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Brazoria County

Population in July 2008: 944. Population change since 2000: +17.4%
 

Males: 479  (50.7%)
Females: 465  (49.3%)

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 77583.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,845 (it was $47,019 in 2000)
Iowa Colony:  $58,845
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,431
Iowa Colony:  $25,431
Texas:  $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $130,456 (it was $77,300 in 2000)
Iowa Colony:  $130,456
Texas:  $120,900

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Races in Iowa Colony:

  • White Non-Hispanic (60.0%)
  • Hispanic (25.1%)
  • Other race (11.2%)
  • Black (6.7%)
  • Other Asian (6.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Iowa Colony: 87.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.2%), German (10.2%), Irish (10.0%), English (4.5%), Czech (4.0%), French (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 5.76 square miles.

Population density: 164 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Iowa Colony

  • High school or higher: 74.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 41.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Iowa Colony village

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 62.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

68 residents are foreign born (4.2% Asia, 3.5% Latin America).

This village:  8.5%
Texas:  13.9%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Iowa Colony:  1.4% ($1,110)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missouri City, TX (12.2 miles , pop. 52,913).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (22.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Manvel, TX (2.1 miles ), Arcola, TX (2.2 miles ), Fresno, TX (2.5 miles ), Sienna Plantation, TX (2.5 miles ), Alvin, TX (3.1 miles ), Bonney, TX (3.1 miles ), Pearland, TX (3.2 miles ), Thompsons, TX (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 29.44 N, Longitude: 95.42 W

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Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+21.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (18%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



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Iowa Colony-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 150% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/21/1992, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the Iowa Colony village center injured 16 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 3/8/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Iowa Colony:
  • MEMORIAL HERMANN FORT BEND HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MISSOURI CITY, TX)
  • SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF HOUSTON (about 16 miles; HOUSTON, TX)
  • METHODIST SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SUGAR LAND, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Iowa Colony, TX

Amtrak station near Iowa Colony:
  • 18 miles: SOUTH HOUSTON (1546 COLLEGE) - Bus Station

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Iowa Colony:
  • ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; ALVIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
  • SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 15 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • RICE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,158)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 20 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
  • TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,808)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 21 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.9 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  78.5%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  6.1%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  3.7%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Iowa Colony, TX



Iowa Colony compared to Texas state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in 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


Iowa Colony travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Brazoria County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (56%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Iowa Colony

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchAssemblies of GodChurches of Christ
Adherents37.6%34.1%9.4%2.8%2.7%
Congregations6.8%26.7%8.3%8.3%12.6%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsEpiscopal ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.9%1.7%1.5%1.5%6.8%
Congregations4.4%2.9%2.4%2.9%24.8%
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.


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 1$2,184$26,2080$0
Totals for Government 1$2,184$26,2080$0



9.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.61%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
Brazoria County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harris County, TX  4.14% ($53,300 average AGI)
from Galveston County, TX  0.65% ($49,049)
from Fort Bend County, TX  0.51% ($53,705)


7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,642 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.34%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($528 average AGI)
Brazoria County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  2.63% ($42,309 average AGI)
to Galveston County, TX  0.62% ($45,088)
to Fort Bend County, TX  0.40% ($49,282)


Strongest AM radio stations in Iowa Colony:
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KTEK (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ALVIN, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
  • KPRC (950 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KXYZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: BLAYA INC.)
  • KCOH (1430 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KCOH, INC.)
  • KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Iowa Colony:
  • KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KPTY (104.9 FM; MISSOURI CITY, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
  • KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KLTN (102.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HBC HOUSTON LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • K259AB (99.7 FM; SUGAR LAND, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KACC (89.7 FM; ALVIN, TX; Owner: ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Iowa Colony:
  • KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
  • KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
  • KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
  • KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
  • KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
  • KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
  • KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)
  • KVVV-LP (Channel 53; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
  • K30CV (Channel 30; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC.)
  • KVQT-LP (Channel 24; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: C. DOWEN JOHNSON)


Iowa Colony fatal accident list:
Nov 23, 2008 11:05 AM, Sr-288, Lat: 29.452639, Lon: -95.424500, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 21, 2002 07:55 AM, Cr121, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Mar 16, 1995 03:30 AM, 288, Vehicles: 5, Persons: 11, Fatalities: 2
Oct 14, 1994 10:03 AM, 48, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 8, 1992 06:15 AM, 6, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 27, 1992 08:28 AM, 288, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 23, 1987 09:45 AM, 288, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Marin Fettman, 5020 County Road 121 (A3d050b), Type: Tower, Structure height: 80.8 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, , Licensee ID: L00006906
    Registrant: T-Mobile West Corporation, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-4000, Email:
  • b b carter, 26010 Hwy 288 (Iowa Colony #4359), Type: Tower, Structure height: 98.1 m, Overall height: 100 m, , Licensee ID: L00008376
    Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1
  • IOWA COLONY TX, 26010 Hwy 288 (Iowa Colony #4359), Type: Tower, Structure height: 98.1 m, Overall height: 100 m, Call Sign: WQIU861
    Assigned Frequencies : 10835.0 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/20/2008, Expiration Date: 05/20/2018, Certifier: William Chastain
    Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corp., Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4554, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Hazardous Condition: 2

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