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 2007:
| This city: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Marcus, IA
51 people in nursing homes
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 (2009 data):
- The First Trust & Savings Bank: at 100 West Pine Street, branch established on 1935-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35.5 mil, Deposits: $30.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Ft Bancshares, Inc.
- Valley Bank & Trust: at 719 South Highway 143, branch established on 2006-12-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $26.6 mil, Deposits: $24.3 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: $64.0 mil, Deposits: $55.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: West Iowa Banc Corp.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (88%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Marcus
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 27.7% | 22.0% | 19.2% | 11.4% | 6.4% |
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| Congregations | 11.8% | 20.6% | 14.7% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America | Conservative Congregational Christian Conference | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.9% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.7% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 5.9% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 20.6% |
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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.
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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 |
1 | $1,913 | $22,956 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $401 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,962 | $35,544 | 2 | $1,913 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,951 | $35,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,960 | $35,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,438 | $41,256 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $1,229 | $14,748 | 3 | $1,109 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $15,453 | $30,906 | 7 | $3,423 |
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:
- KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
- 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.)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KLEM (1410 AM; 1 kW; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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.)
- KCHE (1440 AM; 1 kW; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- 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)
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)
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KKMA (99.5 FM; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCHE-FM (92.1 FM; CHEROKEE, IA; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KDCR (88.5 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: DORDT COLLEGE, INC.)
- KSEZ (97.9 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KTFC (103.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KSOU-FM (93.9 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
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)
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
Marcus fatal accident list:
May 19, 2002 05:20 AM, West Cedar St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- Peter M Connolly, 320 Hwy 3, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 99.1 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 501 W. Cedar, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.5 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Richard D Hofmann, Holmes Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.6 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00349581
Registrant: West Iowa Telephone Company, 12 East 3rd Street, Remsen, IA 51050, Phone: (712) 786-1181, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- 13 Km S 3.4 Km E, Type: Tank, Structure height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPOY616
Assigned Frequencies : 452.400 MHz
Grant Date: 07/22/2004, Expiration Date: 09/03/2014, Certifier: Stanley De Roo
Registrant: Alpha Wireless Communications, 1115 Cross Street, North Mankato, MN 56003, Phone: (507) 625-6720, Fax: (507) 625-6725 - 102 E Pine St, Call Sign: WQT953, Licensee ID: L00000015
Assigned Frequencies : 456.575 MHz, 451.375 MHz, 451.575 MHz, 456.075 MHz, 456.125 MHz, 456.250 MHz, 456.375 MHz
Grant Date: 01/22/1998, Expiration Date: 01/22/2003, Cancelation Date: 08/22/2002
Registrant: Midamerican Energy Company, 666 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50303, Phone: (319) 333-8007 - 4808 F Ave, Call Sign: WPXU988
Assigned Frequencies : 466.587 MHz, 467.137 MHz
Grant Date: 06/16/2003, Expiration Date: 06/16/2013, Certifier: Gary Grotjohn
Registrant: Electronic Engineering Co., 1100 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, Phone: (515) 283-1100, Fax: (515) 244-6948, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- MARCUS, IA, Lat: 42.821972 Lon: -95.804889, Call Sign: WPRW596
Assigned Frequencies : 956.431 MHz, 956.431 MHz
Grant Date: 03/01/2001, Expiration Date: 03/01/2011, Certifier: Chris Jerome
Registrant: Itron, Inc., 2111 N Molter Rd, Liberty Lake, WA 99019, Phone: (509) 891-3636, Fax: (509) 891-3727, Email:
- MARCUS, 320 Hwy 3, Type: Tower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Overall height: 99.1 m, Call Sign: WPXD856
Assigned Frequencies : 6805.00 MHz, 6855.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/13/2003, Expiration Date: 03/13/2013, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: MURRAY EUGENE L RV-8 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-320 (150 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 504EM , Serial Number: 80610, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 08/16/2007
Registrant (Individual): Eugene L Murray, 102 North Elm, Marcus, IA 51035 - Aircraft: MURRAY EUGENE/EDWARD WAG-AERO SUPER SPORT (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 983GE , Serial Number: 1372, Year manufactured: 1985, Airworthiness Date: 06/11/1985
Registrant (Corporation): Echo Mike Airways Inc, Box 366, Marcus, IA 51035
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