Drinking water stations with addresses in Ossian that have no violations reported:
- FREEPORT WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 618, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- CASTALIA WATER WORKS (Population served: 175, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.7% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Ossian 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ossian (2007 data):
- Security State Bank: Ossian Branch at 106 E. Main Street, branch established on 1880-02-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $141.1 mil, Deposits: $111.9 mil, headquarters in New Hampton, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Rigler Investment Co.
- Luana Savings Bank: Ossian Branch at 123 East Main Street, branch established on 2003-02-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $181.0 mil, Deposits: $137.7 mil, headquarters in Luana, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Luana Bancorporation
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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 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,347 | $28,164 | 6 | $742 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,128 | $25,536 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,915 | $22,980 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,197 | $38,364 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,034 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $184 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $9,587 | $28,761 | 8 | $1,959 |
Ossian government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $86,000
Solid Waste Management: $48,000
All Other: $3,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $95,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $95,000
Water Utilities: $74,000
Sewerage: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $48,000
Police Protection: $36,000
Financial Administration: $32,000
Libraries: $29,000
General - Other: $29,000
General Public Buildings: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Fire Protection: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $41,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $35,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $751,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $100,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $666,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $20,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $75,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $110,000
Water Utilities: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $15,000
Sewerage: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $129,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $90,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $68,000
General Support: $14,000
All Other: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $132,000
Total General Sales: $63,000
Public Utilities: $10,000
NEC: $3,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $130,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000
4.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,199 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.90% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.30% of residents moved from foreign countries ($185 average AGI)| Winneshiek County: | 0.30% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.93% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,479 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.93% | | 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 Ossian:
- KWLC (1240 AM; 1 kW; DECORAH, IA; Owner: LUTHER COLLEGE)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KDEC (1240 AM; 1 kW; DECORAH, IA; Owner: DECORAH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- 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)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ossian:
- KVIK (104.7 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KDEC-FM (100.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: DECORAH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
- K268AF (101.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KPVL (89.1 FM; POSTVILLE, IA; Owner: POSTVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE)
- KLCD (89.5 FM; DECORAH, IA; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO INC)
TV broadcast stations around Ossian:
- K14AF (Channel 14; DECORAH, 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.)
- KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
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