Crawford County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.6%), Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Crawford County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	38.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 8,510	(50.2%)
Females: 8,432	(49.8%)

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Crawford County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$40,645
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$333
State:	$454

Crawford County:	$87,270
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $108,612

Here:	$108,612
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $127,175

Here:	$127,175
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $110,465

Here:	$110,465
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $72,606

Here:	$72,606
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $96,523

Here:	$96,523
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $13,661

Here:	$13,661
State:	$29,315

This county:	11.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crawford County is $393 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: Denison, Manilla, Schleswig, Charter Oak, Dow City, Vail, Westside, Deloit, Kiron, Ricketts.

Neighboring counties: Audubon County , Carroll County , Harrison County , Ida County , Monona County , Sac County , Shelby County , Woodbury County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Crawford County: M and M Country Club (A), Adena (B), Adrian (C), Morgan (D), Ells Station (E), Astor (F), Schleswig Community Golf Club (G), Bliesman Landing (H), Boyer (I), Paradise (J), Yellow Smoke Park Campgrounds (K), Crawford County Home for the Aged (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Crawford County include: Immanuel Church (A), Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Saint Paul Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Old Catholic Cemetery (1), Zion Cemetery (2), Oakland Cemetery (3), Charter Oak Cemetery (4), Nishnabotna Cemetery (5), Iowa Township Cemetery (6), Willow Township Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Newcom Creek (A), Hay Creek (B), Rocky Run (C), Otter Creek (D), Miller Creek (E), Porter Creek (F), Walnut Creek (G), Beaver Creek (H), Wheeler Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Crawford County include: Schrader Wildlife Area (1), Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area (2), Glen Pederson Park (3), Milwaukee Road Habitat Prairie (4), Otter Creek Nature Area (5), County Farm Park (6), Hanover Wildlife Area (7), Nelson Park (8), Yellow Smoke Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.4%
Iowa:	3.5%

Current college students: 422
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,039 (15% naturalized citizens)

Crawford County:	6.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 83.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,678
• One, attached: 58
• Two: 155
• 3 or 4: 203
• 5 to 9: 193
• 10 to 19: 109
• 20 or more: 185
• Mobile homes: 370
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Crawford County with a mortgage: 1,832 (147 second mortgage, 202 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,706

Here:	51.8% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Crawford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/16/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,190 (76%) Carpooled: 1,110 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 252 (3%) Other means: 26 (0%) Worked at home: 571 (7%)

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,485 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.75% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($16,429 average AGI)
2.33% relocated from other states ($13,056 average AGI)

Crawford County:	2.33%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Carroll County, IA	0.47% ($24,964 average AGI)
from Harrison County, IA	0.27% ($36,625)
from Ida County, IA	0.25% ($27,067)
from Shelby County, IA	0.22% ($26,769)
from Douglas County, NE	0.22% ($24,308)
from Buena Vista County, IA	0.20% ($26,083)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.17% ($23,000)

6.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.24%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($16,878 average AGI)
2.39% relocated to other states ($11,465 average AGI)

Crawford County:	2.39%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Polk County, IA	0.46% ($35,607 average AGI)
to Carroll County, IA	0.43% ($22,538)
to Shelby County, IA	0.37% ($28,455)
to Ida County, IA	0.28% ($24,471)
to Woodbury County, IA	0.25% ($45,400)
to Pottawattamie County, IA	0.20% ($21,333)
to Story County, IA	0.20% ($16,417)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,147 (2,779 aged, 368 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,162 (3,982 male householders, 581 female householders)

  3,865 spouses, 4,717 children (4,297 natural, 107 adopted, 313 stepchildren), 162 grandchildren, 165 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 262 other relatives, 389 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,138 (880 male householders (730 living alone)), 1,015 female householders (955 living alone)), 243 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 642 (335 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,163 2-persons, 849 3-persons, 826 4-persons, 448 5-persons, 163 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,685 1-person, 186 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

89.5% of residents of Crawford County speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $116,101,000 ($6860 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,847,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $39,024,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,358,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,492,000
Federal grants: $17,015,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,765,000 ($108,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,446,000 ($3,950,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,346,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,013,000
Federal Government insurance: $92,216,000

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+26 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-46 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

65% of Crawford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.

Crawford County:	64.8%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 13090
• Northeast: 70
• Midwest: 1950
• South: 370
• West: 372

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $36,300

Here:	12.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	5.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	17.4%
Iowa:	25.4%

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