Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 63.1% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Marcus compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Marcus (2007 data):
- Valley Bank & Trust: at 719 South Highway 143, branch established on 2006-12-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $20.4 mil, Deposits: $18.3 mil, headquarters in Cherokee, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: D & H Investments Corp.
- The Farmers State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1928-12-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $64.3 mil, Deposits: $56.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: West Iowa Banc Corp.
- The First Trust & Savings Bank: at 100 West Pine Street, branch established on 1935-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $36.2 mil, Deposits: $31.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Ft Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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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 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,817 | $45,804 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $350 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,703 | $20,436 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,196 | $14,352 | 2 | $432 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,517 | $30,204 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,557 | $30,684 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $3,257 | $39,084 | 3 | $498 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $15,046 | $30,092 | 11 | $1,280 |
Marcus government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $134,000
Solid Waste Management: $64,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,000
All Other: $1,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $26,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $134,000
General - Other: $117,000
Regular Highways: $99,000
Water Utilities: $87,000
Solid Waste Management: $78,000
Parks & Recreation: $66,000
Police Protection: $51,000
Libraries: $46,000
Financial Administration: $13,000
Central Staff Services: $7,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000
General Public Buildings: $5,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $103,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,135,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $575,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,445,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $115,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $60,000
General Revenue, NEC: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $30,000
Police Protection: $24,000
Libraries: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,430,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $104,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $28,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $91,000
General Support: $25,000
All Other: $6,000
- Tax - Property: $370,000
Total General Sales: $67,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $218,000
4.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.40% | | 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:
6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,713 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.30% | | 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 Marcus:
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KLEM (1410 AM; 1 kW; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCHE (1440 AM; 1 kW; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Marcus:
- KGLI (95.5 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KWIT (90.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMM. COLLEGE)
- KKMA (99.5 FM; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KDCR (88.5 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: DORDT COLLEGE, INC.)
- KCHE-FM (92.1 FM; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Marcus:
- 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.)
- KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
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