Buchanan County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,404
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,197
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,720 (it was 1,736 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Land area: 571 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 36 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.9%), Manufacturing (17.7%), Retail trade (11.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 77%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 19,49894.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4572.2%Two or more races
- 3991.9%Hispanic or Latino
- 1610.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 370.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 150.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 130.06%Asian alone
| Median resident age: | 40.0 years |
| Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 10,398 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 10,308 |  (49.8%) |
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| Buchanan County: | 2.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $72,469 ($38,036 in 1999)
| This county: | $72,469 |
| Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $591 (lower quartile is $473, upper quartile is $744)
| This county: | $591 |
| State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $178,098 (it was $76,200 in 2000)
| Buchanan: | $178,098 |
| Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,315Detached houses: $209,031
Here: $209,031 State: $245,224 Townhouses or other attached units: $220,637
Here: $220,637 State: $238,767 In 2-unit structures: $340,521
Here: $340,521 State: $243,070 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $186,902
Here: $186,902 State: $162,139 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $157,103
Here: $157,103 State: $190,519 Mobile homes: $49,129
Here: $49,129 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $550
Institutionalized population: 270
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 9
- Burglaries: 11
- Thefts: 25
- Auto thefts: 7
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 9
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 15
- Burglaries: 27
- Thefts: 34
- Auto thefts: 17
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 30 buildings, average cost: $303,000
- 2021: 16 buildings, average cost: $285,600
- 2020: 17 buildings, average cost: $238,100
- 2019: 10 buildings, average cost: $197,400
- 2018: 11 buildings, average cost: $212,000
- 2017: 21 buildings, average cost: $181,300
- 2016: 22 buildings, average cost: $209,700
- 2015: 19 buildings, average cost: $186,000
- 2014: 19 buildings, average cost: $185,600
- 2013: 18 buildings, average cost: $186,800
- 2012: 16 buildings, average cost: $191,900
- 2011: 17 buildings, average cost: $180,600
- 2010: 23 buildings, average cost: $159,500
- 2009: 15 buildings, average cost: $171,200
- 2008: 23 buildings, average cost: $167,500
- 2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $157,500
- 2006: 19 buildings, average cost: $156,500
- 2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $134,400
- 2004: 27 buildings, average cost: $139,600
- 2003: 40 buildings, average cost: $116,300
- 2002: 27 buildings, average cost: $126,900
- 2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $104,600
- 2000: 38 buildings, average cost: $109,000
- 1999: 34 buildings, average cost: $112,000
- 1998: 30 buildings, average cost: $115,800
- 1997: 32 buildings, average cost: $89,100
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,395 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,193 (1.3%)
| Buchanan County: | 8.5% |
| Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.0 years old
(Males: 39.1 years old, Females: 41.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40.2 years old, Black residents: 25.3 years old, American Indian residents: 30.0 years old, Asian residents: 72.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 30.5 years old, Other race residents: 36.9 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Buchanan County is $414 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $642 a month.
Cities in this county include: Independence, Jesup, Fairbank, Hazleton, Winthrop, Quasqueton, Lamont, Brandon, Rowley, Aurora.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Buchanan County: Antique Acres Show Grounds (A), Antique Acres Campground (B), Falls Access (C), Popp Access (D), Dewar (E), Enterprise (F), Grover Farms (G), Trent Pullet Farm (H), Beaver Hill Country Club (I), Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens (J), Fox Townhall (K), Barclay Townhall (L). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Buchanan County include: Barclay Church (A), Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary Church (B), Washington Chapel (C), East Janesville Church (D), Finchford Community Church (E), Zion Lutheran Church (F), Mount Hope Church (G), Saint Francis Church (H), Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Anton Cemetery (1), Old Barclay Cemetery (2), Pioneer Cemetery (3), Benson Cemetery (4), Saint Joseph's Cemetery (5), Bennington Township Cemetery (6), Blessing Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Railroad Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Crane Creek (B), Wolf Creek (C), Shell Rock River (D), Rock Creek (E), Sink Creek (F), Poyner Creek (G), Miller Creek (H), West Fork Cedar River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Buchanan County include: Rigdon Access County Park (1), River Birch Bottom County Park (2), Beaver Creek Access Point (3), Black Hawk Park (4), Bruggeman County Park (5), Siggelkov Access County Park (6), Cedar River Access Area (7), Childs Access County Park (8), Crane Creek County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Butler County 
, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 
, Hardin County 
, Humboldt County , Linn County 
, Union County, South Dakota , Webster County .
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 546
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 341 (26.1% naturalized citizens)
| Buchanan County: | 1.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2122010 or later
- 282000 to 2009
- 991990 to 1999
- 491980 to 1989
- 301970 to 1979
- 66Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,306
- One, attached: 186
- Two: 229
- 3 or 4: 445
- 5 to 9: 120
- 10 to 19: 30
- 20 or more: 188
- Mobile homes: 471
Housing units in Buchanan County with a mortgage: 3,663 (498 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 378 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 116
| Here: | 2.5% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Buchanan County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 5,191 | 4 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,044 | 23 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,071 | 28 |
| Other | 6 | - |
| None | 7,646 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Buchanan County: | 2.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
| Buchanan County: | 6.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 20
| This county: | 9.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Buchanan County: | 7.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Buchanan County: | 27.5% |
| State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.3% |
| State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Buchanan County:
Average size of farms: 319 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $132,719
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $281.11
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.01%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.73%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $104,237
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $105,191
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.35
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 13.65%
Corn for grain: 158154 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 126117 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Buchanan County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1670085.5 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 71 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/11/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 25 people and caused $2 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Buchanan County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 348.2 miles away from Buchanan County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 327.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 348.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 167.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 303.0 miles away from Buchanan County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 498.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
- Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 19, 2017 - July 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4334, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to October 03, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4289: October 31, 2016, FEMA Id: 4289, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 2013 to June 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4135: July 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4135, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Buchanan County (24) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 20
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 17, Tornadoes: 10, Winds: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 5,763 (74.6%)
- Carpooled: 549 (7.1%)
- Bus: 11 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 25 (0.3%)
- Bicycle: 14 (0.2%)
- Walked: 294 (3.8%)
- Worked at home: 1,100 (14.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (23%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Transportation occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Liberia (37%)
- Mexico (27%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (9%)
- Canada (5%)
- India (2%)
- Somalia (2%)
- Philippines (2%)
- German (42%)
- American (16%)
- English (7%)
- Irish (7%)
- European (3%)
- Norwegian (2%)
- Pennsylvania German (2%)
People in group quarters in Buchanan County, Iowa in 2010:
- 152 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 64 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 55 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 50 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 16 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Buchanan County, Iowa in 2000:
- 190 people in nursing homes
- 141 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2 people in religious group quarters
5.29% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,273 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.29% |
| Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.26% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($39,760 average AGI)
1.03% relocated from other states ($10,515 average AGI)
Buchanan County: 1.03% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Black Hawk County, IA |  1.33% ($51,486 average AGI) |
| from Fayette County, IA | 0.77% ($38,484) |
| from Linn County, IA | 0.57% ($51,174) |
5.42% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,381 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 5.42% |
| Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.46% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($38,122 average AGI)
0.96% relocated to other states ($7,259 average AGI)
Buchanan County: 0.96% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Black Hawk County, IA | 1.03% ($43,193 average AGI) |
| to Fayette County, IA | 0.80% ($34,188) |
| to Linn County, IA | 0.66% ($47,868) |
| to Delaware County, IA | 0.26% ($50,095) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,499 (3,095 aged, 404 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 309 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Buchanan County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (456)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (267)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (225)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (110)
- Unspecified dementia (100)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (66)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (20)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,203
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 399
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 18,350
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,323
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 937
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 24
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 38
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,706- Male householders: 4,115 (1,209 living alone), Female householders: 4,158 (1,068 living alone)
4,610 spouses (4,598 opposite-sex spouses), 558 unmarried partners, (556 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,173 children (5,683 natural, 100 adopted, 396 stepchildren), 170 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 134 parents, 0 foster children, 67 other relatives, 349 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 209
Size of family households: 2,972 2-persons, 1,069 3-persons, 808 4-persons, 425 5-persons, 271 6-persons, 91 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,279 1-person, 343 2-persons, 18 3-persons.
4,075 married couples with children.
1,026 single-parent households (373 men, 653 women).
95.0% of residents of Buchanan speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $108,398,000 ($5,151 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $959,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,854,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,761,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,204,000
Federal grants: $13,926,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,820,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,834,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,069,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,036,000
Federal Government insurance: $68,133,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,551| Here: | 74 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,024
| Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +1
| Here: | +0 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -572
| Here: |  -27 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Buchanan County, Iowa
- 542020 or later
- 6392010 to 2019
- 7052000 to 2009
- 1,0121990 to 1999
- 8291980 to 1989
- 1,5121970 to 1979
- 8911960 to 1969
- 6991950 to 1959
- 2831940 to 1949
- 2,2681939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buchanan County, Iowa
- 61 room
- 352 rooms
- 993 rooms
- 4404 rooms
- 1,0055 rooms
- 1,2886 rooms
- 1,2307 rooms
- 8338 rooms
- 1,7829+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan County, Iowa
- 701 room
- 262 rooms
- 1723 rooms
- 6104 rooms
- 2035 rooms
- 2326 rooms
- 1047 rooms
- 748 rooms
- 549+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Buchanan County, Iowa
- 6no bedroom
- 1151 bedroom
- 1,1992 bedrooms
- 3,1543 bedrooms
- 1,5414 bedrooms
- 7095+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan County, Iowa
- 85no bedroom
- 3631 bedroom
- 5792 bedrooms
- 3883 bedrooms
- 1314 bedrooms
- 175+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 243no vehicle
- 1,1211 vehicle
- 2,5022 vehicles
- 1,6413 vehicles
- 8774 vehicles
- 3395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan County in renter-occupied apartments
- 275no vehicle
- 7171 vehicle
- 3212 vehicles
- 2153 vehicles
- 214 vehicles
- 185+ vehicles
88.5% of Buchanan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Iowa.
| Buchanan County: | 88.5% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 17,853
- Other state: 2,492
- Northeast: 159
- Midwest: 1,402
- South: 466
- West: 467
- 53.9%Utility gas
- 23.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 17.6%Electricity
- 3.5%Wood
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 0.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 50.1%Utility gas
- 34.1%Electricity
- 13.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%No fuel used
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 273
| Here: | 10.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Iowa: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 97
| Here: | 20.3% |
| Iowa: | 23.9% |
Buchanan County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,394,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $33,845,000
Hospital Public: $28,261,000
Other: $670,000
Other: $463,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $5,618,000
Hospitals: $1,752,000
Regular Highways: $144,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $33,804,000
Hospitals: $26,061,000
Regular Highways: $6,133,000
Regular Highways: $5,378,000
Police Protection: $2,227,000
Police Protection: $1,925,000
General - Other: $1,175,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,076,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,029,000
General - Other: $972,000
Health - Other: $832,000
Natural Resources - Other: $816,000
Financial Administration: $788,000
Financial Administration: $782,000
Health - Other: $778,000
Central Staff Services: $749,000
Natural Resources - Other: $709,000
Central Staff Services: $588,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $545,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $493,000
General Public Buildings: $237,000
General Public Buildings: $231,000
Housing and Community Development: $150,000
Housing and Community Development: $113,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $85,000
Public Welfare - Other: $74,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $67,000
Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
Solid Waste Management: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,212,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $761,000
Interest on Debt: $384,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $126,000
Other - Libraries: $121,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $800,000
Hospitals: $576,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,192,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,128,000
Other: $344,000
Housing and Community Development: $63,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,575,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,258,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,804,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,797,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,176,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,860,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,636,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,629,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $673,000
General Revenue - Other: $346,000
Interest Earnings: $321,000
General Revenue - Other: $229,000
Donations From Private Sources: $66,000
Donations From Private Sources: $22,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $2,361,000
Hospitals: $1,642,000
General - Other: $1,232,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
General - Other: $269,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,393,000
Cash and Securities: $19,466,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $129,000
Cash and Securities: $22,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,592,000
Highways: $4,648,000
General Local Government Support: $617,000
General Local Government Support: $545,000
Other: $362,000
Health and Hospitals: $362,000
Other: $341,000
Health and Hospitals: $203,000
- Tax - Property: $8,386,000
Property: $6,639,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,076,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $865,000
Public Utilities Sales: $233,000
Motor Vehicle License: $220,000
Public Utilities Sales: $200,000
Other License: $38,000
Other License: $35,000
Motor Vehicle License: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $15,784,000
: $11,909,000
Buchanan County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,394,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $33,845,000
Hospital Public: $28,261,000
Other: $670,000
Other: $463,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $5,618,000
Hospitals: $1,752,000
Regular Highways: $144,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $33,804,000
Hospitals: $26,061,000
Regular Highways: $6,133,000
Regular Highways: $5,378,000
Police Protection: $2,227,000
Police Protection: $1,925,000
General - Other: $1,175,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,076,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,029,000
General - Other: $972,000
Health - Other: $832,000
Natural Resources - Other: $816,000
Financial Administration: $788,000
Financial Administration: $782,000
Health - Other: $778,000
Central Staff Services: $749,000
Natural Resources - Other: $709,000
Central Staff Services: $588,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $545,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $493,000
General Public Buildings: $237,000
General Public Buildings: $231,000
Housing and Community Development: $150,000
Housing and Community Development: $113,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $85,000
Public Welfare - Other: $74,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $67,000
Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
Solid Waste Management: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,212,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $761,000
Interest on Debt: $384,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $126,000
Other - Libraries: $121,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $800,000
Hospitals: $576,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,192,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,128,000
Other: $344,000
Housing and Community Development: $63,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,575,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,258,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,804,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,797,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,176,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,860,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,636,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,629,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $673,000
General Revenue - Other: $346,000
Interest Earnings: $321,000
General Revenue - Other: $229,000
Donations From Private Sources: $66,000
Donations From Private Sources: $22,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $2,361,000
Hospitals: $1,642,000
General - Other: $1,232,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
General - Other: $269,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,393,000
Cash and Securities: $19,466,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $129,000
Cash and Securities: $22,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,592,000
Highways: $4,648,000
General Local Government Support: $617,000
General Local Government Support: $545,000
Other: $362,000
Health and Hospitals: $362,000
Other: $341,000
Health and Hospitals: $203,000
- Tax - Property: $8,386,000
Property: $6,639,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,076,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $865,000
Public Utilities Sales: $233,000
Motor Vehicle License: $220,000
Public Utilities Sales: $200,000
Other License: $38,000
Other License: $35,000
Motor Vehicle License: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $15,784,000
: $11,909,000
Buchanan County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,394,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $33,845,000
Hospital Public: $28,261,000
Other: $670,000
Other: $463,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $5,618,000
Hospitals: $1,752,000
Regular Highways: $144,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $33,804,000
Hospitals: $26,061,000
Regular Highways: $6,133,000
Regular Highways: $5,378,000
Police Protection: $2,227,000
Police Protection: $1,925,000
General - Other: $1,175,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,076,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,029,000
General - Other: $972,000
Health - Other: $832,000
Natural Resources - Other: $816,000
Financial Administration: $788,000
Financial Administration: $782,000
Health - Other: $778,000
Central Staff Services: $749,000
Natural Resources - Other: $709,000
Central Staff Services: $588,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $545,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $493,000
General Public Buildings: $237,000
General Public Buildings: $231,000
Housing and Community Development: $150,000
Housing and Community Development: $113,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $85,000
Public Welfare - Other: $74,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $67,000
Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
Solid Waste Management: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,212,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $761,000
Interest on Debt: $384,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $126,000
Other - Libraries: $121,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $800,000
Hospitals: $576,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,192,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,128,000
Other: $344,000
Housing and Community Development: $63,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,575,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,258,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,804,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,797,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,176,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,860,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,636,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,629,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $673,000
General Revenue - Other: $346,000
Interest Earnings: $321,000
General Revenue - Other: $229,000
Donations From Private Sources: $66,000
Donations From Private Sources: $22,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $2,361,000
Hospitals: $1,642,000
General - Other: $1,232,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
General - Other: $269,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,393,000
Cash and Securities: $19,466,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $129,000
Cash and Securities: $22,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,592,000
Highways: $4,648,000
General Local Government Support: $617,000
General Local Government Support: $545,000
Other: $362,000
Health and Hospitals: $362,000
Other: $341,000
Health and Hospitals: $203,000
- Tax - Property: $8,386,000
Property: $6,639,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,076,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $865,000
Public Utilities Sales: $233,000
Motor Vehicle License: $220,000
Public Utilities Sales: $200,000
Other License: $38,000
Other License: $35,000
Motor Vehicle License: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $15,784,000
: $11,909,000
Buchanan County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,394,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $33,845,000
Hospital Public: $28,261,000
Other: $670,000
Other: $463,000
- Construction - Hospitals: $5,618,000
Hospitals: $1,752,000
Regular Highways: $144,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $33,804,000
Hospitals: $26,061,000
Regular Highways: $6,133,000
Regular Highways: $5,378,000
Police Protection: $2,227,000
Police Protection: $1,925,000
General - Other: $1,175,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,076,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,029,000
General - Other: $972,000
Health - Other: $832,000
Natural Resources - Other: $816,000
Financial Administration: $788,000
Financial Administration: $782,000
Health - Other: $778,000
Central Staff Services: $749,000
Natural Resources - Other: $709,000
Central Staff Services: $588,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $545,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $493,000
General Public Buildings: $237,000
General Public Buildings: $231,000
Housing and Community Development: $150,000
Housing and Community Development: $113,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $85,000
Public Welfare - Other: $74,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $67,000
Public Welfare - Other: $57,000
Solid Waste Management: $56,000
Solid Waste Management: $50,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $4,212,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $761,000
Interest on Debt: $384,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Libraries: $126,000
Other - Libraries: $121,000
Other - Housing and Community Development: $2,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $800,000
Hospitals: $576,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $1,192,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,128,000
Other: $344,000
Housing and Community Development: $63,000
Housing and Community Development: $62,000
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,575,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,258,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,804,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,797,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,176,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,860,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,636,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,629,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $673,000
General Revenue - Other: $346,000
Interest Earnings: $321,000
General Revenue - Other: $229,000
Donations From Private Sources: $66,000
Donations From Private Sources: $22,000
Sale of Property: $11,000
Sale of Property: $8,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $2,361,000
Hospitals: $1,642,000
General - Other: $1,232,000
Regular Highways: $364,000
General - Other: $269,000
Regular Highways: $108,000
Natural Resources - Other: $80,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $30,393,000
Cash and Securities: $19,466,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $129,000
Cash and Securities: $22,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,592,000
Highways: $4,648,000
General Local Government Support: $617,000
General Local Government Support: $545,000
Other: $362,000
Health and Hospitals: $362,000
Other: $341,000
Health and Hospitals: $203,000
- Tax - Property: $8,386,000
Property: $6,639,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,076,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $865,000
Public Utilities Sales: $233,000
Motor Vehicle License: $220,000
Public Utilities Sales: $200,000
Other License: $38,000
Other License: $35,000
Motor Vehicle License: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $15,784,000
: $11,909,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 287
- Number of aged recipients: 22
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 265
- Number of recipients under 18: 54
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 186
- Number of recipients older than 64: 47
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 121
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 112
| Most common first names in Buchanan County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 169 | 75.7 years |
| Mary | 142 | 80.3 years |
| William | 126 | 77.8 years |
| Robert | 112 | 70.7 years |
| George | 78 | 76.3 years |
| Charles | 77 | 77.6 years |
| Donald | 72 | 71.3 years |
| Harold | 71 | 74.7 years |
| James | 70 | 72.4 years |
| Richard | 61 | 68.5 years |
| Most common last names in Buchanan County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Miller | 62 | 80.8 years |
| Smith | 59 | 77.5 years |
| Johnson | 48 | 78.2 years |
| Brown | 48 | 78.2 years |
| Weber | 44 | 76.3 years |
| Kress | 41 | 78.1 years |
| Williams | 26 | 74.8 years |
| Wilson | 25 | 76.0 years |
| Jones | 24 | 77.9 years |
| Peterson | 23 | 76.6 years |
| Businesses in Buchanan County, IA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 2 | McDonald's | 1 | |
| Curves | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
| FedEx | 2 | Subway | 1 | |
| Ford | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| H&R Block | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |