Wesley, Iowa

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Population (year 2000): 467. Estimated population in July 2006: 431 (-7.7% change)

Males: 238	(51.0%)
Females: 229	(49.0%)

Kossuth County

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 50483.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,300 (it was $39,688 in 2000)

Wesley	$43,300
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $60,900 (it was $51,400 in 2000)

Wesley	$60,900
Iowa:	$106,600

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Races in Wesley:

White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Other race (0.9%)

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Ancestries: German (50.7%), Irish (9.9%), Norwegian (6.4%), Czech (4.5%), United States (4.5%), English (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/13/1892

Elevation: 1258 feet

Land area: 0.58 square miles.

Population density: 758 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Wesley

High school or higher: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wesley city

Never married: 16.6%
Now married: 65.4%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 11.0%
Divorced: 6.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Wesley, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wesley to the number of sex offenders is 436 to 1.

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

Wesley:	0.8% ($406)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (77.4 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (139.0 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (442.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Corwith, IA (7.0 miles ), Titonka, IA (10.8 miles ), Woden, IA (11.4 miles ), Britt, IA (13.2 miles ), Lu Verne, IA (13.7 miles ), Algona, IA (16.3 miles ), Crystal Lake, IA (16.7 miles ), Kanawha, IA (17.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $150,000
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 1 building, cost: $60,000
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 43.09 N, Longitude: 93.99 W

Area code: 515

Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+1.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (12%)
Construction (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
Machinery (8%)
Food (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Public administration (7%)
Food (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Cashiers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)

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Average climate in Wesley, Iowa

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Wesley-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/29/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Wesley city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.8 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Wesley:

KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 13 miles; ALGONA, IA)
HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BRITT, IA)
WRIGHT MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; CLARION, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wesley:

FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
MASON CITY MUNI (about 47 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
DES MOINES INTL (about 110 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID: DSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wesley:

ALGONA MUNI (about 19 miles; ALGONA, IA; ID: AXA)
EAGLE GROVE MUNI (about 28 miles; EAGLE GROVE, IA; ID: EAG)
FOREST CITY MUNI (about 28 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; ID: FXY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wesley:

IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; FT DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 74 miles; MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 78 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; AMES, IA; FT enrollment: 24,473)
BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 86 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)

Public elementary/middle school in Wesley:

WESLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 81; Location: 404 3RD ST. S.; Grades: KG - 04)

Library in Wesley:

WESLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,601; Location: 206 MAIN ST., PO BOX 37; 6,600 books; 28 audio materials; 118 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Wesley: Wesley (A), Farmers Co-op Society Elevator (B), Wesley Public Library (C), Wesley City Hall (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wesley include: Evangelical Free Church (A), Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (B), United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This city:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.8%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Wesley compared to Iowa state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Wesley (2007 data):

Iowa State Bank: Wesley Branch at 108 Main Street, branch established on 1884-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $218.4 mil, Deposits: $163.0 mil, headquarters in Algona, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Mid-Iowa Bancshares Co.

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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
Streets and Highways	1	$1,506	$18,072	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,365	$28,380	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$151
Other Government Administration	1	$1,993	$23,916	6	$155
Local Libraries	0	$0		3	$797
Totals for Government	3	$5,864	$23,456	10	$1,103

Wesley government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $31,000
Solid Waste Management: $29,000

Parks & Recreation: $12,000

All Other: $4,000

Regular Highways: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $70,000
Parks & Recreation: $37,000

Water Utilities: $31,000

Sewerage: $26,000

Solid Waste Management: $25,000

Libraries: $21,000

General - Other: $11,000

Financial Administration: $8,000

Fire Protection: $6,000

Central Staff Services: $5,000

Health Services - Other: $3,000

General Public Buildings: $2,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $9,000
Police Protection: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
Property Sale Other: $2,000

Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $181,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $33,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $271,000
Beginning: $89,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $37,000
General Support: $9,000

All Other: $5,000
Tax - Property: $117,000
Total General Sales: $34,000

Public Utilities: $7,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $111,000

4.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,663 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.03%
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 Winnebago County, IA	0.21% ($23,538 average AGI)
from Hancock County, IA	0.19% ($28,083)
from Emmet County, IA	0.17% ($30,909)

6.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.01%
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 Polk County, IA	0.56% ($28,306 average AGI)
to Story County, IA	0.31% ($28,600)
to Humboldt County, IA	0.26% ($30,647)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wesley:

KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wesley:

KLGA-FM (92.7 FM; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
KIAQ (96.9 FM; CLARION, IA; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF FT. DODGE, INC.)
KIOW (107.3 FM; FOREST CITY, IA; Owner: PILOT KNOB BROADCASTING)

TV broadcast stations around Wesley:

KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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