Calhoun County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 10,443 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,495
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,018

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Land area: 570 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.4%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Calhoun County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Black (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Median resident age:	42.4 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 5,505	(49.5%)
Females: 5,610	(50.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $20,911
County population in 2003: 10,689
Jobs in 2003: 3,314

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,107
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Calhoun County:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,777 ($33,286 in 2000)

This county	$36,777
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $71,023

Calhoun County	$71,023
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $315
Institutionalized population: 621
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Calhoun County in 2000: $644

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 32
Thefts: 71
Auto thefts: 8

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 4
Burglaries: 24
Thefts: 69
Auto thefts: 8

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2004 Presidential Election results in Calhoun County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 40.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $591 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Calhoun County is $395 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rockwell City, Manson, Lake City, Pomeroy, Lohrville, Farnhamville, Lytton, Somers, Rinard, Knierim.

Neighboring counties: Buena Vista County , Carroll County , Greene County , Pocahontas County , Sac County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Calhoun County: Twin Lakes Golf Club (A), Twin Lakes Bible Camp (B), Sherwood (C), Highway Number Twenty Rest Area (D), Richards (E), Kelly Access Area (F), Williams Township Hall (G), Calhoun County Home (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Calhoun County include: Immanuel Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Saint John Lutheran Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Zion United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cedar Cemetery (1), Cottonwood Cemetery (2), Leith Cemetery (3), Bishop Cemetery (4), Lake Creek Cemetery (5), Memorial Park Cemetery (6), Crown Hill Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Towhead Lake (A), Briggs Woods Lake (B), South Twin Lake (C), North Twin Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lake Creek (A), East Cedar Creek (B), Camp Creek (C), Welshs Slough (D), West Cedar Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Calhoun County include: Townhead Lake State Game Mgt Area (1), Towhead Lake State Game Management Area (2), Lake End County Park (3), Schilling Sanctuary (4), North Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area (5), Lohr Wildlife Refuge (6), Logan Wildlife Area (7), Highway Number Four Recreation Area (8), Featherstone Memorial County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 284
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 58 (66% naturalized citizens)

Calhoun County:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 15
1990 to 1994: 14
1985 to 1989: 2
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 7
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Calhoun County marital status for males

Calhoun County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,531
One, attached: 32
Two: 58
3 or 4: 126
5 to 9: 205
10 to 19: 14
20 or more: 133
Mobile homes: 120

Housing units in Calhoun County with a mortgage: 1,325 (91 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,549

Agriculture in Calhoun County
Average size of farms: 447 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $184459
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $267.04
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.25%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $149982
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.75%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $148418
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.85
Corn for grain: 155718 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 149098 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2 harvested acres

Calhoun County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 4.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 26 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/28/1979, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 26 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (29%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Registered nurses (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

India (21%)
Netherlands (14%)
United Kingdom (12%)
Germany (12%)
Russia (7%)
Other Northern Europe (5%)
Thailand (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Calhoun County:

German (47%)
Irish (10%)
United States or American (9%)
English (8%)
Swedish (5%)
Norwegian (4%)
Danish (2%)

Calhoun County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,863 (78%)
Carpooled: 519 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 218 (4%)
Other means: 19 (0%)
Worked at home: 285 (6%)

People in group quarters in Calhoun County, Iowa

408 people in state prisons
213 people in nursing homes
32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
16 people in other group homes
8 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,270.

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,630 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.41% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($22,979 average AGI)
1.48% relocated from other states ($8,651 average AGI)
Calhoun County: 1.48%
Iowa average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Webster County, IA	1.48% ($30,305 average AGI)
from Carroll County, IA	0.43% ($24,471)
from Sac County, IA	0.33% ($27,308)
from Polk County, IA	0.30% ($34,333)
from Pocahontas County, IA	0.28% ($35,727)
from Humboldt County, IA	0.25% ($33,200)

6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,925 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.94% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($25,210 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($7,714 average AGI)
Calhoun County: 1.35%
Iowa average: 2.80%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Webster County, IA	1.27% ($29,667 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA	0.70% ($42,571)
to Pocahontas County, IA	0.35% ($21,000)
to Story County, IA	0.30% ($19,417)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Calhoun County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Calhoun County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Calhoun County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,538 (2,317 aged, 221 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,424

In family households: 8,854 (2,631 male householders, 422 female householders)
2,658 spouses, 2,868 children (2,562 natural, 87 adopted, 219 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 27 other relatives, 120 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,570 (535 male householders (458 living alone)), 908 female householders (885 living alone)), 127 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 691 (626 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,653 2-persons, 512 3-persons, 518 4-persons, 264 5-persons, 80 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,343 1-person, 88 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

2,000 married couples with children.
433 single-parent households (98 men, 335 women).

97.5% of residents of Calhoun County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,852,000 ($7365 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $929,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,799,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,120,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,397,000
Federal grants: $9,187,000
Federal procurement contracts: $693,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,656,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $290,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,279,000
Federal Government insurance: $77,499,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 490

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 716

Here:	69 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: -418

Here:	-40 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Calhoun County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.12 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 30
1995 to 1998: 106
1990 to 1994: 136
1980 to 1989: 384
1970 to 1979: 651
1960 to 1969: 543
1950 to 1959: 585
1940 to 1949: 423
1939 or earlier: 2,361

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Calhoun County, Iowa:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 57
4 rooms: 305
5 rooms: 661
6 rooms: 836
7 rooms: 705
8 rooms: 444
9 or more rooms: 469

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calhoun County, Iowa:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 94
3 rooms: 130
4 rooms: 261
5 rooms: 182
6 rooms: 122
7 rooms: 103
8 rooms: 60
9 or more rooms: 60

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Calhoun County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 98
2 bedrooms: 856
3 bedrooms: 1,648
4 bedrooms: 742
5 or more bedrooms: 149

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calhoun County:

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 249
2 bedrooms: 366
3 bedrooms: 214
4 bedrooms: 115
5 or more bedrooms: 54

Cars and other vehicles available in Calhoun County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 71
1 vehicle: 902
2 vehicles: 1,530
3 vehicles: 653
4 vehicles: 261
5 or more vehicles: 78

Cars and other vehicles available in Calhoun County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 132
1 vehicle: 502
2 vehicles: 237
3 vehicles: 101
4 vehicles: 29
5 or more vehicles: 17

63% of Calhoun County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Iowa.

Calhoun County:	63.0%
State average:	57.7%

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

This state: 9422
Northeast: 74
Midwest: 984
South: 219
West: 339

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Electricity (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (45%)
Electricity (26%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31

Here:	2.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24

Here:	3.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 32

Here:	12.7%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Calhoun County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $487,000
Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $3,233,000
Regular Highways: $2,574,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,002,000

Police Protection: $814,000

General - Other: $619,000

Welfare - Other: $487,000

Natural Resources - Other: $346,000

Financial Administration: $332,000

General Public Buildings: $180,000

Parks & Recreation: $129,000

Libraries: $122,000

Central Staff Services: $89,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $76,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $10,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $761,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $410,000
Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $44,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $342,000
Interest Earnings: $148,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,413,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,349,000
All Other: $1,948,000

Health & Hospitals: $659,000
Tax - Property: $3,658,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,565,000

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