Buchanan County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 20,26296.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3441.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3381.6%Two or more races
  • 770.4%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 560.3%Asian alone
  • 360.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $213,590

Here:	$213,590
State:	$201,113

Townhouses or other attached units: $157,061

Here:	$157,061
State:	$195,638

In 2-unit structures: $211,866

Here:	$211,866
State:	$120,562

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $165,270

Here:	$165,270
State:	$143,957

Mobile homes: $133,770

Here:	$133,770
State:	$75,033

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 98
• Thefts: 70
• Auto thefts: 16

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 126
• Thefts: 67
• Auto thefts: 13

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,306 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,095 (1.5%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Plymouth County, Massachusetts , Hardin County , Humboldt County , Linn County , Union County, South Dakota , Webster County .

Current college students: 546
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 182 (67.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 542010 or later
• 512000 to 2009
• 361990 to 1999
• 491980 to 1989
• 301970 to 1979
• 66Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,641
• One, attached: 220
• Two: 73
• 3 or 4: 321
• 5 to 9: 134
• 10 to 19: 58
• 20 to 49: 142
• 50 or more: 48
• Mobile homes: 483
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Housing units in Buchanan County with a mortgage: 3,507 (92 second mortgage, 495 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,931

Religion statistics for Buchanan County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Buchanan County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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.

4.52% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($40,526 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.14% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($35,934 average AGI)
0.38% relocated from other states ($4,596 average AGI)

Buchanan County:	0.38%
Iowa average:	2.42%

from Black Hawk County, IA	1.51% ($47,545 average AGI)
from Fayette County, IA	0.73% ($35,655)
from Linn County, IA	0.50% ($30,625)

5.78% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,372 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.57% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($32,955 average AGI)
1.21% relocated to other states ($11,417 average AGI)

Buchanan County:	1.21%
Iowa average:	2.69%

to Black Hawk County, IA	1.07% ($38,138 average AGI)
to Fayette County, IA	0.89% ($34,542)
to Linn County, IA	0.72% ($40,707)

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 2006: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Buchanan County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,995 (1,050 living alone), Female householders: 4,175 (1,097 living alone)

• 4,476 spouses (4,457 opposite-sex spouses), 642 unmarried partners, (640 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,613 children (5,926 natural, 142 adopted, 548 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 125 brothers or sisters, 157 parents, 1 foster children, 124 other relatives, 505 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 288

Size of family households: 3,006 2-persons, 984 3-persons, 865 4-persons, 482 5-persons, 177 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,156 1-person, 361 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 1 5-persons.

3,927 married couples with children.
1,403 single-parent households (530 men, 873 women).

96.3% of residents of Buchanan speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English 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:

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)

• Year house built in Buchanan County, Iowa
• 4362014 or later
• 2052010 to 2013
• 7602000 to 2009
• 1,0731990 to 1999
• 6481980 to 1989
• 1,6241970 to 1979
• 6961960 to 1969
• 8821950 to 1959
• 4471940 to 1949
• 2,4851939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Buchanan County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buchanan County, Iowa
• 51 room
• 272 rooms
• 1463 rooms
• 4414 rooms
• 1,0345 rooms
• 1,4286 rooms
• 1,1317 rooms
• 7848 rooms
• 1,4359+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan County, Iowa
• 1051 room
• 452 rooms
• 2303 rooms
• 5334 rooms
• 2655 rooms
• 1616 rooms
• 1387 rooms
• 838 rooms
• 1429+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Buchanan County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Buchanan County, Iowa
• 5no bedroom
• 1481 bedroom
• 1,3872 bedrooms
• 3,0593 bedrooms
• 1,3624 bedrooms
• 4685+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan County, Iowa
• 115no bedroom
• 2921 bedroom
• 6922 bedrooms
• 4263 bedrooms
• 1544 bedrooms
• 465+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 160no vehicle
• 1,0781 vehicle
• 2,4632 vehicles
• 1,6693 vehicles
• 7164 vehicles
• 3655+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan County in renter-occupied apartments
• 267no vehicle
• 6991 vehicle
• 5112 vehicles
• 2113 vehicles
• 224 vehicles
• 165+ vehicles

86.5% of Buchanan County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Iowa.

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

• This state: 18,469
• Other state: 2,421
• Northeast: 209
• Midwest: 1,443
• South: 415
• West: 354

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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