Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Laurens compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Laurens (2007 data):
- Laurens State Bank: at 102 South Third Street, branch established on 1935-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.6 mil, Deposits: $45.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Laurens Bancorp, Ltd.
- MetaBank: 104 North Third Branch at 104 North Third, branch established on 1954-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $708.9 mil, Deposits: $570.8 mil, headquarters in Storm Lake, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Meta Financial Group, Inc
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Pocahontas County Iowa:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $892 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,193 | $38,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $3,452 | $41,424 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,686 | $32,232 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
7 | $48,912 | $83,849 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,500 | $30,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $525 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,708 | $32,496 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $7,045 | $28,180 | 1 | $46 |
| Totals for Government |
15 | $70,494 | $56,395 | 15 | $1,463 |
Laurens government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $46,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $133,000
Sewerage: $96,000
All Other: $70,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
- Construction - General: $596,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,470,000
Police Protection: $148,000
Water Utilities: $145,000
Regular Highways: $134,000
Solid Waste Management: $115,000
Sewerage: $98,000
Libraries: $89,000
Parks & Recreation: $72,000
Financial Administration: $59,000
General - Other: $35,000
Health Services - Other: $26,000
Fire Protection: $22,000
General Public Buildings: $15,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $15,000
Central Staff Services: $13,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $124,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $69,000
General Support: $30,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $2,595,000
Water Utilities: $460,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $675,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $675,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $375,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $2,429,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $166,000
Water Utilities: $85,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $303,000
Special Assessments: $59,000
Rents: $37,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $52,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,811,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,360,000
Water Utilities: $210,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $385,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $119,000
General Support: $38,000
All Other: $3,000
- Tax - Property: $325,000
Total General Sales: $34,000
Public Utilities: $6,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $636,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000
5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,460 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.59% | | 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:
7.37% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,100 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.37% | | 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 Laurens:
- 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.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- 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)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Laurens:
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KDWD (100.1 FM; EMMETSBURG, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KAYL-FM (101.7 FM; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KTLB (105.9 FM; TWIN LAKES, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Laurens:
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K47FZ (Channel 47; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
Laurens fatal accident list for 1995:
Aug 13, 1995 08:01 AM, E Allen St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
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