Clayton County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.8%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Clayton County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 9,224	(49.4%)
Females: 9,454	(50.6%)

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Clayton County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,820
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$322
State:	$454

Clayton County:	$105,387
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $143,853

Here:	$143,853
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,946

Here:	$138,946
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $115,764

Here:	$115,764
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $110,921

Here:	$110,921
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $65,840

Here:	$65,840
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $25,978

Here:	$25,978
State:	$29,315

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

Here:	$65,000
State:	$33,502

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 44
• 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: 11
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 37
• Auto thefts: 10

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clayton County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $645 a month.

Cities in this county include: Guttenberg, Monona, Elkader, Strawberry Point, Edgewood, McGregor, Garnavillo, Marquette, Farmersburg, Luana.

Neighboring counties: Allamakee County , Buchanan County , Crawford County, Wisconsin , Grant County, Wisconsin , Delaware County , Dubuque County , Fayette County , Winneshiek County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Clayton County: Camp Ewalu (A), Stone's Plantation (B), Tri-Club Golf Club (C), Springville (D), Springfield (E), Guttenberg Golf and Country Club (F), Spook Cave and Campground (G), Motor Mill Access (H), Elkader Golf and Country Club (I), Jefferson (J), National (K), J-Wood Camp Grounds (L), Mederville Access (M), Backbone Golf and Country Club (N), Big Spring Trout Hatchery (O), Hefel School (P), Bismark Station (Q), Osborne Conservation Center (R), Saint Patrick Station (S), Paradise Valley Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Clayton County include: Saint Sebalds Lutheran Church (A), First Evangelical Church (B), Norwegian Church (C), Norway Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Jehovahs Witnesses Kingdom Hall (F), Giard United Methodist Church (G), Goshen Church (H), Ceres Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Osborne Cemetery (1), Krumm Cemetery (2), Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery (3), Apostolic Cemetery (4), Walton Cemetery (5), Zion Lutheran Cemetery (6), Old Garber Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Dead Lake (A), Frenchtown Lake (B), Wachendorf Lake (C), Spring Lake (D), Big Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Creek (A), Roberts Creek (B), North Cedar Creek (C), Ensign Creek (D), Silver Creek (E), Joles Creek (F), Elk Creek (G), Howard Creek (H), Moody Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Clayton County include: Roberts Creek State Preserve (1), Maquoketa River Wildlife Area (2), Merritt Forest State Preserve (3), Pikes Peak State Park (4), Effigy Mounds National Monument (5), Volga White Pine Forest Preserve (6), Volga City Park (7), Sny Magill North Cedar Creek Wildlife Management Area (8), Beginning of Old Military Trail Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.0%
Iowa:	3.5%

Current college students: 382
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 218 (35% naturalized citizens)

Clayton County:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,944
• One, attached: 104
• Two: 297
• 3 or 4: 231
• 5 to 9: 175
• 10 to 19: 130
• 20 or more: 58
• Mobile homes: 651
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 29

Housing units in Clayton County with a mortgage: 1,864 (162 second mortgage, 128 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,840

Here:	50.3% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Clayton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Iowa state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/30/1985, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 27 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,438 (69%) Carpooled: 1,125 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 593 (6%) Other means: 68 (1%) Worked at home: 1,058 (11%)

5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,938 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.02%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.01% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($18,744 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($13,194 average AGI)

Clayton County:	2.02%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Crawford County, WI	0.49% ($28,686 average AGI)
from Fayette County, IA	0.47% ($27,455)
from Allamakee County, IA	0.41% ($20,690)
from Linn County, IA	0.32% ($31,696)
from Delaware County, IA	0.28% ($28,850)
from Dubuque County, IA	0.27% ($25,632)
from Winneshiek County, IA	0.23% ($36,313)

5.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,331 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.68%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.38% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($18,541 average AGI)
2.30% relocated to other states ($12,790 average AGI)

Clayton County:	2.30%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Dubuque County, IA	0.62% ($33,659 average AGI)
to Crawford County, WI	0.53% ($22,079)
to Linn County, IA	0.43% ($34,323)
to Delaware County, IA	0.35% ($30,880)
to Fayette County, IA	0.32% ($22,435)
to Black Hawk County, IA	0.29% ($37,476)
to Allamakee County, IA	0.24% ($15,353)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,748 (3,391 aged, 357 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,656 (4,515 male householders, 669 female householders)

  4,439 spouses, 5,389 children (5,001 natural, 102 adopted, 286 stepchildren), 117 grandchildren, 72 brothers or sisters, 79 parents, 80 other relatives, 296 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,540 (1,038 male householders (893 living alone)), 1,159 female householders (1,059 living alone)), 343 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 482 (333 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,536 2-persons, 1,033 3-persons, 918 4-persons, 486 5-persons, 134 6-persons, 77 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,952 1-person, 201 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

97.1% of residents of Clayton County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $108,715,000 ($5944 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,045,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,990,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,286,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,809,000
Federal grants: $18,569,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,683,000 ($395,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,377,000 ($335,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,553,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,847,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,587,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-19 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.93 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

68% of Clayton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.

Clayton County:	67.7%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 14794
• Northeast: 104
• Midwest: 2981
• South: 230
• West: 296

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000

Here:	8.3%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	2.5%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	31.8%
Iowa:	25.4%

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