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Population (year 2000): 1,019. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,391 (+36.5% change)
Males: 511  (50.1%)
Females: 508  (49.9%)

Benton County

Median resident age:  31.1 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 52345.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $53,500 (it was $49,063 in 2000)
Urbana  $53,500
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $107,800 (it was $91,000 in 2000)
Urbana  $107,800
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Urbana:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (45.4%), Irish (18.9%), English (7.9%), Norwegian (5.9%), United States (5.0%), Czech (4.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/4/1892

Elevation: 930 feet

Land area: 0.67 square miles.

Population density: 1984 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Urbana

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Urbana city

  • Never married: 16.1%
  • Now married: 69.8%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Urbana, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Urbana to the number of sex offenders is 669 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Urbana:  1.2% ($1,131)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cedar Rapids, IA (22.0 miles , pop. 120,758).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (180.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (289.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Center Point, IA (7.0 miles ), Walker, IA (7.9 miles ), Shellsburg, IA (9.1 miles ), Rowley, IA (10.2 miles ), Brandon, IA (10.7 miles ), Vinton, IA (11.0 miles ), Palo, IA (12.6 miles ), Quasqueton, IA (14.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 21 buildings, average cost: $90,300
  • 1998: 30 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $101,700
  • 2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $108,200
  • 2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $108,200
  • 2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2003: 24 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $128,700
  • 2005: 25 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $143,900

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Latitude: 42.22 N, Longitude: 91.88 W


Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: +384 (+60.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (19%)
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)


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Urbana-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 31.0 miles away from the Urbana city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.3 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Urbana:
  • VIRGINIA GAY HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; VINTON, IA)
  • MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 17 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)
  • PEOPLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF BUCH CO (about 17 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Urbana:
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 27 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 43 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 83 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Urbana:
  • VINTON VETERANS MEML ARPK (about 10 miles; VINTON, IA; ID: VTI)
  • INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 16 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA; ID: IIB)
  • MARION (about 29 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)

Operable nuclear power plant near Urbana:
  • 13 miles: Duane Arnold in Palo, IA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Urbana:
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 35 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 41 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 65 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 74 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
Public elementary/middle school in Urbana:
  • CENTER POINT-URBANA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location: 202 W. MAIN; Grades: 05 - 08)

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Hotel: Super 8 Urbana IA (5369 Hutton Drive).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  76.6%
Whole state:  67.0%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.1%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Urbana compared to Iowa state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Urbana (2007 data):
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Urbana Branch at 320 West Wood Street, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
  • Security State Bank: Urbana Branch at 205 North Union Avenue, branch established on 2002-09-09. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $74.9 mil, Deposits: $58.8 mil, headquarters in Independence, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Independence Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Benton County Iowa:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Urbana government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $101,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $131,000
    Water Utilities: $111,000
    Regular Highways: $67,000
    Police Protection: $41,000
    Solid Waste Management: $35,000
    Financial Administration: $31,000
    Fire Protection: $27,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
    General - Other: $13,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
    Health Services - Other: $9,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,000
    Libraries: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $31,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $171,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $562,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $270,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $606,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $123,000
    Other, NEC: $99,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $127,000
    Water Utilities: $48,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
    Interest Earnings: $11,000
    Special Assessments: $5,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $125,000
    Regular Highways: $68,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    General Public Building: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $445,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $126,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $144,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $82,000
    All Other: $7,000
    General Support: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $240,000
    Public Utilities: $15,000
    NEC: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $175,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

6.60% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.60%
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:
from Linn County, IA  2.98% ($44,746 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IA  0.35% ($26,853)
from Iowa County, IA  0.30% ($34,448)


7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.34%
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:
to Linn County, IA  3.32% ($38,018 average AGI)
to Black Hawk County, IA  0.35% ($29,824)
to Johnson County, IA  0.33% ($33,121)


Strongest AM radio stations in Urbana:
  • 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.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KMRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SELLERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Urbana:
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, 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)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KQMG-FM (95.3 FM; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)
  • WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Urbana:
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
  • K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
  • KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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