Clay County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 16,897 (63% urban, 37% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,020
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,239

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Land area: 569 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 30 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (18.6%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Retail trade (14.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Clay County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 8,385	(48.3%)
Females: 8,987	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,457
County population in 2003: 16,977
Jobs in 2003: 9,749

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Total labor force in 2004: 9,664
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Clay County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,554 ($35,799 in 2000)

This county	$39,554
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,602

Clay County	$96,602
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $379
Institutionalized population: 283
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Clay County in 2000: $688

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 33
Thefts: 42
Auto thefts: 10

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 11
Thefts: 23
Auto thefts: 4

Clay County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $782 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $605 a month.

Cities in this county include: Spencer, Everly, Royal, Peterson, Fostoria, Dickens, Webb, Greenville, Rossie, Gillett Grove.

Neighboring counties: Buena Vista County , Cherokee County , Dickinson County , Emmet County , O'Brien County , Osceola County , Palo Alto County , Pocahontas County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Clay County: TriMello (A), Prospect (B), Bertran Camp (C), Ingleville (D), Oneota Little Sioux Access (E), Riverside - Little Sioux Access (F), Bridgewater (G), Cromwell Centre (H), Douglas Townhall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Southpark Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Clay County include: First Reformed Church (A), Kingdom Hall (B), Maple Grove Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Osborn Cemetery (1), Center Cemetery (2), Zion Cemetery (3), Oakland Cemetery (4), Willow Creek Cemetery (5), Lincoln Cemetery (6), Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Round Lake (A), Trumbull Lake (B), Dan Green Slough (C), Mud Lake (D), Elk Lake (E), Smiths Slough (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lost Island Outlet (A), Sewer Creek (B), Elk Creek (C), Prairie Creek (D), Montgomery Creek (E), Spring Creek (F), Little Meadow Creek (G), Little Muddy Creek (H), Stony Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Clay County include: Round Lake State Game Management Area (1), Deweys Pasture State Game Management Area (2), Dickens Pit (3), Little Sioux Wildlife Management Area (4), Schmerse Wildlife Area (5), Scharnberg County Park (6), Dry Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area (7), Du Marsh Area (8), Kindlespire County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.8%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 502
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 317 (37% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 127
1990 to 1994: 40
1985 to 1989: 51
1980 to 1984: 13
1975 to 1979: 36
1970 to 1974: 10
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 40

Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.0%

Clay County marital status for males

Clay County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,998
One, attached: 148
Two: 205
3 or 4: 397
5 to 9: 375
10 to 19: 138
20 or more: 315
Mobile homes: 252

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 2,323 (176 second mortgage, 282 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,738

Agriculture in Clay County
Average size of farms: 451 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $227306
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $235.86
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.41%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $187041
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 86.73%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $120950
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.01
Corn for grain: 133323 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 127467 harvested acres
Vegetables: 5 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 4 acres

Clay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 4.4 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Food (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Mexico (27%)
Germany (10%)
Guatemala (10%)
Laos (9%)
Thailand (9%)
Korea (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Clay County:

German (44%)
Norwegian (9%)
Irish (7%)
United States or American (6%)
Danish (5%)
English (5%)
Dutch (5%)

Clay County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,244 (80%)
Carpooled: 891 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%)
Taxi: 22 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 35 (0%)
Walked: 287 (3%)
Other means: 65 (1%)
Worked at home: 427 (5%)

People in group quarters in Clay County, Iowa

240 people in nursing homes
31 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
7 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,477.

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,922 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.85% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($19,535 average AGI)
2.23% relocated from other states ($10,384 average AGI)
Clay County: 2.23%
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 Dickinson County, IA	0.77% ($32,885 average AGI)
from Palo Alto County, IA	0.45% ($33,933)
from Buena Vista County, IA	0.39% ($20,962)
from O'Brien County, IA	0.34% ($22,391)
from Woodbury County, IA	0.19% ($23,692)
from Polk County, IA	0.15% ($40,000)

6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,655 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.55%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.24% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($20,233 average AGI)
2.31% relocated to other states ($13,422 average AGI)
Clay County: 2.31%
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 Dickinson County, IA	1.06% ($39,097 average AGI)
to O'Brien County, IA	0.46% ($37,258)
to Palo Alto County, IA	0.35% ($23,250)
to Polk County, IA	0.34% ($39,913)
to Buena Vista County, IA	0.30% ($24,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Births per 1000 population in Clay County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Clay County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Clay County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,293 (2,970 aged, 323 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,077

In family households: 14,351 (4,076 male householders, 799 female householders)
4,033 spouses, 4,841 children (4,480 natural, 183 adopted, 178 stepchildren), 114 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 71 other relatives, 317 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,726 (969 male householders (802 living alone)), 1,430 female householders (1,357 living alone)), 327 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 295 (287 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,375 2-persons, 1,008 3-persons, 944 4-persons, 420 5-persons, 92 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,159 1-person, 197 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

3,258 married couples with children.
834 single-parent households (219 men, 615 women).

96.5% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,333,000 ($5770 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,656,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,245,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,795,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,472,000
Federal grants: $15,964,000
Federal procurement contracts: $958,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,900,000 ($482,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,483,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,246,000
Federal Government insurance: $68,041,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,091

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 928

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +75

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -692

Here:	-41 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Clay County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 148
1995 to 1998: 182
1990 to 1994: 284
1980 to 1989: 377
1970 to 1979: 1,274
1960 to 1969: 1,056
1950 to 1959: 1,223
1940 to 1949: 857
1939 or earlier: 2,427

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 23
3 rooms: 86
4 rooms: 396
5 rooms: 917
6 rooms: 1,224
7 rooms: 897
8 rooms: 735
9 or more rooms: 742

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

1 room: 70
2 rooms: 199
3 rooms: 435
4 rooms: 577
5 rooms: 303
6 rooms: 275
7 rooms: 183
8 rooms: 93
9 or more rooms: 104

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 139
2 bedrooms: 1,002
3 bedrooms: 2,566
4 bedrooms: 1,092
5 or more bedrooms: 219

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay County:

no bedroom: 79
1 bedroom: 643
2 bedrooms: 898
3 bedrooms: 457
4 bedrooms: 117
5 or more bedrooms: 45

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

no vehicle: 230
1 vehicle: 1,248
2 vehicles: 2,222
3 vehicles: 908
4 vehicles: 293
5 or more vehicles: 119

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

no vehicle: 297
1 vehicle: 1,057
2 vehicles: 651
3 vehicles: 160
4 vehicles: 45
5 or more vehicles: 29

61% of Clay County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.

Clay County:	60.6%
State average:	57.7%

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

This state: 13269
Northeast: 114
Midwest: 2645
South: 333
West: 648

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,000

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 (65%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Electricity (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (49%)
Electricity (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
Other fuel (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 167

Here:	8.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	0.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 49

Here:	10.6%
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)

Clay County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $148,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,099,000
Health Services - Other: $1,593,000

General - Other: $1,373,000

Financial Administration: $1,140,000

Police Protection: $714,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $496,000

Central Staff Services: $350,000

Natural Resources - Other: $349,000

General Public Buildings: $324,000

Corrections - Other: $235,000

Welfare - Other: $197,000

Solid Waste Management: $46,000

Private Transit Subsidies: $15,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $11,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $10,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
General - Interest on Debt: $33,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $193,000
Libraries: $38,000
Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $114,000
All Other: $108,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $634,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $554,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $80,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $148,000
Interest Earnings: $116,000

Rents: $61,000

Special Assessments: $25,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $140,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,470,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,164,000
General Support: $1,238,000

Public Welfare: $923,000

All Other: $383,000
Tax - Property: $3,891,000
Total General Sales: $629,000

Motor Vehicle License: $116,000

NEC: $83,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,016,000

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