Cedar 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 (21.1%), Manufacturing (16.8%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Cedar County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	39.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 8,977	(49.4%)
Females: 9,210	(50.6%)

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Cedar County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,561
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$395
State:	$454

Cedar County:	$126,945
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $161,354

Here:	$161,354
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $114,634

Here:	$114,634
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $155,422

Here:	$155,422
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $57,843

Here:	$57,843
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,175

Here:	$109,175
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $37,326

Here:	$37,326
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: 4
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 60
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 93
• Auto thefts: 7

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cedar County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tipton, West Branch, Durant, Mechanicsville, Clarence, Lowden, Stanwood, Bennett.

Neighboring counties: Clinton County , Johnson County , Jones County , Linn County , Muscatine County , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cedar County: Union School (A), Masons Grove (B), Cedar (C), Cedar County Fairgrounds (D), Sugar Creek Mills (E), Cedar Lakes Campground (F), Tipton Speedway (G), Tipton Golf and Country Club (H), Shiloh (I), Lithgrove (J), Wahkonsa Country Club (K), Roselle (L), Inland (M), Koch Lake Campground (N), Hidden River Campgrounds (O), Hunts Cedar River Campgrounds (P), Gowers Ferry (Q), Bolton School (R), Pedee (S), Gessford (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cedar County include: Saint Joseph Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Trinity Church (C), Sugar Creek Church (D), Diamond Community Church (E), Red Oak Church (F), Coon Creek Church (G), Springdale Methodist Church (H), South Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Andre Cemetery (1), South Bethel Cemetery (2), Center Cemetery (3), Center Ross Cemetery (4), Centerville Cemetery (5), Zion Church Cemetery (6), York Prairie Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Cedar Lakes (A), Bullhead Lake (B), Koch Lake (C), Bennet Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Rock Creek (A), Nicholson Creek (B), Rock Run Creek (C), Gower Creek (D), Spring Creek (E), Bennett Creek (F), Mason Creek (G), Pee Dee Creek (H), Crooked Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cedar County include: Townsend Wildlife Area (1), Red Oak Park (2), Martin Linn Historical Marker (3), Massillon Area Park (4), Mink Run Wildlife Area (5), Bennett Park (6), Hoover Historical Site State Historical Marker (7), Historic Iowa City STate Historical Marker (8), Underground Railroad Station Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.8%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 686
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 128 (63% naturalized citizens)

Cedar County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,277
• One, attached: 71
• Two: 216
• 3 or 4: 212
• 5 to 9: 153
• 10 to 19: 58
• 20 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 566
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Cedar County with a mortgage: 2,511 (258 second mortgage, 279 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,551

Here:	61.8% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Cedar County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 69 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 47 people and caused $15 million in damages.

Cedar County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.0 miles away from Cedar County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,443 (77%) Carpooled: 1,283 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 344 (4%) Other means: 48 (0%) Worked at home: 463 (5%)

6.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,166 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.17% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($26,581 average AGI)
1.49% relocated from other states ($7,585 average AGI)

Cedar County:	1.49%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Johnson County, IA	1.48% ($35,196 average AGI)
from Linn County, IA	0.82% ($39,119)
from Scott County, IA	0.82% ($35,763)
from Muscatine County, IA	0.75% ($31,037)
from Clinton County, IA	0.23% ($29,706)
from Jones County, IA	0.21% ($20,933)

6.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,972 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.97%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.11% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($24,595 average AGI)
1.86% relocated to other states ($8,377 average AGI)

Cedar County:	1.86%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Johnson County, IA	1.39% ($32,782 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA	0.95% ($32,957)
to Scott County, IA	0.72% ($34,962)
to Muscatine County, IA	0.66% ($30,542)
to Clinton County, IA	0.28% ($37,750)
to Jones County, IA	0.15% ($33,364)
to Polk County, IA	0.15% ($33,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,914 (2,693 aged, 221 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,549 (4,373 male householders, 786 female householders)

  4,476 spouses, 5,393 children (4,933 natural, 127 adopted, 333 stepchildren), 101 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 57 other relatives, 258 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,352 (933 male householders (728 living alone)), 1,067 female householders (961 living alone)), 352 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 286 (262 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,409 2-persons, 1,102 3-persons, 1,032 4-persons, 437 5-persons, 138 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,689 1-person, 278 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.9% of residents of Cedar County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $88,272,000 ($4835 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $711,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,422,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,495,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,054,000
Federal grants: $8,383,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,412,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,507,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $959,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,560,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,258,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-1 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.19 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Here:	5.3
State:	4.2

61% of Cedar 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, 77% lived in Iowa.

Cedar County:	61.0%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 15094
• Northeast: 191
• Midwest: 1858
• South: 474
• West: 386

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $48,600

Here:	1.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	0.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	15.5%
Iowa:	25.4%

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