Polk County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.6%
(4.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 28.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 70.3% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jewell Junction, IA
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Jewell Junction compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Polk County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Jewell Junction (based on Polk County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.19%
| Here | | 48.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 32.2% | 13.1% | 11.0% | 5.5% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 6.6% | 9.4% | 13.5% | 5.9% | 4.9% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | United Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.4% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 18.5% |
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| Congregations | 3.8% | 5.9% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 46.9% |
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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: 63 | Polk County: | 1.51 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 7 | Here: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8 | This county: | 0.19 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 158 | Polk County: | 3.78 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 316 | This county: | 7.57 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Polk County: | 7.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Polk County: | 25.8% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2002) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $5,307 | $31,842 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $354 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,845 | $34,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,915 | $22,980 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $10,067 | $30,201 | 1 | $354 |
Jewell Junction government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $55,000 ($45.38)
Parks & Recreation: $28,000 ($23.10)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($1.65)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.83)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $101,000 ($83.33)
Police Protection: $88,000 ($72.61)
Regular Highways: $84,000 ($69.31)
Parks & Recreation: $58,000 ($47.85)
General - Other: $47,000 ($38.78)
Financial Administration: $29,000 ($23.93)
Fire Protection: $26,000 ($21.45)
Libraries: $24,000 ($19.80)
Sewerage: $22,000 ($18.15)
General Public Buildings: $14,000 ($11.55)
Judicial and Legal Services: $11,000 ($9.08)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $6,000 ($4.95)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($3.30)
Health Services - Other: $3,000 ($2.48)
Solid Waste Management: $3,000 ($2.48)
Welfare - Other: $2,000 ($1.65)
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($11.55)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $84,000 ($69.31)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $250,000 ($206.27)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $230,000 ($189.77)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000 ($16.50)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000 ($14.85)
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($4.95)
Rents: $2,000 ($1.65)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $69,000 ($56.93)
Fire Protection: $23,000 ($18.98)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($2.48)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $936,000 ($772.28)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $128,000 ($105.61)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $3,000 ($2.48)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $99,000 ($81.68)
General Support: $24,000 ($19.80)
- Tax - Property: $238,000 ($196.37)
Public Utilities: $16,000 ($13.20)
NEC: $3,000 ($2.48)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $152,000 ($125.41)
6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,746 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($372 average AGI)| Polk County: | 0.06% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,662 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.85% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)| Polk County: | 0.04% | | Iowa average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Jewell Junction:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KASI (1430 AM; 1 kW; AMES, IA)
- 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.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Jewell Junction:
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KCCQ (105.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KFGQ-FM (99.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Jewell Junction:
- K19DX (Channel 19; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K27EW (Channel 27; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- K33ED (Channel 33; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K51EP (Channel 51; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K53FD (Channel 53; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K59FM (Channel 59; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K69GZ (Channel 69; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- K25FA (Channel 25; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K47EK (Channel 47; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K49DZ (Channel 49; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K55GV (Channel 55; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: ROBERT M. CAMPBELL)
- K57GN (Channel 57; IOWA FALLS, IA; Owner: EAST SIDE ENTERPRISES)
- K61GF (Channel 61; IOWA FALLS, ETC., IA; Owner: BSA INVESTMENT)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
- K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
Jewell Junction on our top lists:
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and related occupations:"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that had a sunburn in the past 12 months"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
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