Searsboro, Iowa

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Population in July 2007: 153. Population change since 2000: -0.6%

Males: 76	(50.3%)
Females: 77	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	41.6 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip code: 50242

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,061 (it was $25,795 in 2000)

Searsboro:	$33,061
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $48,162 (it was $32,500 in 2000)

Searsboro:	$48,162
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $52,867; Detached houses: $57,266; Mobile homes: $17,500

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Races in Searsboro:

White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Searsboro: 69.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.1%), English (11.6%), Dutch (11.0%), French (11.0%), Scotch-Irish (10.3%), Irish (5.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/3/1876

Elevation: 813 feet

Land area: 0.40 square miles.

Population density: 387 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Searsboro

High school or higher: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Searsboro city

Never married: 29.5%
Now married: 46.5%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 14.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Searsboro, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Searsboro to the number of sex offenders is 51 to 1.

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

Searsboro:	0.7% ($236)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Des Moines, IA (47.5 miles , pop. 198,682).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (173.0 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (260.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lynnville, IA (2.1 miles ), Sully, IA (2.7 miles ), New Sharon, IA (2.8 miles ), Montezuma, IA (3.0 miles ), Oakland Acres, IA (3.4 miles) , Grinnell, IA (3.4 miles ), Malcom, IA (3.4 miles ), Barnes City, IA (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 41.58 N, Longitude: 92.70 W

Area code: 641

Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-5.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (19%)
Plastics and rubber products (11%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Construction (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Machinery (6%)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (22%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (16%)
Health care (14%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
Construction (8%)
Other direct selling establishments (8%)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (28%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Electricians (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Waiters and waitresses (22%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (16%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Other construction workers and helpers (8%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

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Average climate in Searsboro, Iowa

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Searsboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 166% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1986, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.2 miles away from the Searsboro city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/12/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the city center injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Searsboro:

GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; GRINNELL, IA)
SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; NEWTON, IA)
MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Searsboro, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Searsboro:

INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 61 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 65 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)

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Notable locations in Searsboro: Searsboro (A), Searsboro Fire Department (B), Searsboro Community Center (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Searsboro International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Searsboro Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.1%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.1%
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: 1.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Searsboro 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.
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

Searsboro mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Poweshiek County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%) Electricity (18%) Utility gas (6%) Wood (6%)

Religon statistics for Searsboro

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	24.0%	22.9%	13.5%	8.6%	8.0%
Congregations	17.1%	4.9%	7.3%	4.9%	14.6%

Name	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	4.3%	4.2%	2.8%	2.8%	8.9%
Congregations	4.9%	2.4%	4.9%	2.4%	36.6%

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		1	$350
Totals for Government	0	$0		1	$350

7.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.83% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)
Poweshiek County: 0.83%
Iowa average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jasper County, IA	0.55% ($35,769 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA	0.52% ($31,595)
from Iowa County, IA	0.34% ($33,333)

6.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,213 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.67%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($319 average AGI)
Poweshiek County: 0.17%
Iowa average: 0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Polk County, IA	0.71% ($34,720 average AGI)
to Jasper County, IA	0.67% ($34,383)
to Mahaska County, IA	0.37% ($30,731)

Strongest AM radio stations in Searsboro:

WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
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)
KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KGRN (1410 AM; 1 kW; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CRAWFORD BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Searsboro:

KRTI (106.7 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBOE-FM (104.9 FM; OSKALOOSA, IA; Owner: JOMAST CORPORATION)
KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
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)
KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
KCOB-FM (95.9 FM; NEWTON, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
KXIA (101.1 FM; MARSHALLTOWN, IA; Owner: MARSHALLTOWN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCWN (99.9 FM; NEW SHARON, IA; Owner: CROWN BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKSI (101.5 FM; EDDYVILLE, IA; Owner: O-TOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRLS (92.1 FM; KNOXVILLE, IA; Owner: M AND H BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDIC (88.5 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: GRINNELL COLLEGE TRUSTEES OF IOWA,)

TV broadcast stations around Searsboro:

WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
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.)
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.)
KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)

Searsboro fatal accident list:
Jan 18, 1978 01:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

2 Mi E 2.5 Mi S, Call Sign: KZN340, Licensee ID: L00116090
Assigned Frequencies : 31.9600 MHz
Grant Date: 12/13/2000, Expiration Date: 11/30/2010
Registrant: Ben D Fisk, 547 520th Ave, Searsboro, IA 50242, Phone: (515) 637-2568

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB0BGY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01303988
Grant Date: 07/12/2007, Expiration Date: 10/06/2017, Certifier: Elvin T Fisk
Registrant: Elvin T Fisk, 508 520th Ave, Searsboro, IA 50242
Call Sign: KH6DYA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/15/1994, Expiration Date: 09/03/2001, Cancelation Date: 09/04/2003
Registrant: Charley M Clark, 475 River Rd, Searsboro, IA 50242
Call Sign: KC0TVD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00978626
Grant Date: 02/15/2005, Expiration Date: 02/15/2015, Certifier: Chris J Goodman
Registrant: Chris J Goodman, 4921 Hwy 146, Searsboro, IA 50242

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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