Marengo, Iowa

Back to Marengo, IA housing info, Iowa County, Iowa, IA smaller cities, IA small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Current weather forecast for Marengo, IA

Population (year 2000): 2,535. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,554 (+0.7% change)

Males: 1,193	(47.1%)
Females: 1,342	(52.9%)

Iowa County

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 52301.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,800 (it was $36,509 in 2000)

Marengo	$39,800
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $86,300 (it was $72,800 in 2000)

Marengo	$86,300
Iowa:	$106,600

Marengo, IA residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Marengo:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

Discuss Marengo, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users

Latest news from Marengo, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (34.8%), Irish (12.7%), English (9.0%), United States (7.8%), Czech (3.7%), French (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/4/1859

Elevation: 735 feet

Land area: 2.09 square miles.

Population density: 1213 people per square mile

(low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Marengo

High school or higher: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Marengo city

Never married: 20.6%
Now married: 54.0%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 12.4%
Divorced: 11.7%

32 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.3%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Marengo, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Marengo to the number of sex offenders is 508 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Marengo:	1.3% ($931)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cedar Rapids, IA (30.4 miles , pop. 120,758).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (203.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (301.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Blairstown, IA (7.7 miles ), Ladora, IA (8.4 miles ), Williamsburg, IA (10.0 miles ), Luzerne, IA (10.7 miles) , Norway, IA (12.4 miles ), Van Horne, IA (14.7 miles ), Newhall, IA (15.3 miles ), Parnell, IA (15.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 5 buildings, average cost: $104,000
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $90,300
1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $71,700
1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $82,500
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $98,000
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $80,000
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $116,300
2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $122,900
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $129,600
2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $138,100
2006: 1 building, cost: $149,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 41.80 N, Longitude: 92.07 W

76 people in nursing homes
8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 319

This city's Wikipedia profile

Marengo, Iowa business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +160 (+6.7%).

Most common industries for males:

Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (18%)
Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Marengo races chart

Average climate in Marengo, Iowa

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Back to the top

Marengo-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Marengo city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1984, a category 4 tornado 21.3 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 64 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Marengo:

MARENGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (300 WEST MAY STREET PO BOX 228)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Marengo:

VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; VINTON, IA)
ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
KEOKUK COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 34 miles; SIGOURNEY, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Marengo:

THE EASTERN IOWA (about 27 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 55 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID: OTM)
WATERLOO MUNI (about 57 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Marengo:

AMANA (about 15 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
BELLE PLAINE MUNI (about 16 miles; BELLE PLAINE, IA; ID: TZT)
VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 30 miles; VINTON, IA; ID: VTI)

Local government website: www.marengoiowa.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Marengo:

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 36 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 50 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 96 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)

Public high school in Marengo:

IOWA VALLEY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 295; Location: 359 E HILTON ST; Grades: 07 - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Marengo:

IOWA VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 361; Location: 151 E MAY; Grades: PK - 06)

Library in Marengo:

MARENGO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $106,646; Location: 1020 MARENGO AVENUE, BOX 245; 17,641 books; 704 audio materials; 1,144 video materials; 91 serial subscriptions)

Click to draw/clear city borders

Notable locations in Marengo: Iowa County Fairgrounds (A), Marengo (B), Marengo Elevator Company Elevator (C), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (D), Marengo City Hall (E), Pioneer Heritage Museum (F), Iowa County Courthouse (G), Iowa County Geneology Library (H), Iowa County Sheriffs Office (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Marengo include: Saint Patricks Church (A), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (B), Methodist Church (C), Church of the Nazarene (D), Presbyterian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (1), Calvary Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Marengo include: Marengo City Lions Park (1), Memorial Park (2), Oldest Log House in Iowa County Historical Marker (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Marengo Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Iowa County Historical Society (Museums; 675 East South Street), Kreis Music CO (Amusement & Theme Parks; 595 Eastern Avenue).

Hotel: Sudbury Court Motel and RV Park (2211 Highway 6 Trail).

Court: Iowa County - Juvenile Court Ofc (Courthouse).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Marengo and their reported violations in the past:

IOWA VALLEY ESTATES (Address: 2551 HWY 6 TRAIL, Population served: 85, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-25-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2005), St Public Notif received (MAR-07-2005), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

MARENGO GOLF CLUB (Population served: 35, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2004 and JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (MAY-25-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-25-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAY-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-15-2003), St Tech Assistance Visit (MAY-25-2004), St Compliance achieved (NOV-03-2004)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between OCT-1999 and MAY-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2000)

2 routine major monitoring violations

5 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.3%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Marengo compared to Iowa state average:

Marengo, Iowa environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Marengo (2007 data):

Keystone Savings Bank: at 330 Western Avenue, branch established on 1935-04-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.0 mil, Deposits: $45.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Keystone Community Bancorporation
Grinnell State Bank: Marengo Branch at 1101 Court Avenue, branch established on 1929-01-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $132.6 mil, Deposits: $103.8 mil, headquarters in Grinnell, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Grinnell Bancshares, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Marengo mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Iowa County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Hospitals	93	$314,997	$40,645	32	$38,152
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$334
Water Supply	1	$3,726	$44,712	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$2,515	$30,180	0	$0
Local Libraries	2	$3,531	$21,186	2	$1,377
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$221
Sewerage	1	$2,909	$34,908	0	$0
Streets and Highways	2	$5,143	$30,858	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$14,285	$34,284	5	$930
Other Government Administration	1	$3,576	$42,912	1	$1,483
Totals for Government	106	$350,682	$39,700	42	$42,498

Marengo government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $4,473,000
Sewerage: $153,000

Solid Waste Management: $47,000

Parks & Recreation: $41,000

All Other: $20,000

Regular Highways: $3,000
Construction - General: $404,000
Libraries: $95,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $4,473,000
Police Protection: $252,000

Regular Highways: $241,000

Water Utilities: $235,000

Sewerage: $170,000

Libraries: $145,000

Parks & Recreation: $119,000

General - Other: $118,000

Fire Protection: $98,000

Other Hospitals: $62,000

General Public Buildings: $60,000

Solid Waste Management: $41,000

Financial Administration: $26,000

Central Staff Services: $13,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $12,000

Welfare - Other: $10,000

Health Services - Other: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $78,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $75,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $100,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,467,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $995,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $183,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $289,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $132,000
Interest Earnings: $75,000

Property Sale Other: $12,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $21,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,665,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $257,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $392,000
Beginning: $16,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $211,000
General Support: $26,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $806,000
Total General Sales: $281,000

Public Utilities: $3,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,633,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
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:

from Johnson County, IA	1.04% ($39,955 average AGI)
from Linn County, IA	0.76% ($39,612)
from Benton County, IA	0.40% ($35,500)

6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
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:

to Johnson County, IA	1.31% ($33,294 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA	1.08% ($32,371)
to Benton County, IA	0.45% ($34,448)

Strongest AM radio stations in Marengo:

KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
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.)
KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Marengo:

KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KZAT-FM (95.5 FM; BELLE PLAINE, IA; Owner: CAMRORY BROADCASTING, INC)
K204DE (89.7 FM; AMANA, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Marengo:

KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

Back to Marengo, IA housing info, Iowa County, Iowa, IA smaller cities, IA small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.