Dubuque County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Holy Cross and their reported violations in the past:
HOLY CROSS WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 339, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-25-2003), St Public Notif requested (APR-25-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-12-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-21-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
MID-MART, INC. (Address: 22751 RT 52N  , Population served: 51, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 6 regular monitoring violations
ST FRANCIS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Address: 875 CHURCH ST , Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-10-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-1999), St Public Notif received (AUG-18-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2000)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-1999), St Public Notif received (JUL-21-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-08-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2000)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-18-1999), St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-08-1999), St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-10-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-21-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-21-1998), St Public Notif received (SEP-23-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-1999)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-28-1998), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-28-1998), St Public Notif received (OCT-08-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-20-1998), St Formal NOV issued (APR-20-1998), St Public Notif received (APR-21-1998), St Compliance achieved (MAR-15-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JUL-2004 and AUG-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-23-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2004)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.7%
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 70.9% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Holy Cross, IA
Holy Cross compared to Iowa state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Holy Cross (2011 data):
- Dubuque Bank and Trust Company: Holy Cross Branch at Main Street Near Maple Road, branch established on 1978/03/06. Info updated 2011/06/15: Bank assets: $1,381.7 mil, Deposits: $938.0 mil, headquarters in Dubuque, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Financial Usa, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Wood (4%)
- Solar energy (3%)
- Utility gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Dubuque County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Holy Cross (based on Dubuque County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 78.29%
| Here | | 78.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 82.9% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 41.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Salvation Army | LDS (Mormon) Church | Episcopal Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
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| Congregations | 6.9% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 18.1% |
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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: 11 | Dubuque County: | 1.19 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | This county: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 49 | Dubuque County: | 5.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 90 | This county: | 9.75 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Dubuque County: | 7.2% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Dubuque County: | 27.3% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $1,235 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $160 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $330 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $250 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $1,975 |
Holy Cross government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $15,000 ($40.11)
Sewerage: $13,000 ($34.76)
All Other: $1,000 ($2.67)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $57,000 ($152.41)
Regular Highways: $31,000 ($82.89)
Water Utilities: $20,000 ($53.48)
Solid Waste Management: $16,000 ($42.78)
Financial Administration: $12,000 ($32.09)
Sewerage: $8,000 ($21.39)
Fire Protection: $8,000 ($21.39)
Libraries: $6,000 ($16.04)
General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($13.37)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($10.70)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($5.35)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($2.67)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($2.67)
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($18.72)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $121,000 ($323.53)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $114,000 ($304.81)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000 ($18.72)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $8,000 ($21.39)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($5.35)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($2.67)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $99,000 ($264.71)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $17,000 ($45.45)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $27,000 ($72.19)
General Support: $5,000 ($13.37)
- Tax - Property: $42,000 ($112.30)
Total General Sales: $33,000 ($88.24)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($2.67)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $18,000 ($48.13)
4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,602 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.62% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($358 average AGI)| Dubuque County: | 0.07% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,561 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.54% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($60 average AGI)| Dubuque County: | 0.03% | | Iowa average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Holy Cross:
- KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WDBQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Holy Cross:
- KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KGRR (97.3 FM; EPWORTH, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- K239AB (95.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
- WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KLYV (105.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WVRE (101.1 FM; DICKEYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- K254AE (98.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KXGE (102.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
- KDST (99.3 FM; DYERSVILLE, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
- K269EK (101.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
- KMCH (94.7 FM; MANCHESTER, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Holy Cross:
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Holy Cross)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 2 Km N 2 Km E On Cr C63 (Lat: 42.624167 Lon: -90.970139), Type: Tower, Structure height: 90 m, Call Sign: KCL345
Assigned Frequencies: 155.565 MHz, 155.565 MHz, 155.700 MHz, 155.700 MHz
Grant Date: 01/18/2002, Expiration Date: 04/07/2012, Certifier: Jerry Remhof
Registrant: Iowa State Patrol Communications, 5912 2nd Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50313, Phone: (515) 281-3175, Fax: (515) 281-6761, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - HOLY CROSS, On Hwy 52 1.5 Mi E (Lat: 42.595806 Lon: -90.952361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 65.5 m, Overall height: 70.1 m, Call Sign: WNEW222
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6286.19 MHz
Grant Date: 10/22/2008, Expiration Date: 12/02/2018, Certifier: Donald M Goettsch
Registrant: Interstate Power And Light Company, 1000 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52004-0769, Phone: (563) 584-7374, Fax: (563) 551-2259, Email:
- HOLY CROSS, On Hwy 52 1.5 Mi E (Lat: 42.595833 Lon: -90.952361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 65.5 m, Overall height: 70.1 m, Call Sign: WPJB842
Assigned Frequencies: 954.350 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2000, Expiration Date: 11/28/2010
Registrant: Interstate Power And Light Company, 1000 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001-4700, Phone: (563) 584-7374, Fax: (563) 599-0780, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: SCHUSTER RANDALL J CHALLENGER II (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: 2 Cycle
N-Number: 7779B , Serial Number: CH2-1207-CW-2830
Registrant (Individual): Randall J Schuster, 38143 Pleasant Ave, Holy Cross, IA 52053
| Most common first names in Holy Cross, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 9 | 82.6 years |
| Mary | 9 | 76.0 years |
| Marie | 9 | 79.7 years |
| Joseph | 8 | 79.5 years |
| William | 6 | 75.3 years |
| Charles | 5 | 79.8 years |
| Clarence | 5 | 81.5 years |
| Anna | 5 | 80.2 years |
| George | 4 | 83.0 years |
| Vincent | 4 | 84.8 years |
| Most common last names in Holy Cross, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Schmitt | 11 | 80.2 years |
| Clemen | 10 | 79.5 years |
| Maiers | 7 | 71.7 years |
| Jaeger | 7 | 82.3 years |
| Brecht | 7 | 78.3 years |
| Hefel | 6 | 71.3 years |
| Brimeyer | 5 | 74.6 years |
| Cook | 5 | 79.8 years |
| Gansemer | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Hess | 5 | 62.6 years |
Holy Cross on our top lists:
- #12 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Personal care and service occupations:"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Motor vehicle and parts dealers"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Construction and extraction occupations:"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #88 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
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