Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 71.8% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Ralston compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age above 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 Carroll County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
- Electricity (4%)
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Religion statistics for Ralston
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 63.8% | 14.2% | 10.1% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 35.7% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 4.8% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Friends (Quakers) | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.3% |
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| Congregations | 2.4% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 9.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $561 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $561 |
Ralston government finances in 2002:
- Construction - Regular Highways: $25,000
Sewerage: $20,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $8,000
Financial Administration: $7,000
General Public Buildings: $5,000
Regular Highways: $4,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $2,000
Police Protection: $1,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $40,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $14,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
Rents: $1,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $2,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $21,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,000
- Tax - Property: $121,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000
4.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,703 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.37% | | 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:
5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,922 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.82% | | 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 Ralston:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)
- KCIM (1380 AM; 1 kW; CARROLL, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- 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.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ralston:
- KGRA (98.9 FM; JEFFERSON, IA; Owner: COON VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- KWOI (90.7 FM; CARROLL, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KKRL (93.7 FM; CARROLL, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KIKD (106.7 FM; LAKE CITY, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Ralston:
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- 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.)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Anthony E Ortolani, 21631 "a" Ave., Type: Tower, Structure height: 96 m, Overall height: 96 m
Registrant: Communication Enhancement, LLC, 479 Centennial Blvd., Voorhees, NJ 08043, Phone: (856) 782-3700, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- STATION, 100 Main St, Structure height: 66.1 m, Call Sign: WNEU286
Assigned Frequencies : 2142.00 MHz, 2137.20 MHz, 2130.80 MHz
Grant Date: 03/05/1998, Expiration Date: 03/09/2008, Cancelation Date: 05/10/2008
Registrant: Phone: (515) 628-1724 - STATION, 100 Main St, Structure height: 53.3 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WNTA606
Assigned Frequencies : 952.087 MHz, 928.087 MHz
Grant Date: 12/20/1994, Expiration Date: 12/20/1999, Cancelation Date: 03/25/2000
Registrant: Phone: (515) 432-8602
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