Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Iowa: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 61.4% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 11.4% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 6.8% | | Whole state: | 9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
West Chester compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (7%)
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Religion statistics for West Chester
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Mennonite Church USA | American Baptist Churches in the USA |
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| Adherents | 25.1% | 21.4% | 10.5% | 9.4% | 5.8% |
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| Congregations | 5.7% | 15.1% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Conservative Mennonite Conference | Old Order Amish | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 7.9% |
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| Congregations | 5.7% | 17.0% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 22.6% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $333 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $208 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $474 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $140 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 11 | $1,155 |
West Chester government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $13,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Sewerage: $9,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,000
Police Protection: $5,000
General - Other: $4,000
Financial Administration: $4,000
General Public Buildings: $3,000
Central Staff Services: $3,000
Health Services - Other: $2,000
Fire Protection: $1,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $168,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $166,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $81,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $13,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $13,000
General Support: $5,000
- Tax - Property: $14,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $14,000
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,318 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.86% | | 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:
6.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,274 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.16% | | 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 West Chester:
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KCII (1380 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, IA; Owner: HOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KXIC (800 AM; 1 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Chester:
- KCII-FM (106.1 FM; WASHINGTON, IA; Owner: HOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around West Chester:
- KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- K13MN (Channel 13; WASHINGTON, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 2
- Hazardous Condition: 1
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