Cherokee County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 12,237 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,953
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,425

% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

Land area: 577 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

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:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 12%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Cherokee County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,870
County population in 2003: 12,538
Jobs in 2003: 5,997

Cherokee County,IA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 6,566
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:

Cherokee County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,828 ($35,142 in 2000)

This county	$38,828
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,399

Cherokee County	$74,399
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $353
Institutionalized population: 377
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cherokee County in 2000: $642

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

Cherokee County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 55.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $695 (1.2%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 8
1990 to 1994: 17
1985 to 1989: 23
1980 to 1984: 11
1975 to 1979: 8
1970 to 1974: 13
1970 to 1974: 1
1965 to 1969: 37

Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

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

Cherokee County marital status for males

Cherokee County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Cherokee County
Average size of farms: 401 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $184780
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $244.23
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 57.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $146330
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 81.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $99972
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.02%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.80
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.09%
Corn for grain: 131673 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 126624 harvested acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Food (15%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Health care (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (10%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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

Mexico (24%)
Germany (23%)
Philippines (11%)
Bangladesh (9%)
Korea (7%)
Laos (4%)
Sweden (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Cherokee County:

German (46%)
United States or American (10%)
Swedish (8%)
Irish (7%)
English (6%)
Norwegian (5%)
Danish (3%)

Cherokee County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Cherokee County, Iowa

250 people in nursing homes
61 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
31 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
12 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,329.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Cherokee County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Cherokee County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Cherokee County

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

Households: 12,651

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.

2,440 married couples with children.
559 single-parent households (177 men, 382 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 621

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

Deaths: 820

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

Net international migration: -3

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

Net internal migration: -574

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

Population growth in Cherokee County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 60
1995 to 1998: 135
1990 to 1994: 111
1980 to 1989: 286
1970 to 1979: 743
1960 to 1969: 720
1950 to 1959: 670
1940 to 1949: 503
1939 or earlier: 2,622

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 14
3 rooms: 72
4 rooms: 343
5 rooms: 743
6 rooms: 827
7 rooms: 685
8 rooms: 656
9 or more rooms: 609

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

1 room: 19
2 rooms: 86
3 rooms: 204
4 rooms: 318
5 rooms: 214
6 rooms: 147
7 rooms: 172
8 rooms: 116
9 or more rooms: 149

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

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 132
2 bedrooms: 929
3 bedrooms: 1,731
4 bedrooms: 970
5 or more bedrooms: 187

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cherokee County:

no bedroom: 19
1 bedroom: 322
2 bedrooms: 434
3 bedrooms: 381
4 bedrooms: 203
5 or more bedrooms: 66

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

no vehicle: 116
1 vehicle: 992
2 vehicles: 1,732
3 vehicles: 806
4 vehicles: 212
5 or more vehicles: 95

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

no vehicle: 176
1 vehicle: 568
2 vehicles: 430
3 vehicles: 139
4 vehicles: 63
5 or more vehicles: 49

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

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 (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Electricity (11%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (45%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Electricity (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
No fuel used (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	1.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

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

Here:	2.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 36

Here:	20.8%
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)

Cherokee County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $322,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $2,384,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,765,000
General - Other: $857,000

Police Protection: $699,000

Financial Administration: $638,000

Health Services - Other: $424,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $315,000

Corrections - Other: $301,000

Central Staff Services: $274,000

Natural Resources - Other: $180,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $128,000

Solid Waste Management: $112,000

Welfare - Other: $52,000

Fire Protection: $41,000

Libraries: $37,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $518,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $123,000
General Revenue, NEC: $60,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $272,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,813,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,748,000
Health & Hospitals: $543,000

General Support: $292,000
Tax - Property: $3,531,000
Motor Vehicle License: $87,000

Public Utilities: $48,000

NEC: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,288,000

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