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Buchanan County

Population in July 2008: 546. Population change since 2000: -4.9%
 

Males: 278  (51.0%)
Females: 268  (49.0%)

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52326.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,805 (it was $36,518 in 2000)
Quasqueton:  $46,805
Iowa:  $47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,404
Quasqueton:  $21,404
Iowa:  $24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $91,285 (it was $61,600 in 2000)
Quasqueton:  $91,285
Iowa:  $117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,942; Detached houses: $104,608; Mobile homes: $34,200

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Races in Quasqueton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Black (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Quasqueton: 76.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (36.4%), Irish (17.6%), English (10.5%), United States (9.8%), Dutch (2.4%), Swedish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/1/1902

Elevation: 880 feet

Land area: 1.15 square miles.

Population density: 477 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Quasqueton

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Quasqueton city

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 64.7%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.9%
Iowa:  3.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Quasqueton, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Quasqueton to the number of sex offenders is 546 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Quasqueton:  1.0% ($622)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cedar Rapids, IA (28.8 miles , pop. 120,758).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (129.0 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (212.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rowley, IA (2.2 miles ), Winthrop, IA (2.3 miles ), Walker, IA (2.7 miles ), Independence, IA (2.9 miles ), Masonville, IA (3.2 miles) , Urbana, IA (3.6 miles ), Brandon, IA (3.7 miles ), Center Point, IA (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 42.39 N, Longitude: 91.76 W

Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: -11 (-1.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (31%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)



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Average climate in Quasqueton, Iowa

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Quasqueton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 178% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the Quasqueton city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Quasqueton:
  • MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 9 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)
  • PEOPLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF BUCH CO (about 9 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)
  • REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OF NE IOWA (about 17 miles; MANCHESTER, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Quasqueton, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Quasqueton:
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 29 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 47 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 54 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 63 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)

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

SUES FRIENDLY TAVERN (Address: 502 N 2ND ST, Population served: 77, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-14-2001), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-24-2001), St Public Notif requested (SEP-24-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAR-06-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between APR-2006 and MAY-2006, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-23-2006)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-21-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-27-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-27-2005)
  • 9 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
WEE WILLYS (Population served: 31, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.6%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Quasqueton, IA



Quasqueton compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Buchanan County Iowa:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (89%)
  • Electricity (8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Wood (1%)


Religion statistics for Quasqueton

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaPresbyterian Church (USA)Lutheran Church
Adherents48.3%16.0%13.0%5.4%4.3%
Congregations17.4%19.6%6.5%10.9%6.5%
NameOld Order Amish The Wesleyan ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAInternational Council of Community ChurchesOther religions
Adherents2.8%2.1%1.7%1.6%4.7%
Congregations13.0%2.2%6.5%2.2%15.2%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$378
Parks and Recreation 1$3,128$37,5360$0
Totals for Government 1$3,128$37,5367$378



Quasqueton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $34,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Parks & Recreation: $12,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $37,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $60,000
    Regular Highways: $33,000
    Solid Waste Management: $23,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
    Sewerage: $11,000
    Fire Protection: $11,000
    Financial Administration: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $12,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $49,000
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $19,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $17,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $194,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $46,000
    General Support: $27,000
    All Other: $4,000
  • Tax - Property: $58,000
    Total General Sales: $34,000
    Other Selective Sales: $6,000
    Public Utilities: $4,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $37,000

5.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,727 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.05%
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 Black Hawk County, IA  1.10% ($34,500 average AGI)
from Fayette County, IA  0.76% ($29,034)
from Linn County, IA  0.72% ($33,255)


5.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,582 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.94%
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 Black Hawk County, IA  1.30% ($25,410 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA  0.92% ($30,042)
to Fayette County, IA  0.65% ($28,220)


Strongest AM radio stations in Quasqueton:
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • 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.)
  • KQMG (1220 AM; 0 kW; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Quasqueton:
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KQMG-FM (95.3 FM; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)
  • KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • KMCH (94.7 FM; MANCHESTER, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Quasqueton:
  • 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.)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • 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)
  • K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Janean K Amundson, 2580 278th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00022930
    Registrant: East Buchanan Telephone Cooperative, 214 Third St N, Winthrop, IA 50682, Phone: (319) 935-3011


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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