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Population in July 2008: 2,238. Population change since 2000: -1.6%
 

Males: 1,068  (47.7%)
Females: 1,170  (52.3%)

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50651.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,739 (it was $37,540 in 2000)
La Porte City:  $41,739
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,747
La Porte City:  $22,747
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,792 (it was $72,800 in 2000)
La Porte City:  $115,792
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $116,956; Detached houses: $118,819; Townhouses or other attached units: $55,158; In 2-unit structures: $112,632; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $41,586

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Races in La Porte City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)

2008 cost of living index in La Porte City: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (46.4%), Irish (13.3%), English (11.6%), United States (7.3%), Norwegian (4.8%), Dutch (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 819 feet

Land area: 2.63 square miles.

Population density: 852 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in La Porte City

  • High school or higher: 88.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Porte City city

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

22 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in La Porte City, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in La Porte City to the number of sex offenders is 320 to 1.

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

La Porte City:  1.1% ($771)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterloo, IA (14.8 miles , pop. 68,747).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (151.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (233.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mount Auburn, IA (2.5 miles) , Gilbertville, IA (2.7 miles ), Brandon, IA (3.1 miles ), Raymond, IA (3.3 miles ), Elk Run Heights, IA (3.4 miles ), Evansdale, IA (3.4 miles ), Dysart, IA (3.4 miles ), Garrison, IA (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $77,000
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $99,000
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $104,400
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $148,200
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $87,100
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $144,000
  • 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $152,400
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $152,400
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,000
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $271,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 42.31 N, Longitude: 92.19 W

Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: +150 (+7.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (12%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (24%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)



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La Porte City-area historical tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 190% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the La Porte City city center killed one person and injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near La Porte City:
  • COVENANT MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; WATERLOO, IA)
  • ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WATERLOO, IA)
  • MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 19 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in La Porte City, IA

Airports located in La Porte City:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Porte City:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 13 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 52 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 62 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
Public high school in La Porte City:
Public elementary/middle school in La Porte City:
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Library in La Porte City:
  • HAWKINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $51,034; Location: 308 MAIN; 13,534 books; 305 audio materials; 284 video materials; 87 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in La Porte City: La Porte City (A), La Porte City Hall (B), La Porte City Police Department (C), La Porte Fire Station (D), Hawkins Memorial Library (E), FFA Historical and Ag Museum (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in La Porte City include: American Lutheran Church (A), Saint Paul United Methodist Church (B), First United Presbyterian Church (C), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (D), Trinity Wesleyan Church (E), Heartland Community Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Hotel: Rockwood Motel (504 Highway 218 North).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.7%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.4%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  6.2%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.3%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Porte City, IA



La Porte City compared to Iowa state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in La Porte City (2009 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: La Porte City Branch at 508 Highway 218 North, branch established on 1937-09-07. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Cedar Valley Bank & Trust: at 321 Main Street, branch established on 1906-07-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $41.5 mil, Deposits: $35.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: D & D Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Black Hawk County Iowa:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (84%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for La Porte City

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran Church The Wesleyan Church
Adherents33.6%19.0%8.9%6.0%4.7%
Congregations11.1%12.6%11.9%5.9%4.4%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)Reformed Church in AmericaGeneral Association of Regular Baptist Churches Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentOther religions
Adherents4.4%2.8%2.4%1.8%16.3%
Congregations7.4%2.2%3.7%1.5%39.3%
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
Other Government Administration 2$4,682$28,0927$1,700
Police Protection - Officers 4$12,996$38,9881$1,040
Police - Other 1$2,130$25,5600$0
Firefighters 0$0 37$1,644
Streets and Highways 3$9,828$39,3120$0
Solid Waste Management 2$5,082$30,4920$0
Sewerage 1$2,868$34,4160$0
Local Libraries 0$0 3$2,418
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$266
Totals for Government 13$37,586$34,69549$7,068


La Porte City government finances in 2006:
  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $240,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $213,000
    Solid Waste Management: $139,000
    All Other: $91,000
    Parks and Recreation: $45,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
  • Construction - Parks and Recreation: $1,948,000
    Regular Highways: $268,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,128,000
    Police Protection: $301,000
    Regular Highways: $275,000
    Parks and Recreation: $154,000
    Solid Waste Management: $152,000
    Water Utilities: $150,000
    Sewerage: $118,000
    General - Other: $114,000
    Housing and Community Development: $104,000
    Local Fire Protection: $59,000
    Libraries: $59,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $48,000
    General Public Buildings: $43,000
    Financial Administration: $43,000
    Central Staff Services: $9,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $7,000
    Health - Other: $5,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $1,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $58,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $126,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $78,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $123,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $268,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $102,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $34,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $10,000
    Rents: $8,000
    Sale of Property: $1,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,311,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,348,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,231,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $106,000
    Regular Highways: $78,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Solid Waste Management: $4,000
    Local Fire Protection: $1,000
    General Public Building: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,607,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,336,000
    Water Utilities: $195,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $16,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $194,000
    All Other: $70,000
  • Tax - Property: $667,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $254,000
    Other License: $19,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $5,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $756,000

5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,300 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.77%
Iowa average:  6.30%

0.16% of residents moved from foreign countries ($400 average AGI)
Black Hawk County:  0.16%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bremer County, IA  0.34% ($36,692 average AGI)
from Linn County, IA  0.27% ($28,040)
from Polk County, IA  0.24% ($26,464)


6.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.18%
Iowa average:  6.47%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($309 average AGI)
Black Hawk County:  0.05%
Iowa average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Polk County, IA  0.48% ($31,587 average AGI)
to Bremer County, IA  0.41% ($42,726)
to Linn County, IA  0.35% ($35,775)


Strongest AM radio stations in La Porte City:
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KNWS (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWOF (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: FRIENDSHIP COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Porte City:
  • KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KHKE (89.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KOEL (98.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • KQMG-FM (95.3 FM; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)
  • KCVM (96.1 FM; HUDSON, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KBBG (88.1 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: AFRO AMERICAN COMMUNITY B/CSTING,INC)

TV broadcast stations around La Porte City:
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • K44FK (Channel 44; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

La Porte City, Iowa:
  • Fatal accident count: 3
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Iowa average:
  • Fatal accident count: 73
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 113
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 23
  • Fatalities: 80
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 186
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7

La Porte City fatal accident list:
Jun 28, 1992 06:00 AM, 8th St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Nov 19, 1990 11:44 AM, 1st.St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 9, 1982 04:20 AM, Us 218, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in La Porte City)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$89,3703$101,507
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$85,980
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$72,620
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0029.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$72,860
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0029.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 1

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