Adams County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.8%), Manufacturing (13.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.9%).

Type of workers:

Adams County, Iowa business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Adams County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 2,203	(49.2%)
Females: 2,279	(50.8%)

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Adams County:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,791
Iowa:	$48,980

This county:	$296
State:	$478

Adams County:	$86,690
Iowa:	$120,700

Detached houses: $125,879

Here:	$125,879
State:	$151,372

Townhouses or other attached units: $64,098

Here:	$64,098
State:	$162,018

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,650

Here:	$65,650
State:	$138,849

Mobile homes: $67,794

Here:	$67,794
State:	$29,315

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 34
• Auto thefts: 4

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 57
• Auto thefts: 5

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Adams County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.

Cities in this county include: Corning, Prescott, Nodaway, Carbon.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Cass County , Montgomery County , Page County , Ringgold County , Taylor County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Adams County: Lakeview Campground (A), Happy Hollow Country Club (B), Adams County Fairgrounds (C), Adams County Speedway (D), Timber Ridge Campground (E), Brooks (F), Adams County Home (G), Union Townhall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Adams County include: Salem Church (A), Lincoln Center United Methodist Church (B), Mount Etna Church of the Brethren (C), Brooks Methodist Church (D), Mercer Church (E), Carl Methodist Church (F), Stringtown Church (G), Strand Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Icarian Cemetery (1), Old Queen City Cemetery (2), Old Mount Etna Cemetery (3), Old Evergreen Cemetery (4), Old Brooks Cemetery (5), Oakland Cemetery (6), Oak Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Icaria (A), Lake Binder (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Saylings Creek (A), Shanghai Creek (B), Show Creek (C), Mount Zion Branch (D), Moore Creek (E), Todd Branch (F), West Platte River (G), East Fork East Nodaway River (H), Metz Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Adams County: Lake Icaria County Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Mount Etna Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	5.4%
Iowa:	6.1%

Current college students: 132
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (100% naturalized citizens)

Adams County:	0.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,789
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 16
• 3 or 4: 49
• 5 to 9: 43
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 or more: 7
• Mobile homes: 154

Housing units in Adams County with a mortgage: 364 (23 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 476

Here:	43.3% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Here		44.6%
USA		50.2%

Adams County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Adams County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 51.4 miles away from Adams County center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,687 (77%) Carpooled: 181 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 105 (5%) Other means: 19 (1%) Worked at home: 192 (9%)

5.83% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,351 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.83%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.09% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($20,681 average AGI)
1.74% relocated from other states ($8,681 average AGI)

Adams County:	1.74%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Montgomery County, IA

0.81% ($30,231 average AGI)

6.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.33% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($18,010 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($7,784 average AGI)

Adams County:	1.67%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Union County, IA

1.05% ($22,471 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 972 (868 aged, 104 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 3,704 (1,087 male householders, 166 female householders)

  1,110 spouses, 1,251 children (1,166 natural, 11 adopted, 74 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 53 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 657 (220 male householders (192 living alone)), 390 female householders (370 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 121 (68 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 658 2-persons, 228 3-persons, 224 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 562 1-person, 48 2-persons.

98.4% of residents of Adams County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 49% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $32,850,000 ($7604 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $851,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,287,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,355,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,043,000
Federal grants: $3,955,000
Federal procurement contracts: $548,000 ($250,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,661,000 ($233,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $823,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,118,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,952,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	68 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-33 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.35 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	5.3
State:	4.2

66% of Adams County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.

Adams County:	65.6%
State average:	57.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 3733
• Northeast: 54
• Midwest: 522
• South: 55
• West: 103

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,200

Here:	2.1%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	2.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	0.0%
Iowa:	25.4%

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