0	$0	6	$196
Streets and Highways	0	$0	2	$1,106
Other and Unallocable	0	$0	1	$131
Totals for Government	0	$0	10	$2,121

Fruitland government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $38,000 ($39.96)
Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $39,000 ($41.01)
Regular Highways: $31,000 ($32.60)

General - Other: $19,000 ($19.98)

Police Protection: $16,000 ($16.82)

Financial Administration: $9,000 ($9.46)

Fire Protection: $6,000 ($6.31)

General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($5.26)

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($3.15)

Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($3.15)

Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($3.15)

Libraries: $1,000 ($1.05)
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $1,000 ($1.05)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($1.05)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $17,000 ($17.88)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($5.26)

Rents: $3,000 ($3.15)
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $35,000 ($36.80)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($5.26)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $502,000 ($527.87)
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $7,000 ($7.36)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $57,000 ($59.94)
General Support: $7,000 ($7.36)
Tax - Property: $91,000 ($95.69)
Total General Sales: $53,000 ($55.73)

Public Utilities: $13,000 ($13.67)

NEC: $7,000 ($7.36)
Total Salaries & Wages: $37,000 ($38.91)

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.33%
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 Scott County, IA	0.61% ($37,990 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IA	0.55% ($41,157)
from Louisa County, IA	0.52% ($32,060)

5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,358 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.58%
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 Johnson County, IA	0.72% ($32,405 average AGI)
to Scott County, IA	0.66% ($40,028)
to Louisa County, IA	0.41% ($28,758)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fruitland:

WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
KWPC (860 AM; 0 kW; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WOC (1420 AM; 5 kW; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fruitland:

KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KWCC (93.1 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WVIK (90.3 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
WHTS (98.9 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WRMJ (102.3 FM; ALEDO, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fruitland:

K62FU (Channel 62; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
WBQD-LP (Channel 26; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)
WQAD-TV (Channel 8; MOLINE, IL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
KLJB-TV (Channel 18; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: QUAD CITIES TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQPT-TV (Channel 24; MOLINE, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Lat: 41.461667 Lon: -91.033333, Call Sign: KTW227
Assigned Frequencies: 155.280 MHz, 153.935 MHz, 153.935 MHz, 155.340 MHz, 155.340 MHz, 453.900 MHz, 453.900 MHz, 462.950 MHz, 462.975 MHz, 463.000 MHz... (+17 more)
Grant Date: 02/23/2000, Expiration Date: 02/27/2005, Cancellation Date: 04/30/2005
Registrant: Total Communication, 215 39th St, Moline, IL 61265, Phone: (309) 757-0011, Fax: (309) 757-0044
100 Turkey Rd (Lat: 41.358361 Lon: -91.119583), Call Sign: KNDM385, Licensee ID: L00520032
Assigned Frequencies: 154.490 MHz
Grant Date: 04/28/1997, Expiration Date: 06/02/2002, Cancellation Date: 10/06/2002
Registrant: Cenex Propane Of Fruitland, 101 Turkey Rd, Fruitland, IA 52749, Phone: (319) 263-8808

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Fruitland, IA among deceased individuals
George	3	78.0 years
William	3	72.0 years
Edna	2	81.0 years
John	2	84.4 years
Mary	2	68.9 years
Richard	2	62.0 years
Robert	2	76.1 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Fruitland, IA among deceased individuals
Estabrook	4	74.2 years
Baker	2	76.5 years
Henning	2	72.0 years
Herlein	2	75.5 years
Moore	2	80.0 years
Sutterman	2	69.5 years
Terhune	2	90.5 years

Fruitland on our top lists:

#18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products"
#64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Recyclable material merchant wholesalers"

#16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
#98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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