Gilmore City, Iowa
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Population change since 2000: -14.2%
Males: 234 | |
Females: 243 |
Median resident age: | 40.4 years |
Iowa median age: | 38.3 years |
Zip codes: 50541.
Gilmore City: | $47,230 |
IA: | $58,570 |
Estimated per capita income in 2017: $24,334 (it was $15,511 in 2000)
Gilmore City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $70,827 (it was $39,000 in 2000)
Gilmore City: | $70,827 |
IA: | $149,100 |
Mean prices in 2017: all housing units: $53,407; detached houses: $53,658
Median gross rent in 2017: $456.
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gilmore City, IA
- 48896.8%White alone
- 81.6%Hispanic
- 40.8%Two or more races
- 20.4%Black alone
- 20.4%Asian alone
Races in Gilmore City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Gilmore City, Iowa as of January 18, 2021.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Gilmore City is 238 to 1.

Latest news from Gilmore City, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: American (19.2%), German (17.8%), Norwegian (14.6%), English (10.5%), Irish (6.4%), Danish (4.6%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated on 04/16/1887
Elevation: 1240 feet
Land area: 1.24 square miles.
Population density: 385 people per square mile (very low).

2 residents are foreign born
This city: | 0.4% |
Iowa: | 100.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $695 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $696 (1.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (63.9 miles
, pop. 50,731).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (129.8 miles
, pop. 390,007).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (351.4 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.73 N, Longitude: 94.44 W
Area code: 515


Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 1999: 1 building, cost: $85,000
- 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $35,000
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $30,000
- 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $167,300
- 2012: 3 buildings, average cost: $116,700
Here: | 2.9% |
Iowa: | 2.8% |

- Machinery (18.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.6%)
- Health care (8.8%)
- Construction (5.9%)
- Educational services (5.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.1%)
- Truck transportation (4.0%)

- Machinery (18.5%)
- Construction (10.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.6%)
- Truck transportation (7.0%)
- Transportation equipment (6.4%)
- Educational services (5.1%)

- Health care (20.9%)
- Machinery (17.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.3%)
- Educational services (7.0%)
- Social assistance (7.0%)
- Personal & laundry services (7.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.3%)

- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.0%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.0%)

- Laborers and material movers, hand (9.6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.1%)

- Assemblers and fabricators (8.7%)
- Registered nurses (7.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.0%)
- Personal appearance workers (7.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7.0%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.1%)
Average climate in Gilmore City, Iowa
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Gilmore City-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 94% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/28/1979, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.6 miles away from the Gilmore City city center killed 3 people and injured 26 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
On 8/29/1964, a category F4 tornado 17.0 miles away from the city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Gilmore City-area historical earthquake activity is near Iowa state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 218.1 miles away from the city center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 269.5 miles away from Gilmore City center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 226.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 223.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 453.8 miles away from the city center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 158.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Humboldt County (15) is near the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Gilmore City:
- HUMBOLDT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPI (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; HUMBOLDT, IA)
- QHC HUMBOLDT NORTH, LLC (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; HUMBOLDT, IA)
- QHC HUMBOLDT SOUTH, LLC (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; HUMBOLDT, IA)
- POCAHONTAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; POCAHONTAS, IA)
- GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - MANSON (Nursing Home, about 15 miles away; MANSON, IA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gilmore City:
- Iowa Central Community College (about 21 miles; Fort Dodge, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,682)
- Buena Vista University (about 40 miles; Storm Lake, IA; FT enrollment: 2,522)
- Iowa Lakes Community College (about 51 miles; Estherville, IA; FT enrollment: 2,311)
- Iowa State University (about 64 miles; Ames, IA; FT enrollment: 28,662)
- North Iowa Area Community College (about 73 miles; Mason City, IA; FT enrollment: 2,235)
- Des Moines Area Community College (about 83 miles; Ankeny, IA; FT enrollment: 15,337)
- Drake University (about 88 miles; Des Moines, IA; FT enrollment: 3,768)
Public elementary/middle school in Gilmore City:
- GILMORE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 82, Location: 402 SE E AVE, Grades: KG-6)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Gilmore City: Gilmore City (A), Pro Cooperative Elevator (B), Gilmore City Ambulance (C), Gilmore City Fire Department (D), Gilmore City Police Department (E), Gilmore City City Hall (F), Gilmore City Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gilmore City include: Saint John's Church (A), First Lutheran Church (B), Faith United Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gilmore City and their reported violations in the past:
GILMORE CITY WATERWORKS (Population served: 504, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In JUN-01-2011, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-22-2011), St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-2011), St BCA signed (NOV-30-2011), St Public Notif received (JUN-18-2012), St Compliance achieved (OCT-12-2012)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2005 and AUG-2007, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-19-2007), St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2007), St BCA signed (NOV-16-2007), St Public Notif received (JUN-11-2008), St Compliance achieved (JUL-08-2008)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
This city: | 2.1 people |
Iowa: | 2.4 people |
This city: | 56.9% |
Whole state: | 64.7% |
This city: | 4.6% |
Whole state: | 6.7% |
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
Banks with branches in Gilmore City (2011 data):
- Bank Iowa: Gilmore City Branch at 106 Southeast C Avenue, branch established on 1931/10/19. Info updated 2011/08/05: Bank assets: $1,089.9 mil, Deposits: $913.9 mil, headquarters in West Des Moines, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Iowa Corporation
For population 15 years and over in Gilmore City:
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 8.5%
For population 25 years and over in Gilmore City:
- High school or higher: 91.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Here: | 7.5 |
Iowa average: | 10.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Gilmore City, IA (based on Humboldt County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 4,613 | 9 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,741 | 7 |
Catholic | 1,317 | 2 |
Other | - | 1 |
None | 2,144 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Humboldt County: | 8.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.5% |
Iowa: | 7.8% |
This county: | 27.9% |
State: | 27.3% |
Humboldt County: | 12.7% |
State: | 14.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Gilmore City: | 43.8% |
Iowa: | 48.7% |
This city: | 48.1% |
Iowa: | 44.7% |
Gilmore City: | 27.5 |
State: | 28.6 |
This city: | 16.0% |
Iowa: | 22.0% |
Here: | 6.9 |
Iowa: | 6.8 |
This city: | 22.3% |
Iowa: | 33.5% |
Here: | 58.4% |
State: | 54.9% |
Gilmore City: | 86.0% |
Iowa: | 77.3% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Gilmore City, IA Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other Government Administration | 2 | $2,704 | $16,224 | 6 | $622 |
Streets and Highways | 2 | $1,318 | $7,908 | 0 | $0 |
Sewerage | 2 | $1,076 | $6,456 | 0 | $0 |
Parks and Recreation | 2 | $314 | $1,884 | 0 | $0 |
Water Supply | 2 | $1,603 | $9,618 | 0 | $0 |
Other and Unallocable | 2 | $2,015 | $12,090 | 2 | $142 |
Firefighters | 1 | $93 | $1,116 | 13 | $195 |
Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
Health | 0 | $0 | 7 | $1,068 | |
Local Libraries | 0 | $0 | 3 | $1,721 | |
Totals for Government | 13 | $9,123 | $8,421 | 31 | $3,748 |
Gilmore City government finances - Expenditure in 2012 (per resident):
- Construction - General - Other: $527,000 ($1104.82)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $736,000 ($1542.98)
Water Utilities: $167,000 ($350.10)
Regular Highways: $81,000 ($169.81)
Solid Waste Management: $44,000 ($92.24)
Libraries: $40,000 ($83.86)
Sewerage: $37,000 ($77.57)
Local Fire Protection: $26,000 ($54.51)
Financial Administration: $25,000 ($52.41)
Health - Other: $25,000 ($52.41)
General - Other: $24,000 ($50.31)
General Public Buildings: $18,000 ($37.74)
Parks and Recreation: $15,000 ($31.45)
Central Staff Services: $6,000 ($12.58)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $4,000 ($8.39)
- General - Interest on Debt: $19,000 ($39.83)
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Solid Waste Management: $1,000 ($2.10)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $157,000 ($329.14)
Gilmore City government finances - Revenue in 2012 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $60,000 ($125.79)
Solid Waste Management: $46,000 ($96.44)
Other: $20,000 ($41.93)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $113,000 ($236.90)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $32,000 ($67.09)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $30,000 ($62.89)
Rents: $3,000 ($6.29)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($4.19)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $887,000 ($1859.54)
Water Utilities: $136,000 ($285.12)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $48,000 ($100.63)
Other: $3,000 ($6.29)
- Tax - Property: $154,000 ($322.85)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $44,000 ($92.24)
Other License: $1,000 ($2.10)
Gilmore City government finances - Debt in 2012 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $915,000 ($1918.24)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $560,000 ($1174.00)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $402,000 ($842.77)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,000 ($98.53)
Gilmore City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2012 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,147,000 ($2404.61)
4.80% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($52,607 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.80% |
Iowa average: | 5.97% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
from Webster County, IA |
Strongest AM radio stations in Gilmore City:
- 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.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- 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)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gilmore City:
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KHBT (97.7 FM; HUMBOLDT, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KTLB (105.9 FM; TWIN LAKES, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KLGA-FM (92.7 FM; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KJYL (100.7 FM; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
- K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Gilmore City:
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
Gilmore City fatal accident list:
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 8Number of bridges
- 62ft / 18.5mTotal length
- 2,680Total average daily traffic
- 439Total average daily truck traffic
- 2,680Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
Most common first names in Gilmore City, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 13 | 77.7 years |
Mary | 12 | 82.2 years |
William | 9 | 79.9 years |
George | 9 | 78.0 years |
Helen | 7 | 78.3 years |
Dorothy | 6 | 83.5 years |
Frank | 6 | 76.3 years |
Ethel | 6 | 79.5 years |
Harold | 6 | 80.0 years |
James | 6 | 72.7 years |
Most common last names in Gilmore City, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Peters | 6 | 78.8 years |
Brown | 6 | 67.7 years |
Anderson | 6 | 75.2 years |
Miller | 6 | 72.4 years |
Christensen | 6 | 81.0 years |
Cirks | 6 | 77.2 years |
Ford | 6 | 69.7 years |
Wallace | 5 | 72.4 years |
Stamper | 5 | 87.4 years |
Smith | 5 | 81.8 years |
- 94.9%Utility gas
- 3.2%Wood
- 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Electricity
- 60.6%Utility gas
- 39.4%Electricity
Gilmore City compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.

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