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Searsboro, IA map Population (year 2000): 155. Estimated population in July 2006: 156 (+0.6% change)
 

Males: 78  (50.3%)
Females: 77  (49.7%)

Poweshiek County

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

Zip code: 50242


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,200 (it was $25,795 in 2000)
Searsboro  $28,200
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,000 (it was $37,100 in 2000)
Searsboro  $44,000
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Searsboro:

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

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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: 395 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 52 to 1.

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

Searsboro:  0.6% ($236)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Des Moines, IA (63.0 miles , pop. 198,682).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (214.8 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (345.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lynnville, IA (5.6 miles ), New Sharon, IA (8.4 miles ), Sully, IA (9.7 miles ), Grinnell, IA (11.4 miles ), Montezuma, IA (12.3 miles ), Oakland Acres, IA (12.7 miles) , Malcom, IA (13.5 miles ), Barnes City, IA (16.9 miles ).

Latitude: 41.58 N, Longitude: 92.70 W


Area code: 641

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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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Searsboro-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/28/1986, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.2 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 2.3 miles away from the city center injured 8 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Searsboro:
  • GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; GRINNELL, IA)
  • MAHASKA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OSKALOOSA, IA)
  • SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; NEWTON, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Searsboro:
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 38 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID: OTM)
  • DES MOINES INTL (about 66 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 70 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Searsboro:
  • GRINNELL REGIONAL (about 9 miles; GRINNELL, IA; ID: GGI)
  • SULLY MUNI (about 10 miles; SULLY, IA; ID: 8C2)
  • SIG FIELD (about 13 miles; MONTEZUMA, IA; ID: 7C5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Searsboro:
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 67 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT enrollment: 4,227)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 81 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)

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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 1999:
This city:  5.2%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
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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2004 Presidential Election results in Poweshiek County Iowa:




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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)
  • KGRN (1410 AM; 1 kW; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: CRAWFORD BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION 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)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
  • KCOB (1280 AM; 1 kW; NEWTON, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)

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)
  • 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.)
  • KCOB-FM (95.9 FM; NEWTON, IA; Owner: CENTRAL IOWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDIC (88.5 FM; GRINNELL, IA; Owner: GRINNELL COLLEGE TRUSTEES OF IOWA,)


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