Cherokee County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Manufacturing (17.3%), Retail trade (12.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Cherokee County, Iowa business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Cherokee County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 6,430	(49.3%)
Females: 6,605	(50.7%)

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Cherokee County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,107
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$308
State:	$454

Cherokee County:	$87,843
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $114,598

Here:	$114,598
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $97,055

Here:	$97,055
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $80,400

Here:	$80,400
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $58,647

Here:	$58,647
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $73,057

Here:	$73,057
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $19,888

Here:	$19,888
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: 0
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 29
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 10
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cherokee County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cherokee, Marcus, Aurelia, Quimby, Washta, Cleghorn, Meriden, Larrabee.

Neighboring counties: Buena Vista County , Clay County , Ida County , O'Brien County , Plymouth County , Sac County , Sioux County , Woodbury County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cherokee County: Soo River Access (A), Pilot Rock Lookout (B), Maple (C), First Cooperative Association Elevator (D), Pearse Access (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cherokee County include: Faith in Christ Fellowship Church (A), Immanuel Church (B), Oakdale Church (C), Baptist Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Mount Oliver Church (F), Trinity Church (G), Meadow Star Church (H), Maryhill Visitation Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cedar Cemetery (1), Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery (2), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (3), Silver Cemetery (4), Mount Calvary Cemetery (5), West Point Cemetery (6), Meriden Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Larson Lake (A), Leos Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Fiddle Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Silver Creek (C), Gere Creek (D), Little Maple River (E), Perry Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Maple Creek (H), Coonley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cherokee County include: Macs Preserve (1), Little Sioux Greenbelt (2), Martin Area County Park (3), Stieneke Area County Park (4), Steele Prairie State Preserve (5), Pilot Rock Lookout Historical Marker (6), Barnes Area County Park (7), Harold Clark Habitat Area (8), Johnson Hienel Access Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Coulson Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.6%
Iowa:	3.5%

Current college students: 209
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 118 (58% naturalized citizens)

Cherokee County:	0.9%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,927
• One, attached: 39
• Two: 165
• 3 or 4: 178
• 5 to 9: 67
• 10 to 19: 110
• 20 or more: 183
• Mobile homes: 181

Housing units in Cherokee County with a mortgage: 1,488 (177 second mortgage, 62 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,622

Here:	47.8% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Cherokee County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/23/1952, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,016 (78%) Carpooled: 628 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 58 (1%) Walked: 292 (5%) Other means: 30 (0%) Worked at home: 412 (6%)

4.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.40%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.97% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($22,681 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($10,452 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	1.42%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Buena Vista County, IA	0.57% ($37,000 average AGI)
from Plymouth County, IA	0.42% ($39,550)
from Woodbury County, IA	0.40% ($30,474)
from O'Brien County, IA	0.31% ($24,067)
from Ida County, IA	0.21% ($29,200)

6.30% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.90% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($16,479 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($11,235 average AGI)

Cherokee County:	2.40%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Buena Vista County, IA	0.47% ($26,957 average AGI)
to Ida County, IA	0.41% ($24,800)
to Polk County, IA	0.35% ($27,176)
to Plymouth County, IA	0.33% ($27,000)
to Woodbury County, IA	0.31% ($23,400)
to O'Brien County, IA	0.29% ($25,786)
to Story County, IA	0.29% ($19,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,825 (2,549 aged, 276 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 10,636 (3,164 male householders, 448 female householders)

  3,146 spouses, 3,596 children (3,159 natural, 110 adopted, 327 stepchildren), 74 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 61 other relatives, 128 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,015 (807 male householders (685 living alone)), 958 female householders (899 living alone)), 250 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 384 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,865 2-persons, 661 3-persons, 642 4-persons, 329 5-persons, 89 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,584 1-person, 142 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

97.0% of residents of Cherokee County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $91,183,000 ($7312 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,366,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,639,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,119,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,089,000
Federal grants: $11,253,000
Federal procurement contracts: $823,000 ($117,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,260,000 ($1,593,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $940,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,429,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,289,000

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.52 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

67% of Cherokee County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.

Cherokee County:	66.9%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 10738
• Northeast: 70
• Midwest: 1490
• South: 195
• West: 387

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,600

Here:	1.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	2.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	20.8%
Iowa:	25.4%

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