Pella, Iowa

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Back to Pella, IA housing info, Marion County, Iowa, IA smaller cities, IA small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Pella, IA Marion County Population in July 2008: 10,208. Population change since 2000: +3.8%   Males: 4,850   (47.5%) Females: 5,358   (52.5%) Median resident age:   35.1 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Zip codes: 50219. Estimated median household income in 2008: $53,549 (it was $45,496 in 2000) Pella:   $53,549 Iowa:   $48,980 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,223 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $168,000 (it was $116,600 in 2000) Pella:   $168,000 Iowa:   $120,700 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $188,654; Detached houses: $190,605; Townhouses or other attached units: $177,241; In 2-unit structures: $249,232; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,547; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $155,865; Mobile homes: $19,146 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 50219 Pella, IA residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for: near:   Races in Pella: White Non-Hispanic (95.7%) Other Asian (1.3%) Hispanic (1.1%) Two or more races (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Pella: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Pella, Iowa on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Pella is mentioned 158 times on our forum: Teaching in Pella  (8 replies) Pro's and Con's of Pella  (19 replies) Pella, IA  (3 replies) Please tell me that Iowa is not ALL bad!  (57 replies) Pella, IA info please  (18 replies) Iowa photo thread  (173 replies) Latest news from Pella, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Dutch (45.4%), German (19.0%), English (8.4%), Irish (7.0%), United States (4.8%), Norwegian (2.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 04/10/1868 Elevation: 878 feet Land area: 6.84 square miles. Population density: 1492 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.41 N, Longitude: 92.92 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +776 (+7.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 3,243 (62.6%)

Area code: 641

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Pella, Iowa - Economy and Business Data

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.27
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Pella, Iowa

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Pella-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 151% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1986, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.4 miles away from the Pella city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/18/1974, a category 4 tornado 32.7 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Klayton Korver - College basketball player (Drake Bulldogs), Pierce Hibma - College basketball player (Creighton Bluejays).

Political contributions by individuals in Pella, IA

• Pella Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 3,720, Local Ops: 10,230)
• Pella Community Hospital Heliport

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Notable locations in Pella: Ryerson Golf Range (A), Tulip Toren (B), Bos Landen Golf Club (C), Pella (D), Pella Golf and Country Club (E), Media Center (F), Graham Conference Center (G), Graham Hall (H), Ketchum Honor House (I), Ruth Mount Honor House (J), Laura Nanes Griffith Hall (K), Rolscreen Museum (L), Maytag Student Center (M), Vermeer Science Center (N), Vance Honor House (O), H S Kuyper Fieldhouse (P), Art and Behavioral Sciences Building (Q), Harriet Prins House (R), Kruidenier Center for Communication and Theatre (S), Cox-Snow Music Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pella include: Second Reformed Church (A), Second Christian Reformed Church (B), Open Bible Church (C), Faith Christian Church (D), Federated Fellowship Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First Christian Reformed Church (G), First Reformed Church (H), New Hope Community Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Oak Wood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Pella include: Rotary Park (1), Kiwanis Park (2), Sunken Gardens Park (3), A N Kuyper Stadium (4), South Park (5), Volksweg Trailhead Park (6), Big Rock City Park (7), Historic Pella State Historical Marker (8), Brinkhoff Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Pella Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attractions: Pella Historical Society (Historical Places & Services; 507 Franklin Street), Scholte House (Historical Places & Services; 728 Washington Street), Tulip Time Information (Tours & Charters; 507 Franklin Street), Vermeer Mill (Tours & Charters; 714 East 1st Street). Hotels: Strawtown Inn & Restaurant (1111 Washington Street), Royal Amsterdam Hotel (705 West 1st Street), Pella Motor Inn (703 E Oskaloosa St), AmeriHost Inn And Suites Pella (2104 Washington Street), Super 8 Pella IA (105 East Oskaloosa Street), Quality Inn & Suites (910 East 16th), Pella Super 8 Motel (105 East Oskaloosa Street), Country Inn & Suites by Carlson (315 Roosevelt Road).

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.5%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.0%
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: 0.1% of all households

This city:	7.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pella, IA

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• Strawtown Inn, 1111 Washington St, Pella, IA 50219, Phone: (641) 621-9500, Fax: (641) 628-3055
• Super 8 Motel Pella, 105 E Oskaloosa, Pella, IA 50219, Phone: (641) 628-8181, Fax: (641) 628-8181
• Holiday Inn Express Bos Landen, 2508 Bos Bos Landen Dr, Pella, IA 50219, Phone: (641) 628-4853
• Amerihost Inn & Suites Pella, 2104 Washington St, Pella, IA 50219, Phone: (641) 628-0085, Fax: (641) 628-1681
• Country Inn & Suites, 315 Roosevelt Rd, Pella, IA 50219, Phone: (641) 620-1111, Fax: (641) 620-8101

Here		56.7%
USA		50.2%

6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,503 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

from Polk County, IA	0.87% ($39,895 average AGI)
from Mahaska County, IA	0.44% ($36,887)
from Jasper County, IA	0.43% ($42,538)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Polk County, IA	1.58% ($40,674 average AGI)
to Jasper County, IA	0.39% ($37,128)
to Mahaska County, IA	0.38% ($33,130)

• Fire: 53
• Hazardous Condition: 11
• Good Intent Call: 2

• #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Community and social services occupations: (population 5,000+)"
• #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
• #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of workers with very short commute times (9 minutes or less) (population 5,000+)"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Machinery (population 5,000+)"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Machinery (population 5,000+)"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded (population 5,000+)"
• #32 on the list of "Top 100 cities with shortest commuting times (pop. 5,000+)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest temperature differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
• #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)"
• #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on current operations of libraries per resident in 2004 in $ (population 10,000+)"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the biggest property tax revenues per resident in 2004 in $ (population 10,000+)"

• #30 (50219) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Dutch first ancestries"

• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"