Calhoun County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Calhoun County, Iowa:

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

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

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Calhoun County:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,307
Iowa:	$48,980

This county:	$300
State:	$478

Calhoun County:	$86,997
Iowa:	$120,700

Detached houses: $108,065

Here:	$108,065
State:	$151,372

Townhouses or other attached units: $90,177

Here:	$90,177
State:	$162,018

In 2-unit structures: $50,080

Here:	$50,080
State:	$108,475

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $196,951

Here:	$196,951
State:	$138,849

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,085

Here:	$85,085
State:	$114,219

Mobile homes: $21,538

Here:	$21,538
State:	$29,315

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

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

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

Here:	4.3%
Iowa:	6.1%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

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

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

Here:	46.1% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Here		84.4%
USA		50.2%

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.

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

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

Here:	2.5%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	3.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	12.7%
Iowa:	25.4%

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