Wayne County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.4%
(14.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 65.1% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 3.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Seymour, IA
37 people in nursing homes
Seymour 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 above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wayne County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Seymour (based on Wayne County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.29%
| Here | | 49.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 40.2% | 12.9% | 12.2% | 8.7% | 8.0% |
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| Congregations | 35.7% | 10.7% | 7.1% | 3.6% | 10.7% |
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| Name | Old Order Amish | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.9% |
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| Congregations | 7.1% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 14.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | This county: | 6.38 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 6 | This county: | 9.57 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Wayne County: | 9.57 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Wayne County: | 17.1% | | State: | 14.5% |
| 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 |
1 | $1,643 | $19,716 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,081 | $24,972 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,256 | $27,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,689 | $20,268 | 1 | $261 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,216 | $26,592 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $71 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $9,885 | $23,724 | 2 | $332 |
Seymour government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $60,000 ($85.59)
Solid Waste Management: $55,000 ($78.46)
All Other: $3,000 ($4.28)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $102,000 ($145.51)
Water Utilities: $97,000 ($138.37)
Regular Highways: $84,000 ($119.83)
Solid Waste Management: $79,000 ($112.70)
Police Protection: $45,000 ($64.19)
General - Other: $34,000 ($48.50)
Fire Protection: $17,000 ($24.25)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($15.69)
Financial Administration: $11,000 ($15.69)
Libraries: $9,000 ($12.84)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $5,000 ($7.13)
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000 ($4.28)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($2.85)
- General - Interest on Debt: $17,000 ($24.25)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,000 ($2.85)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000 ($27.10)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $85,000 ($121.26)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $360,000 ($513.55)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $75,000 ($106.99)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $347,000 ($495.01)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $13,000 ($18.54)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($14.27)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $21,000 ($29.96)
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000 ($9.99)
Property Sale Other: $1,000 ($1.43)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,000 ($5.71)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $528,000 ($753.21)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $114,000 ($162.62)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $58,000 ($82.74)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000 ($92.72)
General Support: $9,000 ($12.84)
- Tax - Property: $117,000 ($166.90)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.43)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $245,000 ($349.50)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($8.56)
6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,692 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.26% | | 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:
6.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,475 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.81% | | 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 Seymour:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KCOG (1400 AM; 1 kW; CENTERVILLE, IA; Owner: KCOG, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Seymour:
- KMGO (98.7 FM; CENTERVILLE, IA; Owner: KMGO, INC.)
- KLBA-FM (96.7 FM; ALBIA, IA; Owner: H & H BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KELR-FM (105.3 FM; CHARITON, IA; Owner: FMC BROADCASTING, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Seymour)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Imrl Depot Fourth St And Youngs Ave (Lat: 40.685000 Lon: -93.121028), Type: Pole, Structure height: 21 m, Overall height: 27 m, Call Sign: WPMF558
Assigned Frequencies: 160.770 MHz, 161.520 MHz
Grant Date: 09/11/2003, Expiration Date: 07/02/2013, Certifier: Arnold Berry
Registrant: Ttci, 55500 D.O.T. Road, Pueblo, CO 81001, Phone: (719) 584-0514, Fax: (719) 584-7145, Email:
- Water Tower 19 N End (Lat: 40.681944 Lon: -93.127694), Call Sign: WCJ215, Licensee ID: L00101556
Assigned Frequencies: 173.396 MHz
Grant Date: 01/09/2002, Expiration Date: 01/30/2012
Registrant: Rathbun Regional Water Assn Inc, Rr 3, Centerville, IA 52544, Phone: (515) 647-2416
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - SEYMOUR, 3 Mi Ne (Lat: 40.701944 Lon: -93.079361), Type: Tower, Structure height: 102.1 m, Overall height: 103.6 m, Call Sign: KAG21
Assigned Frequencies: 6595.00 MHz, 6605.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/04/2009, Expiration Date: 04/28/2019
Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4520, Fax: (248) 205-4620, Email:
- SEYMOUR, 2389 S-60 (Lat: 40.696556 Lon: -93.121833), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.9 m, Overall height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WQCK349
Assigned Frequencies: 6585.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/23/2005, Expiration Date: 03/23/2015, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: K0OVJ
Grant Date: 05/31/1994, Expiration Date: 05/31/2004, Cancellation Date: 06/01/2006
Registrant: Fredrick G Elliott, Rt 1, Seymour, IA 52590
| Most common first names in Seymour, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 22 | 79.6 years |
| Mary | 16 | 80.8 years |
| William | 12 | 77.3 years |
| James | 11 | 80.6 years |
| Ruth | 11 | 80.3 years |
| Harold | 9 | 81.9 years |
| Margaret | 9 | 81.6 years |
| Lester | 9 | 75.8 years |
| Anna | 9 | 80.3 years |
| Charles | 9 | 83.8 years |
| Most common last names in Seymour, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 20 | 82.8 years |
| Brown | 19 | 77.5 years |
| Hickerson | 14 | 82.6 years |
| Mattly | 8 | 68.4 years |
| Scott | 8 | 83.7 years |
| Sebben | 8 | 86.3 years |
| Elliott | 8 | 76.4 years |
| Young | 7 | 79.4 years |
| Clark | 7 | 79.3 years |
| Noble | 7 | 83.6 years |
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