Benton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 33.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.230. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.861. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 8.8 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 10.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Walford and their reported violations in the past:
CLOVER RIDGE SUBDIVISION (Population served: 432, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 regular monitoring violations
WALFORD CITGO (Address: 200 HWY 151 , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-05-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-05-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-15-2005), St BCA signed (AUG-24-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2004), St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2004), St BCA signed (AUG-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-09-2004), St Public Notif requested (SEP-09-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-23-2004), St BCA signed (AUG-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-16-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
CORRIDOR RIDGE SUBDIVISION (Population served: 28, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 2.8%
(2.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 3.1 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 89.5% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Walford compared to Iowa state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Walford (2011 data):
- Farmers Savings Bank: at 345 Highway 151 W, branch established on 09/15/1902. Info updated 06/16/2010: Bank assets: $4.4 mil, Deposits: $3.8 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Terry Bancorporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Benton County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Walford:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.90%
| Here |  | 57.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Adherents | 32.7% | 31.3% | 13.5% | 8.6% | 5.0% |
| Congregations | 17.4% | 21.7% | 21.7% | 10.9% | 4.3% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other |
| Adherents | 3.6% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 10.9% |
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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: 5 | Benton County: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | Benton County: | 3.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12 | This county: | 4.53 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Benton County: | 7.0% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Benton County: | 27.9% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,145 | $25,740 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $1,270 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,604 | $31,248 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,604 | $31,248 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,353 | $29,412 | 6 | $1,270 |
Walford government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $71,000 ($49.17)
All Other: $12,000 ($8.31)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($1.39)
- Construction - Fire Protection: $202,000 ($139.89)
Parks & Recreation: $61,000 ($42.24)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $154,000 ($106.65)
General - Other: $138,000 ($95.57)
Sewerage: $90,000 ($62.33)
Fire Protection: $26,000 ($18.01)
General Public Buildings: $14,000 ($9.70)
Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($6.93)
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000 ($6.23)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($6.23)
Financial Administration: $7,000 ($4.85)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($2.77)
Libraries: $1,000 ($0.69)
- General - Interest on Debt: $11,000 ($7.62)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $26,000 ($18.01)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($7.62)
Police Protection: $9,000 ($6.23)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $176,000 ($121.88)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $160,000 ($110.80)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $224,000 ($155.12)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $112,000 ($77.56)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000 ($8.31)
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($4.16)
Rents: $2,000 ($1.39)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $10,000 ($6.93)
Health - Other: $3,000 ($2.08)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $445,000 ($308.17)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $98,000 ($67.87)
General Support: $23,000 ($15.93)
All Other: $2,000 ($1.39)
- Tax - Property: $319,000 ($220.91)
NEC: $3,000 ($2.08)
Total General Sales: $3,000 ($2.08)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($1.39)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $22,000 ($15.24)
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Walford:
- 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.)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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.)
- KMJM (1360 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KXIC (800 AM; 1 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- 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.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Walford:
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, 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.)
- KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KSKB (99.1 FM; BROOKLYN, IA; Owner: FLORIDA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Walford:
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- 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)
- 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)
- K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- K64DG (Channel 64; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: R B SHELDAHL)
- KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 78th Street (Lat: 41.890556 Lon: -91.837417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 50.3 m, Call Sign: KNKN280
Assigned Frequencies: 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz Grant Date: 11/16/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, 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 Antenna Towers: 2 - Janean K Amundson, Rural Property (Lat: 41.861306 Lon: -91.854722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Iowa Wireless Services LP, 11358 Aurora, Urbandale, IA 50322, Phone: (515) 258-7000, Email:
- Janean K Amundson, Rural Property (Lat: 41.861306 Lon: -91.854722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Iowa Wireless Services LP, 11358 Aurora, Urbandale, IA 50322, Phone: (515) 258-7000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Hwy 149 1 1/4 Mi Ne (Lat: 41.896667 Lon: -91.824056), Call Sign: WXY834
Assigned Frequencies: 452.075 MHz Grant Date: 07/22/1998, Expiration Date: 09/08/2003, Cancellation Date: 11/09/2003
Registrant: Gordon C Sevig, Walford, IA 52351, Phone: (319) 846-2205 - 1100 Commercial Drive (Lat: 41.886944 Lon: -91.824722), Call Sign: WQCK777
Assigned Frequencies: 451.237 MHz, 451.337 MHz, 451.387 MHz, 451.487 MHz, 451.562 MHz, 451.712 MHz, 452.037 MHz, 452.112 MHz Grant Date: 03/28/2005, Expiration Date: 03/28/2015, Certifier: Bruce Sevig
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - WALFORD, 78th St (Lat: 41.890556 Lon: -91.837417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 50.3 m, Call Sign: WPOQ786
Assigned Frequencies: 6755.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/13/2009, Expiration Date: 02/26/2019
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KD0EP, Licensee ID: L01394313
Grant Date: 05/06/2008, Expiration Date: 05/06/2018
Registrant: Kevin D Powell, 320 Gaddis Blvd., Walford, IA 52351
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: FIREFLY 8B-15 (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 1521X , Serial Number: F8B-2016, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 02/18/2002
Registrant (Corporation): Legacy Homes Inc, Po Box 322, Walford, IA 52351
| Most common first names in Walford, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Helen | 5 | 89.2 years |
| Mary | 5 | 80.4 years |
| William | 5 | 74.2 years |
| John | 4 | 82.0 years |
| Wesley | 4 | 79.8 years |
| Charles | 2 | 69.5 years |
| Arthur | 2 | 78.5 years |
| Donald | 2 | 62.6 years |
| Edward | 2 | 59.0 years |
| Anna | 2 | 89.5 years |
| Most common last names in Walford, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Broz | 4 | 82.5 years |
| Schulte | 4 | 78.2 years |
| Bartosh | 3 | 80.0 years |
| Crozier | 3 | 85.7 years |
| Baker | 2 | 82.0 years |
| Houser | 2 | 62.0 years |
| Hursh | 2 | 72.5 years |
| Hopp | 2 | 72.0 years |
| Fetter | 2 | 71.5 years |
| Critchfield | 2 | 83.5 years |
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage population increases in the 1990s)"
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage increase in population in the 1990s"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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