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Swisher, IA map Population (year 2000): 813. Estimated population in July 2006: 783 (-3.7% change)
 

Males: 411  (50.6%)
Females: 402  (49.4%)

Johnson County

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52338.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,700 (it was $63,667 in 2000)
Swisher  $69,700
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $147,000 (it was $122,900 in 2000)
Swisher  $147,000
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Swisher:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)

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Ancestries: German (48.0%), Czech (21.2%), Irish (18.0%), United States (6.2%), English (5.4%), Norwegian (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/25/1933

Elevation: 791 feet

Land area: 0.46 square miles.

Population density: 1735 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Swisher

  • High school or higher: 95.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 0.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Swisher city

  • Never married: 20.0%
  • Now married: 66.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 7.9%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Swisher, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Swisher to the number of sex offenders is 266 to 1.

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

Swisher:  1.1% ($1,382)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cedar Rapids, IA (9.7 miles , pop. 120,758).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (179.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (275.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shueyville, IA (3.2 miles ), Fairfax, IA (7.8 miles ), Ely, IA (8.0 miles ), North Liberty, IA (9.2 miles ), Cedar Rapids, IA (9.7 miles ), Tiffin, IA (9.9 miles ), Walford, IA (9.9 miles ), Oxford, IA (10.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $119,400
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $120,500
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $135,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $25,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $33,300
  • 2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $151,000
  • 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $155,600
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 41.84 N, Longitude: 91.69 W


Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: +177 (+27.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (12%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)


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Swisher-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 113% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.0 miles away from the Swisher city center .

On 6/7/1984, a category 4 tornado 21.2 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 64 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Swisher:
  • MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL & CLINIC (about 13 miles; IOWA CITY, IA)
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Swisher:
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 3 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 69 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 73 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID: OTM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Swisher:
  • AMANA (about 13 miles; AMANA, IA; ID: C11)
  • MARION (about 18 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
  • IOWA CITY MUNI (about 19 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; ID: IOW)

Operable nuclear power plant near Swisher:
  • 17 miles: Duane Arnold in Palo, IA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Swisher:
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 13 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 61 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)

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Notable locations in Swisher: Swisher (A), Dance-Mor Ballroom (B), Swisher City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Curtis Hill Indian Museum (1612 Curtis Bridge Road Northeast).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Swisher and their reported violations in the past:

GALLERY ACRES WEST (Address: 200 SWISHERVIEW DR SW, Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Arsenic. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-06-2006), St Public Notif requested (FEB-06-2006), St BCA signed (FEB-06-2006), St Public Notif received (MAR-01-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-2000 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-2001), St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2001)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JUL-2000 and AUG-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2000), St BCA signed (DEC-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2000), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-01-2001)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JUL-1999 and MAR-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-14-2000), St Public Notif requested (JAN-14-2000), St BCA signed (JAN-18-2000), St Compliance achieved (MAR-27-2000), St BCA signed (DEC-06-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-12-2000), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-01-2001)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations
KIRACOFE STATION (Address: 2775 120TH ST NE, Population served: 42, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-01-2003 and DEC-18-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-27-2004), St Public Notif requested (JAN-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-03-2004)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
MID RIVER MARINA (Population served: 27, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-02-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-2005)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-13-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-13-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between APR-2004 and MAY-2004, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-22-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-22-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2004)
  • 5 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 9 regular monitoring violations
MELSHA TAP INC (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-03-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-03-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-08-2005), St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JUL-2002 and AUG-2002, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-23-2002), St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2002), St Compliance achieved (NOV-25-2002)
  • Monitoring, Check/Repeat/Confirmation - Between JUL-2000 and AUG-2000, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2000), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-08-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-19-2000), St AO (w/penalty) issued (MAR-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-08-2001)
  • 3 routine major monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Swisher that have no violations reported:
  • SWISHER TRUST & SAVINGS BANK (Population served: 36, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • GADDIS ESTATES HOA (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  75.8%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.5%
Whole state:  4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.8%
Whole state:  3.8%

Swisher compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median household income above 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.


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Banks with branches in Swisher (2007 data):
  • Swisher Trust & Savings Bank: at Rose Avenue And State Road, branch established on 1913-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35.4 mil, Deposits: $30.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Swisher Bankshares, Inc.
  • The Exchange State Bank: Swisher Branch at 2721 120th Street, N.E., branch established on 1997-08-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $29.2 mil, Deposits: $23.2 mil, headquarters in Springville, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Springville Banshares Corp.



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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
Sewerage 1$2,764$33,1680$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 3$50
Financial Administration 0$0 2$371
Other Government Administration 0$0 17$628
Totals for Government 1$2,764$33,16822$1,049


Swisher government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $59,000
    Solid Waste Management: $33,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $89,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $64,000
    Solid Waste Management: $36,000
    Regular Highways: $23,000
    Sewerage: $19,000
    Financial Administration: $15,000
    Fire Protection: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,000
    Libraries: $1,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $26,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $18,000
    Regular Highways: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $410,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $65,000
    General Support: $14,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $166,000
    Public Utilities: $7,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $58,000

10.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,443 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.50%
Iowa average:  6.30%

0.62% of residents moved from foreign countries ($467 average AGI)
Johnson County:  0.62%
Iowa average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Linn County, IA  1.11% ($39,219 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA  0.44% ($30,598)
from Washington County, IA  0.34% ($32,047)


10.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.48%
Iowa average:  6.47%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($467 average AGI)
Johnson County:  0.17%
Iowa average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Linn County, IA  1.33% ($35,732 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA  0.55% ($37,504)
to Cook County, IL  0.51% ($31,248)


Strongest AM radio stations in Swisher:
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KMJM (1360 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KMRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SELLERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXIC (800 AM; 1 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Swisher:
  • KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • K295AC (106.9 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • K236AA (95.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Swisher:
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • KCDE-LP (Channel 67; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KCDR-LP (Channel 55; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KHHH-LP (Channel 57; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRUB-LP (Channel 65; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K64DG (Channel 64; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: R B SHELDAHL)
  • KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)

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