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Worth County

Population in July 2008: 230. Population change since 2000: -0.4%
 

Males: 113  (49.4%)
Females: 117  (50.6%)

Median resident age:  33.9 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50446.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,467 (it was $39,375 in 2000)
Joice:  $50,467
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,579
Joice:  $23,579
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $64,018 (it was $43,200 in 2000)
Joice:  $64,018
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,776; Detached houses: $64,727; Townhouses or other attached units: $235,484; In 2-unit structures: $38,608

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Races in Joice:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Joice: 69.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Norwegian (43.7%), German (28.1%), Irish (10.0%), Dutch (6.1%), Danish (3.9%), Swedish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/4/1913

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 229 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Joice

  • High school or higher: 94.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Joice city

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 18.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Joice, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Joice to the number of sex offenders is 230 to 1.

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

Joice:  1.0% ($453)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (67.2 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (111.1 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (312.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lake Mills, IA (2.3 miles ), Hanlontown, IA (2.6 miles ), Fertile, IA (2.7 miles ), Leland, IA (3.1 miles ), Emmons, MN (3.2 miles ), Scarville, IA (3.3 miles) , Forest City, IA (3.4 miles ), Kensett, IA (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 43.36 N, Longitude: 93.46 W

Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-5.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Transportation equipment (23%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Machinery (12%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (13%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)



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Joice-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/10/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.1 miles away from the Joice city center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.9 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Joice:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NORTH IOWA (about 20 miles; MASON CITY, IA)
  • NAEVE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ALBERT LEA, MN)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; BRITT, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Joice, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Joice:
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,161)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 62 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 68 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 73 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 78 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,968)
Library in Joice:
  • JOICE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,047; Location: 201 MAIN ST., BOX 183; 5,511 books; 63 audio materials; 629 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Joice: Top of Iowa Cooperative Elevator (A), Joice (B), Joice Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Joice: Bethany Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Joice Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Joice and their reported violations in the past:

NICKELS BAR AND GRILL (Address: 104 MAIN ST, Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.3%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  13.0%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Joice, IA



Joice compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Joice (2009 data):
  • Farmers State Bank: The Farmers Savings Joice Branch at 202 Main Street, branch established on 1900-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $110.4 mil, Deposits: $92.5 mil, headquarters in Northwood, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Farmers State Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Worth County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


Religion statistics for Joice

Adherents


NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristOther religions
Adherents71.9%15.4%6.3%4.1%2.4%
Congregations62.5%18.8%6.3%6.3%6.3%
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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$238
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$174
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$20
Totals for Government 0$0 5$432



Joice government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Solid Waste Management: $11,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Libraries: $8,000
    Fire Protection: $7,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,000
    Health Services - Other: $2,000
    Police Protection: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $96,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
    General Support: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $33,000
    Total General Sales: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $5,000

5.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.45%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cerro Gordo County, IA  1.82% ($27,778 average AGI)
from Winnebago County, IA  0.81% ($25,083)


6.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,951 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.77%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cerro Gordo County, IA  2.36% ($28,761 average AGI)
to Winnebago County, IA  0.53% ($25,375)
to Mitchell County, IA  0.37% ($38,273)


Strongest AM radio stations in Joice:
  • KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KNFX (970 AM; 5 kW; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KATE (1450 AM; 1 kW; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KRIB (1490 AM; 1 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Joice:
  • KBDC (88.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KIAI (93.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KLSS-FM (106.1 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KAUS-FM (99.9 FM; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KYTC (102.7 FM; NORTHWOOD, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF MASON CITY, INC.)
  • KCPI (94.9 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
  • KIOW (107.3 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: PILOT KNOB BROADCASTING)
  • KQPR (96.1 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: HOMETOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KUNY (91.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KSMA-FM (98.7 FM; OSAGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KCMR (97.9 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: TLC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • K299AL (107.7 FM; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: FREEBORN COUNTY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC)
  • KLKK (103.7 FM; CLEAR LAKE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • K223AB (92.5 FM; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: GREAT COMM. COMMCNS. OF N. IOWA INC)
  • K214BA (90.7 FM; MASON CITY, ETC., IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KZOW (91.9 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: WALDORF COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Joice:
  • KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KYIN (Channel 24; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KAAL (Channel 6; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: KAAL-TV, LLC)
  • KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K43DH (Channel 43; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
  • K45DF (Channel 45; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
  • K49DB (Channel 49; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
  • K51CY (Channel 51; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
  • K53DI (Channel 53; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
  • K55FJ (Channel 55; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
  • K61EU (Channel 61; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
  • K57EU (Channel 57; AUSTIN, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA)
  • K54HA (Channel 54; ALBERT LEA, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Scott R Fansler, 835 East 425th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 112.8 m
    Registrant: Nextel Partners Operating Corp., 8 Airline Drive, Suite 105, Albany, NY 12205, Phone: (518) 857-6933, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Rr 1 Sec 34 2 Mi Se, Call Sign: KNDB633
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/08/1997, Expiration Date: 07/17/2002, Cancelation Date: 11/17/2002
    Registrant: Dean Lindflott, Rr 1 416 400th St, Joice, IA 50446, Phone: (515) 588-3512

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: WD0BKU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00586210
    Grant Date: 11/01/2005, Expiration Date: 10/16/2015, Certifier: Myron J Lupkes
    Registrant: Myron J Lupkes, 804 425th Street, Joice, IA 50446


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

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