For population 25 years and over in Iron Mountain Lake:
High school or higher: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 12.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 48.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Iron Mountain Lake city:
Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 57.4%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 6.7%
Divorced: 15.4%
6 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.9%
Missouri:
2.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $626 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $523 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (68.2 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (327.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Iron Mountain Lake-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Missouri state average. It is 135% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/22/1969, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.9 miles away from the Iron Mountain Lake city center killed 4 peopleand injured 14 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 12/21/1967, a category F4 tornado 19.4 miles away from the city center killed 3 peopleand injured 52 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Iron Mountain Lake-area historical earthquake activity is above Missouri state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from the city center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from Iron Mountain Lake center On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the city center On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 82.2 miles away from the city center On 7/7/1991 at 21:24:02, a magnitude 4.0 (3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from Iron Mountain Lake center On 8/16/2003 at 05:09:22, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, 3.7 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 81.3 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)
Hospitals/medical centers near Iron Mountain Lake:
MINERAL AREA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; FARMINGTON, MO)
PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; FARMINGTON, MO)
WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; POTOSI, MO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Iron Mountain Lake:
Mineral Area College (about 13 miles; Park Hills, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,165)
Jefferson College (about 40 miles; Hillsboro, MO; FT enrollment: 3,180)
East Central College (about 54 miles; Union, MO; FT enrollment: 2,137)
Saint Louis Community College-Meramec (about 62 miles; Kirkwood, MO; FT enrollment: 5,544)
Three Rivers Community College (about 65 miles; Poplar Bluff, MO; FT enrollment: 2,091)
Webster University (about 65 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 6,422)
Southeast Missouri State University (about 66 miles; Cape Girardeau, MO; FT enrollment: 7,475)
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0493. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 10.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0493
U.S.:
0.1072
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 6.41. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 12.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
6.41
U.S.:
3.63
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 2.38. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 18.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
2.38
U.S.:
9.39
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 27.8%
(25.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.5 people
Missouri:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
67.8%
Whole state:
67.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
11.3%
Whole state:
5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Iron Mountain Lake (based on St. Francois County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.21%
Here
51.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
Lutheran Church
Adherents
45.5%
14.9%
8.4%
5.4%
5.3%
Congregations
20.7%
4.5%
9.0%
12.6%
3.6%
Name
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
National Association of Free Will Baptists
General Conference Churches of God
Church of the Nazarene
Other
Adherents
4.9%
3.3%
2.2%
1.8%
8.4%
Congregations
7.2%
8.1%
5.4%
2.7%
26.1%
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
St. Francois County:
1.75 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.16 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6
St. Francois County:
0.96 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
St. Francois County:
5.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 38
Here:
6.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.6%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
St. Francois County:
30.4%
Missouri:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
16.0%
State:
13.5%
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
1
$1,417
$17,004
0
$0
Judicial and Legal
0
$0
1
$1,328
Police Protection - Officers
1
$1,771
$21,252
1
$390
Streets and Highways
0
$0
2
$1,827
Sewerage
0
$0
1
$443
Totals for Government
2
$3,188
$19,128
5
$3,988
Iron Mountain Lake government finances in 2002:
Charges - Sewerage: $5,000 ($6.78)
All Other: $0 ($0.00)
Construction - Regular Highways: $12,000 ($16.26)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($5.42)
Current Operations - General - Other: $45,000 ($60.98)
Central Staff Services: $21,000 ($28.46)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($14.91)
Police Protection: $7,000 ($9.49)
Financial Administration: $1,000 ($1.36)
Sewerage: $1,000 ($1.36)
General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $4,000 ($5.42)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $26,000 ($35.23)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.36)
Special Assessments: $1,000 ($1.36)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $10,000 ($13.55)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $18,000 ($24.39)
Tax - Public Utilities: $20,000 ($27.10)
Property: $10,000 ($13.55)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.36)
Total Salaries & Wages: $37,000 ($50.14)
7.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,580 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.03%
Missouri average:
7.87%
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($101 average AGI)
St. Francois County:
0.05%
Missouri average:
0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
KDJR (100.1 FM; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: KDJR RADIO, INC.)
KNLP (89.7 FM; POTOSI, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
2
Fred M Dockins, 1.1 Miles Wsw Of The Route V And King School Rd Intersection (Lat: 37.667278 Lon: -90.577333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.3 m, Overall height: 92.3 m, Licensee ID: L00244714 Registrant: Dockins Communications, Inc., 540 S. Maple Valley Drive, Farmington, MO 63640, Phone: (573) 701-9590
Fred Dockins, 1.1 Miles Wsw Of The Route V And King School Rd Intersection (Lat: 37.667278 Lon: -90.577333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.3 m, Overall height: 92.3 m, Licensee ID: L00244714 Registrant: Dockins Communications, Inc., 540 S. Maple Valley Drive, Farmington, MO 63640, Phone: (573) 701-9590
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: