Crawford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 5.5%
(5.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 63.6% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 3.4% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
Westside compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Westside (2011 data):
- Westside State Bank: at 401 First Street, branch established on 1907/06/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $69.5 mil, Deposits: $58.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Halbur Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Crawford County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Westside (based on Crawford County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 72.65%
| Here | | 72.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Lutheran Church | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Church of Christ |
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| Adherents | 47.1% | 24.6% | 8.5% | 6.4% | 4.6% |
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| Congregations | 30.0% | 15.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% |
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| Name | Baptist General Conference | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Community Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.2% |
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| Congregations | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5.0% | 15.0% |
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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 | Crawford County: | 3.03 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14 | Crawford County: | 8.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | This county: | 6.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Crawford County: | 8.1% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Crawford County: | 28.6% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $917 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,207 | $26,484 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $126 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,207 | $26,484 | 8 | $1,043 |
Westside government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($60.00)
Sewerage: $17,000 ($56.67)
All Other: $4,000 ($13.33)
- Construction - Fire Protection: $165,000 ($550.00)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $58,000 ($193.33)
Regular Highways: $39,000 ($130.00)
General - Other: $24,000 ($80.00)
Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($63.33)
Sewerage: $9,000 ($30.00)
Fire Protection: $9,000 ($30.00)
General Public Buildings: $8,000 ($26.67)
Financial Administration: $8,000 ($26.67)
Libraries: $7,000 ($23.33)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($13.33)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000 ($26.67)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $165,000 ($550.00)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $132,000 ($440.00)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $33,000 ($110.00)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $23,000 ($76.67)
Interest Earnings: $17,000 ($56.67)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $369,000 ($1230.00)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $59,000 ($196.67)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $26,000 ($86.67)
General Support: $8,000 ($26.67)
- Tax - Property: $82,000 ($273.33)
NEC: $1,000 ($3.33)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $34,000 ($113.33)
5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,485 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.09% | | 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:
6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,343 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.24% | | 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 Westside:
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KCIM (1380 AM; 1 kW; CARROLL, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KDSN (1530 AM; 1 kW; DENISON, IA)
- KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Westside:
- KKRL (93.7 FM; CARROLL, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KKIA (92.9 FM; IDA GROVE, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KDSN-FM (107.1 FM; DENISON, IA; Owner: M & J RADIO CORPORATION)
- KWOI (90.7 FM; CARROLL, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KIKD (106.7 FM; LAKE CITY, IA; Owner: CARROLL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KGRA (98.9 FM; JEFFERSON, IA; Owner: COON VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Westside:
- KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - 1891 380th Street (Lat: 42.080611 Lon: -95.131333), Type: Mast, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN530
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/27/2009, Expiration Date: 10/01/2019
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Lat: 42.038972 Lon: -95.072861, Call Sign: WQDF674
Assigned Frequencies: 452.112 MHz, 457.112 MHz, 452.487 MHz, 457.487 MHz
Grant Date: 08/12/2005, Expiration Date: 08/12/2015, Certifier: Michael Bierl
Registrant: Cara Enterprises, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
- Lat: 42.038972 Lon: -95.072861, Call Sign: WQDK229
Assigned Frequencies: 158.347 MHz, 159.862 MHz, 159.997 MHz, 160.087 MHz
Grant Date: 09/15/2005, Expiration Date: 09/15/2015, Certifier: Mike Bierl
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KW0N, Licensee ID: L01311450
Grant Date: 08/07/2007, Expiration Date: 10/27/2017
Registrant: Lida K Erps, 3955 O Ave, Westside, IA 51467
| Most common first names in Westside, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Anna | 7 | 89.3 years |
| John | 6 | 78.2 years |
| William | 6 | 84.5 years |
| Elmer | 5 | 80.0 years |
| Melvin | 5 | 74.8 years |
| Raymond | 4 | 73.0 years |
| Donald | 3 | 63.3 years |
| Edward | 3 | 75.3 years |
| Bertha | 3 | 80.6 years |
| Harry | 3 | 79.0 years |
| Most common last names in Westside, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Rickers | 6 | 85.8 years |
| Meyer | 6 | 75.3 years |
| Thiedeman | 6 | 81.5 years |
| Gottsch | 6 | 70.4 years |
| Kock | 5 | 87.6 years |
| Brockmann | 5 | 81.4 years |
| Petersen | 5 | 76.8 years |
| Dixon | 5 | 76.4 years |
| Vetter | 5 | 75.0 years |
| Peterson | 4 | 79.5 years |
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Repair and maintenance"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Warehousing and storage"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Life and physical scientists"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Communications equipment operators"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Farm supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #87 on the list of "Top 100 least racially diverse cities"
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