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Jackson County

Population in July 2008: 176. Population change since 2000: -2.2%
 

Males: 86  (48.9%)
Females: 90  (51.1%)

Median resident age:  35.7 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip code: 52309


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,958 (it was $25,714 in 2000)
Monmouth:  $32,958
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,353
Monmouth:  $14,353
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $36,158 (it was $24,400 in 2000)
Monmouth:  $36,158
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $43,285; Detached houses: $42,327; Mobile homes: $33,750
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Races in Monmouth:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Monmouth: 72.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (56.7%), Irish (14.4%), United States (12.2%), Dutch (4.4%), English (4.4%), Czech (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/12/1894

Elevation: 855 feet

Land area: 0.56 square miles.

Population density: 313 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Monmouth

  • High school or higher: 65.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Monmouth city

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 44.6%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 17.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in May 2009.

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

Monmouth:  0.8% ($199)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (31.2 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (102.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (165.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Baldwin, IA (1.4 miles) , Wyoming, IA (2.5 miles ), Onslow, IA (2.7 miles ), Oxford Junction, IA (2.7 miles ), Lost Nation, IA (2.9 miles ), Center Junction, IA (3.3 miles) , Maquoketa, IA (3.3 miles ), Toronto, IA (3.5 miles) .

Latitude: 42.08 N, Longitude: 90.88 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 563

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Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+6.5%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Wood products (19%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Chemicals (13%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
  • Woodworkers (16%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (24%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)



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Average climate in Monmouth, Iowa

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Monmouth-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.9 miles away from the Monmouth city center killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 tornado 25.5 miles away from the city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Monmouth-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.5 miles away from Monmouth center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Monmouth:
  • JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA)
  • JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)
  • DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; DEWITT, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Monmouth, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Monmouth:
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 42 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 43 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 51 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)

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

RS TAVERN (Address: 14966 4TH AVE #2, Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-17-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-08-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-2005), St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2005)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between APR-2004 and MAY-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: Referred for Higher St Level Review (NOV-21-2002), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-17-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUN-17-2004), St Civil Case filed (AUG-05-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2005)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between APR-2003 and MAY-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-24-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-24-2003), St Public Notif received (MAY-26-2005)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JUL-2001 and AUG-2001, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-20-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (JAN-22-2002), Referred for Higher St Level Review (NOV-21-2002)
  • 27 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  63.9%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  7.5%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.6%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Monmouth, IA



Monmouth compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Monmouth travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Electricity (3%)


Religion statistics for Monmouth

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.39%
Here73.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchUnited Church of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents58.5%26.7%6.2%2.7%2.5%
Congregations29.4%23.5%14.7%5.9%8.8%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEpiscopal ChurchOld Order AmishFriends (Quakers)Other
Adherents1.5%0.5%0.5%0.4%0.4%
Congregations2.9%2.9%2.9%2.9%5.9%
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.


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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$350
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$15
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$200
Water Supply 0$0 1$468
Totals for Government 0$0 10$1,033



Monmouth government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $11,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $19,000
    Regular Highways: $18,000
    Water Utilities: $17,000
    Sewerage: $10,000
    Solid Waste Management: $8,000
    Financial Administration: $4,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $86,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $10,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $11,000
    Total General Sales: $9,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

4.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,089 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.72%
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 Dubuque County, IA  1.13% ($30,933 average AGI)
from Clinton County, IA  0.93% ($36,658)
from Scott County, IA  0.29% ($30,130)


5.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,287 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
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 Dubuque County, IA  1.15% ($33,473 average AGI)
to Clinton County, IA  1.05% ($28,542)
to Scott County, IA  0.46% ($36,167)


Strongest AM radio stations in Monmouth:
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KMAQ (1320 AM; 1 kW; MAQUOKETA, IA; Owner: MAQUOKETA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)

Strongest FM radio stations in Monmouth:
  • KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KMAQ-FM (95.1 FM; MAQUOKETA, IA; Owner: MAQUOKETA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WLLR-FM (103.7 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WVIK (90.3 FM; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
  • KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • KGRR (97.3 FM; EPWORTH, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KBOB-FM (104.9 FM; GENESEO, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • K239AB (95.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Monmouth:
  • 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)
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • WHBF-TV (Channel 4; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: CORONET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY)
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • K16EL (Channel 66; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)


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