Webster County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.3%
(13.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 64.1% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Otho, IA
Otho compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Webster County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Otho (based on Webster County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.08%
| Here | | 61.1% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 29.2% | 20.5% | 15.8% | 14.5% | 4.4% |
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| Congregations | 12.7% | 20.6% | 17.5% | 9.5% | 3.2% |
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| Name | Charismatic Churches Independent | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 6.7% |
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| Congregations | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 22.2% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Webster County: | 1.81 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 28 | Webster County: | 7.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | This county: | 5.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Webster County: | 8.3% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Webster County: | 28.0% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $2,604 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,440 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 25 | $212 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,902 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 35 | $6,158 |
Otho government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $78,000 ($144.44)
Solid Waste Management: $24,000 ($44.44)
All Other: $7,000 ($12.96)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($9.26)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $26,000 ($48.15)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $51,000 ($94.44)
Police Protection: $37,000 ($68.52)
Fire Protection: $32,000 ($59.26)
General - Other: $24,000 ($44.44)
Regular Highways: $21,000 ($38.89)
Sewerage: $21,000 ($38.89)
Solid Waste Management: $21,000 ($38.89)
Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($27.78)
Financial Administration: $11,000 ($20.37)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($7.41)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($5.56)
General Public Buildings: $1,000 ($1.85)
- General - Interest on Debt: $15,000 ($27.78)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $1,000 ($1.85)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000 ($46.30)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $160,000 ($296.30)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $295,000 ($546.30)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $175,000 ($324.07)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $150,000 ($277.78)
Other, NEC: $90,000 ($166.67)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000 ($55.56)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($18.52)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000 ($16.67)
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($16.67)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $6,000 ($11.11)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($1.85)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $125,000 ($231.48)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $65,000 ($120.37)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $180,000 ($333.33)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $46,000 ($85.19)
General Support: $6,000 ($11.11)
- Tax - Property: $43,000 ($79.63)
Total General Sales: $21,000 ($38.89)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($3.70)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.85)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $50,000 ($92.59)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($14.81)
4.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,124 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.97% | | 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:
5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,480 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.73% | | 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 Otho:
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KVFD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Otho:
- KUEL (92.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KKEZ (94.5 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K206BF (89.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KICB (88.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KJYL (100.7 FM; EAGLE GROVE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM; WEBSTER CITY, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KHBT (97.7 FM; HUMBOLDT, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Otho:
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - NW COOP OTHO, 2148 250th St. (Lat: 42.426389 Lon: -94.155833), Type: Silo, Structure height: 48.8 m, Call Sign: WQJZ417, Licensee ID: L01460434
Assigned Frequencies: 11215.0 MHz
Grant Date: 02/23/2009, Expiration Date: 02/23/2019, Certifier: Craig Schultz
Registrant: New Cooperative Inc., 2626 First Avenue South, Fort Dodge, IA 50501, Phone: (515) 955-2040, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: N0CJK, Licensee ID: L01231963
Grant Date: 01/09/2007, Expiration Date: 01/09/2017
Registrant: Michael H Locke, 2644 Dolliver Park Ave, Otho, IA 50569 - Call Sign: WY0E, Licensee ID: L01003561
Grant Date: 07/14/2009, Expiration Date: 07/23/2019
Registrant: Randy J Milliken, 2490 Hilltop Dr, Otho, IA 50569
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT/BUCK L-2M (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 335LB , Serial Number: 3353
Registrant (Individual): David W Olson, 2048 270th St, Otho, IA 50569 - Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT DC-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 36356 , Serial Number: 4093, Year manufactured: 1941, Airworthiness Date: 04/09/1957
Registrant (Individual): David W Olson, 2048 270th St, Otho, IA 50569 - Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 82 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 50974 , Serial Number: 5927, Year manufactured: 1944, Airworthiness Date: 09/17/1956
Registrant (Individual): David W Olson, 2048 270th St, Otho, IA 50569 - Aircraft: MOONEY M20F (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 127 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9515M , Serial Number: 670092, Year manufactured: 1966
Registrant (Co-Owned): Robert M Reid, 2419 Woodmans Hollow Rd, Otho, IA 50569, Other Owners: Barbara J Reid - Aircraft: AERONCA 11AC (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9767E , Serial Number: 11AC-1411, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 10/25/1957
Registrant (Partnership): David W Olson, 2048 270th St, Otho, IA 50569, Other Owners: Duane A Olson
| Most common first names in Otho, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Robert | 7 | 76.4 years |
| James | 6 | 73.7 years |
| Frank | 5 | 80.8 years |
| William | 5 | 80.2 years |
| Clarence | 4 | 72.8 years |
| Donald | 4 | 56.2 years |
| Charles | 4 | 69.5 years |
| Gerald | 3 | 64.9 years |
| Alice | 3 | 81.4 years |
| Clayton | 3 | 63.0 years |
| Most common last names in Otho, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Crouse | 7 | 76.9 years |
| Heatheringto | 6 | 72.8 years |
| Hoover | 5 | 71.2 years |
| Peterson | 5 | 72.6 years |
| Hudson | 4 | 76.8 years |
| Osterberg | 4 | 62.5 years |
| Carlson | 3 | 93.0 years |
| Anderson | 3 | 79.7 years |
| Laird | 3 | 78.3 years |
| Davis | 3 | 78.6 years |
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Truck transportation"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other direct selling establishments"
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