Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 55.9% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Knierim compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Calhoun County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (100%)
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Religon statistics for Knierim
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
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| Adherents | 24.5% | 19.5% | 17.9% | 15.4% | 7.2% |
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| Congregations | 11.1% | 13.9% | 25.0% | 13.9% | 5.6% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 8.3% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 11.1% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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 | $15 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $483 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $14 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $153 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $665 |
Knierim government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $7,000
General - Other: $7,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Regular Highways: $4,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
Police Protection: $1,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $66,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $63,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
Property Sale Other: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $9,000
General - Other: $5,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $149,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $15,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000
General Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $26,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $8,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000
5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,630 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.89% | | 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:
6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,925 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.29% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Knierim:
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Knierim:
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KTLB (105.9 FM; TWIN LAKES, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KIKD (106.7 FM; LAKE CITY, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KHBT (97.7 FM; HUMBOLDT, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KICB (88.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Knierim:
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- 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)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
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