Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  13.0% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garrison, IA
Garrison compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Benton County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Religon statistics for Garrison
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 32.7% | 31.3% | 13.5% | 8.6% | 5.0% |
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| Congregations | 17.4% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 10.9% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.6% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.4% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10.9% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $926 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,300 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $432 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $2,658 |
Garrison government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $19,000
Sewerage: $18,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $41,000
Water Utilities: $40,000
Sewerage: $26,000
Solid Waste Management: $18,000
Financial Administration: $6,000
General Public Buildings: $5,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Libraries: $3,000
General - Other: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $30,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $30,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $142,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $40,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $33,000
General Support: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $38,000
Public Utilities: $4,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000
6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,867 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.60% | | 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:
7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,373 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.34% | | 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 Garrison:
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KNWS (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Garrison:
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KHKE (89.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KZAT-FM (95.5 FM; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Owner: CAMRORY BROADCASTING, INC)
- KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOEL (98.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KQMG-FM (95.3 FM; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)
- KCVM (96.1 FM; HUDSON, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Garrison:
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K44FK (Channel 44; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 5.7 Miles Southwest Of, Call Sign: KNKN314
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/26/1999, Expiration Date: 10/01/2009, Certifier: Dennis Miller
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- 5.7 Mi Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 122 m, Overall height: 128 m
Registrant: Iowa Rsa 11 Limited Partnership, 306 Main St, La Porte City, IA 50651, Phone: (319) 342-3369 - Janean K Amundson, 5875 18th Avenue, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Iowa Wireless Services, 11358 Aurora, Urbandale, IA 50322, Phone: (515) 258-7000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 2.8 Mi Nw, Call Sign: KNCK887, Licensee ID: L00027693
Assigned Frequencies : 151.520 MHz
Grant Date: 09/30/1996, Expiration Date: 01/15/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/05/2002
Registrant: Gerald J Alpers, 5809 16th Ave, Garrison, IA 52229-9677, Phone: (319) 477-3875
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KA0EQM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01282603
Grant Date: 11/10/2007, Expiration Date: 11/10/2017
Registrant: Alan L Kakac, 6279 19th Ave, Garrison, IA 52229 - Call Sign: KA0IIF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01340529
Grant Date: 11/20/2007, Expiration Date: 11/20/2017
Registrant: Susan K Kakac, 6279 19th Ave, Garrison, IA 52229 - Call Sign: KB0KAK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00504019
Grant Date: 10/01/2002, Expiration Date: 10/01/2012
Registrant: Gary D Wheeler, 102 Birch Ave., Garrison, IA 52229 - Call Sign: KB0KCH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00577793
Grant Date: 10/08/2002, Expiration Date: 10/08/2012
Registrant: James L Hill, Garrison, IA 52229 - Call Sign: KC0RSJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00818286
Grant Date: 02/23/2004, Expiration Date: 02/23/2014, Certifier: Jerry J Kelchen
Registrant: Jerry J Kelchen, 105 Oak St, Garrison, IA 52229
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: WILSON D A/PICKART E J FISHER HORIZON 2 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 203ED , Serial Number: AH0038, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 12/12/2003
Registrant (Co-Owned): David A Wilson, 6419 16th Ave, Garrison, IA 52229, Other Owners: Edward J Pickart
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 7
- Hazardous Condition: 1
- Good Intent Call: 1
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