Buena Vista County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.7%
(13.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  1.9 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 51.9% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Linn Grove, IA
Linn Grove 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 above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Linn Grove (2011 data):
- First State Bank: Linn Grove Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1936/04/04. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $32.6 mil, Deposits: $25.5 mil, headquarters in Sioux Rapids, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Little Sioux Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Buena Vista County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Linn Grove (based on Buena Vista County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.90%
| Here | | 66.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 23.1% | 19.5% | 18.4% | 15.8% | 9.1% |
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| Congregations | 23.3% | 16.3% | 4.7% | 14.0% | 7.0% |
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| Name | Evangelical Free Church of America | United Church of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 3.6% |
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| Congregations | 7.0% | 9.3% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 11.6% |
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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 | Buena Vista County: | 2.55 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Buena Vista County: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 19 | This county: | 9.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Buena Vista County: | 8.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Buena Vista County: | 28.2% | | 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 | | 7 | $735 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $165 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $385 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $675 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 12 | $1,960 |
Linn Grove government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($116.88)
All Other: $10,000 ($64.94)
Sewerage: $9,000 ($58.44)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $22,000 ($142.86)
Water Utilities: $22,000 ($142.86)
Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($116.88)
Financial Administration: $11,000 ($71.43)
Libraries: $10,000 ($64.94)
Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($64.94)
Sewerage: $8,000 ($51.95)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($32.47)
General - Other: $5,000 ($32.47)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($12.99)
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000 ($6.49)
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000 ($12.99)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $4,000 ($25.97)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000 ($45.45)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $62,000 ($402.60)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $54,000 ($350.65)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000 ($51.95)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($25.97)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($6.49)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $101,000 ($655.84)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $25,000 ($162.34)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $17,000 ($110.39)
General Support: $4,000 ($25.97)
All Other: $1,000 ($6.49)
- Tax - Property: $21,000 ($136.36)
Total General Sales: $14,000 ($90.91)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $17,000 ($110.39)
6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,092 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.18% | | 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:
8.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,115 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.20% | | 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 Linn Grove:
- 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.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KICD (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, 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.)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Linn Grove:
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KBVU-FM (97.5 FM; ALTA, IA; Owner: BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY)
- KAYL-FM (101.7 FM; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KOJI (90.7 FM; OKOBOJI, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- 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.)
- KLLT (104.9 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KICD-FM (107.7 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KUOO (103.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KCHE-FM (92.1 FM; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Linn Grove:
- KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
- KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K47FZ (Channel 47; STORM LAKE, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
Linn Grove fatal accident list:
Jan 15, 2005 02:15 AM, Us-71, C65, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 4
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 1.5 Mi S & 1 Mi E (Lat: 42.880528 Lon: -95.221389), Type: Tower, Structure height: 53 m, Call Sign: WNNH904
Assigned Frequencies: 855.612 MHz, 855.262 MHz
Grant Date: 11/25/2003, Expiration Date: 02/01/2014, Certifier: Ervin D Root
Registrant: Spectrum And Licensing Services, 395 Buford Ave Suite C, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 339-0816, Fax: (717) 339-0817, Email:
- BUENA VISTA BPS, Buena Vista Bps - 1.6 Km E & .8 Km N (Lat: 42.904139 Lon: -95.234167), Type: Upole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPIE609
Assigned Frequencies: 173.396 MHz
Grant Date: 08/04/2005, Expiration Date: 09/14/2015, Certifier: Randy Van Dyke
Registrant: Micro-Comm, Inc., 15895 S. Pflumm Road, Olathe, KS 66062, Phone: (913) 390-4500, Fax: (913) 390-4550, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - STATION, 1/2 Mi S And 1 Mi E Of (Lat: 42.880528 Lon: -95.221361), Overall height: 52.7 m, Call Sign: WNTH446
Assigned Frequencies: 2197.60 MHz
Grant Date: 09/27/2000, Expiration Date: 11/29/2010
Registrant: Interstate Power And Light Company, 1000 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001-4700, Phone: (563) 584-7374, Fax: (563) 599-0780, Email:
- FOX RUN SUB, 1 1/2 Mi S & 1 Mi E (Lat: 42.865111 Lon: -95.221361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WPOQ201
Assigned Frequencies: 957.550 MHz
Grant Date: 07/04/2008, Expiration Date: 09/10/2018
Registrant: Interstate Power And Light Company, 1000 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52004-0769, Phone: (563) 584-7374, Fax: (563) 599-0780, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KB0CBJ
Grant Date: 08/11/1998, Expiration Date: 08/11/2008
Registrant: Sheila R Moore, 561 460th St, Linn Grove, IA 51033
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912ULS (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 131WF , Serial Number: 120211, Year manufactured: 2009, Airworthiness Date: 12/13/2009
Registrant (Individual): Richard C Lorenzen, 4534 80th Ave, Linn Grove, IA 51033
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Linn Grove, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Harold | 4 | 79.8 years |
| John | 4 | 78.0 years |
| Robert | 4 | 76.8 years |
| Fred | 3 | 78.4 years |
| Elsie | 3 | 84.0 years |
| Lewis | 3 | 83.4 years |
| Lillian | 3 | 82.1 years |
| Mabel | 3 | 87.0 years |
| Martha | 3 | 85.0 years |
| Charles | 2 | 74.9 years |
| Most common last names in Linn Grove, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Nelson | 5 | 85.4 years |
| Otten | 5 | 68.2 years |
| Anderson | 4 | 83.5 years |
| Cleveland | 4 | 74.7 years |
| Sundberg | 4 | 85.0 years |
| Halverson | 3 | 73.4 years |
| Lorenzen | 3 | 84.0 years |
| Mangold | 3 | 77.4 years |
| Engebretson | 3 | 87.0 years |
| Zieman | 3 | 83.0 years |
Linn Grove on our top lists:
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other sales and related workers including supervisors"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Warehousing and storage"
- #58 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Food"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Machinery"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers"
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