Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  7.0% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 1.8% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Laurel, IA
Laurel compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Marshall County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Utility gas (5%)
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Religion statistics for Laurel
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.91%
| Here | | 56.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
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| Adherents | 28.3% | 17.5% | 10.1% | 6.5% | 6.3% |
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| Congregations | 7.6% | 19.7% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.2% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 15.0% |
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| Congregations | 3.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 9.1% | 34.8% |
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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 | $1,103 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $155 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $255 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,915 | $34,980 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,915 | $34,980 | 8 | $1,513 |
Laurel government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $25,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $56,000
Sewerage: $44,000
Water Utilities: $29,000
Solid Waste Management: $14,000
Police Protection: $6,000
General - Other: $5,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
General Public Buildings: $4,000
Financial Administration: $3,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Libraries: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Sewerage: $2,000
Libraries: $1,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
General: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $42,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $167,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $30,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $21,000
General Support: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $29,000
Total General Sales: $20,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $42,000
5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,856 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.11% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($187 average AGI)| Marshall County: | 0.15% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,921 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.40% | | 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 Laurel:
- 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.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KFJB (1230 AM; 1 kW; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KCOB (1280 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KGRN (1410 AM; 1 kW; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CRAWFORD BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Laurel:
- KXIA (101.1 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRTI (106.7 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K205CZ (88.9 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KCOB-FM (95.9 FM; NEWTON, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- K218CE (91.5 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KZAT-FM (95.5 FM; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Owner: CAMRORY BROADCASTING, INC)
- KDIC (88.5 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: GRINNELL COLLEGE TRUSTEES OF IOWA,)
TV broadcast stations around Laurel:
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- KFPX (Channel 39; NEWTON, IA; Owner: PAXSON DES MOINES LICENSE, INC.)
- WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- KDAO-LP (Channel 45; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MTN BROADCASTING, INC.)
Laurel fatal accident list:
Oct 13, 1978 10:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 2 Mi S And 1 Mi E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60 m, Call Sign: WSL658
Assigned Frequencies : 155.790 MHz, 155.790 MHz, 155.640 MHz, 155.640 MHz
Grant Date: 07/31/2004, Expiration Date: 10/28/2014
Registrant: Iowa State Patrol Communications, 5912 2nd Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313, Phone: (515) 281-3175, Fax: (515) 281-6761, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 6- Call Sign: KA0LES, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 09/13/1988, Expiration Date: 09/13/1998, Cancelation Date: 09/14/2000
Registrant: Regnold E Johnson, 3159 Sanford Ave, Laurel, IA 50141 - Call Sign: N0JGB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00200265
Grant Date: 01/26/2000, Expiration Date: 02/06/2010, Cancelation Date: 06/16/2004, Certifier: Evan M Folk
Registrant: Evan M Folk, 203 Jennys Ln, Laurel, IA 50141 - Call Sign: N0KYR, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/05/1994, Expiration Date: 08/22/1999, Cancelation Date: 08/23/2001
Registrant: Cheryl C Folk, 203 Jennys Ln, Laurel, IA 50141 - Call Sign: W0EFL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/24/1997, Expiration Date: 06/24/2007
Registrant: Tom R Willits, Box 92, Laurel, IA 50141 - Call Sign: KC0OYZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00632850
Grant Date: 02/03/2003, Expiration Date: 02/03/2013, Cancelation Date: 04/29/2003, Certifier: Evan M Folk
Registrant: Central Iowa Radio Amateur Society, 203 Jennys Lane - P O Box 184, Laurel, IA 50141 - Call Sign: WC0C, Previous Call Sign: N0JGB, Licensee ID: L00200265
Grant Date: 06/16/2004, Expiration Date: 06/16/2014, Certifier: Evan M Folk
Registrant: Evan M Folk, 203 Jennys Ln, Laurel, IA 50141
Laurel on our top lists:
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Therapists"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Motor vehicle and parts dealers"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Management occupations:"
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