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Rickardsville, IA map Population (year 2000): 191. Estimated population in July 2006: 180 (-5.8% change)
 

Males: 105  (55.0%)
Females: 86  (45.0%)

Dubuque County

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip code: 52039


Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,800 (it was $43,750 in 2000)
Rickardsville  $48,800
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $107,700 (it was $85,500 in 2000)
Rickardsville  $107,700
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Rickardsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)

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Ancestries: German (66.5%), Irish (10.5%), United States (7.3%), English (3.7%), Portuguese (3.1%), Dutch (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/17/1964

Elevation: 1030 feet

Land area: 0.86 square miles.

Population density: 202 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rickardsville

  • High school or higher: 81.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rickardsville city

  • Never married: 25.7%
  • Now married: 68.0%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 1.7%
  • Divorced: 3.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Rickardsville:  0.9% ($793)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (14.4 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (107.6 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (225.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Balltown, IA (3.9 miles) , Graf, IA (6.1 miles) , Sherrill, IA (6.9 miles) , Durango, IA (7.4 miles) , Bankston, IA (7.5 miles) , Holy Cross, IA (7.9 miles ), Centralia, IA (8.2 miles) , North Buena Vista, IA (8.5 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $153,300
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $150,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $180,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $149,000

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Latitude: 42.58 N, Longitude: 90.88 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +36 (+23.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Truck transportation (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (27%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)


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Rickardsville-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.7 miles away from the Rickardsville city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 9/9/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rickardsville:
  • FINLEY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-DUBUQUE (about 9 miles; DUBUQUE, IA)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rickardsville:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 18 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 66 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 75 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rickardsville:
  • CASSVILLE MUNI (about 10 miles; CASSVILLE, WI; ID: C74)
  • LANCASTER MUNI (about 20 miles; LANCASTER, WI; ID: 73C)
  • MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 32 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; ID: MXO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rickardsville:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 30 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 75 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 76 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  81.7%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.2%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Rickardsville compared to Iowa state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Rickardsville travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Dubuque County Iowa:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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$361
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$176
Sewerage 0$0 1$75
Financial Administration 0$0 1$100
Totals for Government 0$0 10$712


Rickardsville government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $13,000
    Solid Waste Management: $12,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Fire Protection: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $11,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $284,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $18,000
    Property: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $11,000

4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,602 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.62%
Iowa average:  6.30%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($358 average AGI)
Dubuque County:  0.07%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jo Daviess County, IL  0.39% ($29,326 average AGI)
from Grant County, WI  0.28% ($31,760)
from Jackson County, IA  0.26% ($33,473)


4.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,561 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.54%
Iowa average:  6.47%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($60 average AGI)
Dubuque County:  0.03%
Iowa average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Linn County, IA  0.28% ($33,094 average AGI)
to Jo Daviess County, IL  0.27% ($139,806)
to Jackson County, IA  0.26% ($30,933)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rickardsville:
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WDBQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rickardsville:
  • KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • KGRR (97.3 FM; EPWORTH, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • K239AB (95.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: AUGUSTANA COLLEGE)
  • KLYV (105.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJOD (103.3 FM; ASBURY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WVRE (101.1 FM; DICKEYVILLE, WI; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • K254AE (98.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KXGE (102.3 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KIYX (106.1 FM; SAGEVILLE, IA; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WPVL-FM (107.1 FM; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • WGLR-FM (97.7 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: QUEENB RADIO WISCONSIN, INC.)
  • K269EK (101.7 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)

TV broadcast stations around Rickardsville:
  • KFXB (Channel 40; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: DUBUQUE TV LTD. PARTNERSHIP)
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)

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