Buchanan County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 20.4. This is significantly better than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.1. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 10.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.0%
(23.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Iowa: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 62.7% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.7% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lamont, IA
Lamont compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students 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 Lamont (2011 data):
- BankIowa of Cedar Rapids: Lamont Branch at 633 Bush Street, branch established on 1937/11/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $464.4 mil, Deposits: $375.8 mil, headquarters in Cedar Rapids, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity Ban Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Wood (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Buchanan County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Lamont (based on Buchanan County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 70.39%
| Here |  | 70.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church |
| Adherents | 48.3% | 16.0% | 13.0% | 5.4% | 4.3% |
| Congregations | 17.4% | 19.6% | 6.5% | 10.9% | 6.5% |
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| Name | Old Order Amish | The Wesleyan Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | International Council of Community Churches | Other |
| Adherents | 2.8% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 4.7% |
| Congregations | 13.0% | 2.2% | 6.5% | 2.2% | 15.2% |
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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: 5 | Buchanan County: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Buchanan County: | 6.70 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 20 | This county: | 9.57 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Buchanan County: | 7.7% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Buchanan County: | 27.5% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,494 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $133 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,984 | $35,808 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,030 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,984 | $35,808 | 5 | $2,657 |
Lamont government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $47,000 ($101.95)
Sewerage: $29,000 ($62.91)
All Other: $1,000 ($2.17)
- Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $65,000 ($141.00)
Regular Highways: $52,000 ($112.80)
Solid Waste Management: $50,000 ($108.46)
Sewerage: $38,000 ($82.43)
Water Utilities: $25,000 ($54.23)
Libraries: $16,000 ($34.71)
General - Other: $15,000 ($32.54)
Parks & Recreation: $14,000 ($30.37)
Fire Protection: $12,000 ($26.03)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($19.52)
Financial Administration: $5,000 ($10.85)
Central Staff Services: $3,000 ($6.51)
Welfare - Other: $2,000 ($4.34)
General Public Buildings: $2,000 ($4.34)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($2.17)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $54,000 ($117.14)
All Other: $45,000 ($97.61)
- General - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($8.68)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $9,000 ($19.52)
General: $1,000 ($2.17)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $20,000 ($43.38)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $88,000 ($190.89)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $68,000 ($147.51)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000 ($43.38)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $24,000 ($52.06)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($17.35)
Rents: $2,000 ($4.34)
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $95,000 ($206.07)
Libraries: $1,000 ($2.17)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $206,000 ($446.85)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $33,000 ($71.58)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $40,000 ($86.77)
General Support: $9,000 ($19.52)
All Other: $1,000 ($2.17)
- Tax - Property: $67,000 ($145.34)
Total General Sales: $32,000 ($69.41)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $57,000 ($123.64)
5.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,727 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.05% | | 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:
5.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,582 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.94% | | 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 Lamont:
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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.)
- KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lamont:
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KQMG-FM (95.3 FM; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)
- KMCH (94.7 FM; MANCHESTER, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
- KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Lamont:
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- 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.)
Lamont fatal accident list:
Oct 2, 2000 12:30 AM, Monroe St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1 - Lori Dawson, 3149 130th Street (Lat: 42.601278 Lon: -91.656917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, St 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: KA0DTY
Grant Date: 10/05/1993, Expiration Date: 10/05/2003, Cancellation Date: 11/19/2002
Registrant: Myron C Dake, 860 East St, Lamont, IA 50650 - Call Sign: N0UZD, Licensee ID: L00305695
Grant Date: 10/24/2002, Expiration Date: 01/05/2013
Registrant: Joshua J Engelbrecht, 3290 150th St, Lamont, IA 50650
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: CESSNA 177A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 30450 , Serial Number: 17701262, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 11/09/1968
Registrant (Individual): Timothy J Recker, 1271 Buchanan Delaware Ave, Lamont, IA 50650
| Most common first names in Lamont, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 9 | 74.1 years |
| Raymond | 7 | 75.3 years |
| Mary | 7 | 87.5 years |
| Robert | 7 | 71.0 years |
| Arthur | 6 | 79.7 years |
| Carl | 5 | 78.2 years |
| William | 5 | 82.0 years |
| George | 5 | 79.8 years |
| Henry | 5 | 78.4 years |
| Howard | 5 | 76.2 years |
| Most common last names in Lamont, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 8 | 79.5 years |
| Koch | 7 | 72.6 years |
| Goedken | 7 | 78.4 years |
| Gaffney | 7 | 69.4 years |
| Dozark | 5 | 79.6 years |
| Helms | 5 | 83.2 years |
| Houska | 5 | 83.2 years |
| Elliott | 4 | 88.0 years |
| Streicher | 4 | 88.0 years |
| Smith | 4 | 74.5 years |
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer specialists"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Computer and electronic products"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other direct selling establishments"
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