For population 25 years and over in Gillett Grove:
High school or higher: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 43.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gillett Grove city:
Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 40.5%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 2.7%
Divorced: 27.0%
0 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.0%
Iowa:
3.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $269 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $250 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux City, IA (77.7 miles , pop. 85,013).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (131.2 miles , pop. 390,007).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (384.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Gillett Grove-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 160% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/23/1952, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.0 miles away from the Gillett Grove city center injured 4 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 6/11/2004, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.0 miles away from the city center caused $50,000 in damages.
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Clay County (12) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gillett Grove:
SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 11 miles away; SPENCER, IA)
PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; EMMETSBURG, IA)
BUENA VISTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; STORM LAKE, IA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gillett Grove:
Buena Vista University (about 28 miles; Storm Lake, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,241)
Iowa Central Community College (about 56 miles; Fort Dodge, IA; FT enrollment: 3,064)
Western Iowa Tech Community College (about 77 miles; Sioux City, IA; FT enrollment: 2,536)
Minnesota State University-Mankato (about 94 miles; Mankato, MN; FT enrollment: 12,138)
South Central College (about 95 miles; North Mankato, MN; FT enrollment: 2,118)
University of South Dakota (about 98 miles; Vermillion, SD; FT enrollment: 5,598)
Iowa State University (about 99 miles; Ames, IA; FT enrollment: 24,738)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.8. This is about average.
City:
32.8
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.4. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 18.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
17.4
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.21. This is about average.Closest monitor was 18.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
9.21
U.S.:
9.59
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gillett Grove and their reported violations in the past:
GILLETT GROVE WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-26-2002), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-28-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAR-28-2002), St Public Notif received (APR-10-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2001), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-2001), St Public Notif received (OCT-03-2001), St Compliance achieved (FEB-05-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
One minor monitoring violation
2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.2%
Religion statistics for Gillett Grove (based on Clay County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 67.89%
Here
67.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
Reformed Church in America
Adherents
20.5%
20.1%
20.1%
13.1%
6.9%
Congregations
10.8%
8.1%
27.0%
8.1%
5.4%
Name
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Assemblies of God
Other
Adherents
5.6%
3.3%
3.0%
1.4%
6.1%
Congregations
8.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.7%
24.3%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Clay County:
1.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:
0.23 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Clay County:
5.39 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:
5.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 14
This county:
8.39 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.01 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Clay County:
8.3%
Iowa:
7.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Clay County:
28.5%
State:
27.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.7%
State:
14.5%
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
0
$0
7
$835
Streets and Highways
1
$2,500
$30,000
0
$0
Totals for Government
1
$2,500
$30,000
7
$835
Gillett Grove government finances in 2002:
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($40.82)
All Other: $2,000 ($40.82)
Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($61.22)
Regular Highways: $2,000 ($40.82)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($40.82)
Water Utilities: $2,000 ($40.82)
Financial Administration: $2,000 ($40.82)
General - Other: $1,000 ($20.41)
Central Staff Services: $1,000 ($20.41)
Miscellaneous - Rents: $1,000 ($20.41)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $60,000 ($1224.49)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,000 ($81.63)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000 ($81.63)
General Support: $1,000 ($20.41)
Tax - Property: $6,000 ($122.45)
Total General Sales: $5,000 ($102.04)
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000 ($61.22)
6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,922 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.08%
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:
