Plymouth 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 30.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 17.6. This is better than average. There were 16 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 7.40. This is better than average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.73. This is significantly better than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 34.4. This is worse than average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.65. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.0%
(10.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 50.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 74.3% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.8% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Westfield 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 above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (82%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Plymouth County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Westfield:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 74.40%
| Here |  | 74.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 47.6% | 18.6% | 11.4% | 10.9% | 2.9% |
| Congregations | 20.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 8.2% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Christian Reformed Church in North America | LDS (Mormon) Church | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 2.0% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 14.3% |
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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: 6 | Here: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | This county: | 4.11 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23 | Plymouth County: | 9.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Plymouth County: | 8.2% | | State: | 7.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.6% | | Iowa: | 14.5% |
| 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $750 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $750 |
Westfield government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $11,000 ($61.80)
Solid Waste Management: $9,000 ($50.56)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $63,000 ($353.93)
Sewerage: $22,000 ($123.60)
Water Utilities: $14,000 ($78.65)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($61.80)
Solid Waste Management: $8,000 ($44.94)
Parks & Recreation: $6,000 ($33.71)
General - Other: $5,000 ($28.09)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($22.47)
Health Services - Other: $4,000 ($22.47)
General Public Buildings: $3,000 ($16.85)
Central Staff Services: $1,000 ($5.62)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($5.62)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($5.62)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $4,000 ($22.47)
General: $1,000 ($5.62)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000 ($33.71)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($11.24)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $194,000 ($1089.89)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $88,000 ($494.38)
Water Utilities: $17,000 ($95.51)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $15,000 ($84.27)
General Support: $2,000 ($11.24)
- Tax - Property: $11,000 ($61.80)
Total General Sales: $8,000 ($44.94)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $13,000 ($73.03)
5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,697 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.47% | | 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:
6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,000 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.48% | | 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 Westfield:
- KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
- WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KMNS (620 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Westfield:
- KGLI (95.5 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- WNAX-FM (104.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KWIT (90.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMM. COLLEGE)
- KSFT-FM (107.1 FM; SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KUSD (89.7 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: S/DAKOTA BD OF DIR FOR ED. TELECOMUN)
- KKMA (99.5 FM; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTFC (103.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KSEZ (97.9 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KVHT (106.3 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: CULHANE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSOU-FM (93.9 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- K205DC (88.9 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KSUX (105.7 FM; WINNEBAGO, NE; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
TV broadcast stations around Westfield:
- KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
- KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
- KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KUSD-TV (Channel 2; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K38DU (Channel 38; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CORNERSTONE FAITH CENTER)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - WESTFIELD, IA, Lat: 42.756083 Lon: -96.604361, Call Sign: WPRW245
Assigned Frequencies: 956.281 MHz, 956.281 MHz Grant Date: 02/26/2001, Expiration Date: 02/26/2011, Certifier: Chris Jerome
Registrant: Midamerican Energy Company, 666 Grand Ave., 2900 Ruan Center, Des Moines, IA 50303, Phone: (563) 333-8567
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: WB0UBX, Licensee ID: L00246522
Grant Date: 06/30/2000, Expiration Date: 09/25/2010
Registrant: Nancy R Lilly, 11692 234th St, Westfield, IA 51062 - Call Sign: WB0UKW, Licensee ID: L00282688
Grant Date: 09/22/2000, Expiration Date: 09/25/2010
Registrant: Douglas D Lilly, 11692 234th St, Westfield, IA 51062
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