Decatur County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (30.2%), Manufacturing (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Decatur County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	36.4 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 4,248	(48.9%)
Females: 4,441	(51.1%)

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Decatur County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$32,762
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$305
State:	$454

Decatur County:	$76,910
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $103,830

Here:	$103,830
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,045

Here:	$134,045
State:	$158,666

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $275,775

Here:	$275,775
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $61,804

Here:	$61,804
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $35,930

Here:	$35,930
State:	$29,315

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	15.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Decatur County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lamoni, Leon, Davis City, Garden Grove, Van Wert, Grand River, Decatur City, Weldon, Pleasanton, Le Roy.

Neighboring counties: Clarke County , Harrison County, Missouri , Lucas County , Mercer County, Missouri , Ringgold County , Union County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Decatur County: De Kalb (A), Decatur Rest Area (B), Rocky Ford (C), Elk (D), Little River (E), Franklin (F), Giles Junction (G), Westerville (H), Crown (I), Woodland (J), Decatur County Home (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Decatur County include: New Salem Church (A), Franklin Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Bloomington Church (D), Latter-Day Saints Church (E), Elk Chapel (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Warrick Cemetery (1), Manchester Cemetery (2), Old Funk Cemetery (3), Waller Cemetery (4), Young Cemetery (5), Oak Hill Cemetery (6), Baker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Lake LaShane (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Creek (A), Sevenmile Creek (B), Short Creek (C), Redmans Branch (D), Jonathan Creek (E), Mormon Pool (F), Elk Creek (G), West Little River (H), Lick Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Decatur County include: Nine Eagles State Park (1), The Mormon Trail State Historical Marker (2), Kobville Park (3), Sand Creek State Wildlife Area (4), Little River Recreation Area (5), Slip Bluff County Park (6), Mormon Pioneer Historic Trailside Park (7), Shewmaker County Park (8), Decatur State Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.9%
Iowa:	3.5%

Current college students: 1,075
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 176 (15% naturalized citizens)

Decatur County:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,941
• One, attached: 23
• Two: 83
• 3 or 4: 150
• 5 to 9: 127
• 10 to 19: 39
• 20 or more: 94
• Mobile homes: 363
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Decatur County with a mortgage: 622 (32 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 812

Here:	43.4% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Decatur County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,706 (67%) Carpooled: 546 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 378 (9%) Other means: 46 (1%) Worked at home: 316 (8%)

8.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,108 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.10%
Iowa average:	6.30%

1.97% of residents moved from foreign countries ($324 average AGI)

Decatur County:	1.97%
Iowa average:	0.10%

3.54% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($11,009 average AGI)
2.59% relocated from other states ($8,775 average AGI)

Decatur County:	2.59%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Clarke County, IA	0.80% ($25,500 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA	0.66% ($30,944)
from Wayne County, IA	0.36% ($21,600)

7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,241 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.23% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($15,990 average AGI)
3.09% relocated to other states ($9,251 average AGI)

Decatur County:	3.09%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Clarke County, IA	1.18% ($28,906 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA	0.63% ($36,941)
to Jackson County, MO	0.40% ($15,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,729 (1,526 aged, 203 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,552 (1,830 male householders, 361 female householders)

  1,850 spouses, 2,198 children (2,018 natural, 64 adopted, 116 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 57 other relatives, 107 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,364 (507 male householders (399 living alone)), 654 female householders (599 living alone)), 203 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 773 (134 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,086 2-persons, 412 3-persons, 387 4-persons, 197 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 998 1-person, 132 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

94.4% of residents of Decatur County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $59,426,000 ($6960 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $562,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,868,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,193,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,153,000
Federal grants: $17,064,000
Federal procurement contracts: $596,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,551,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,425,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,090,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,076,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.57 millions of gallons per day (58% from ground, 42% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

54% of Decatur County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Iowa.

Decatur County:	54.5%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 5836
• Northeast: 161
• Midwest: 1627
• South: 448
• West: 415

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,300

Here:	6.1%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	11.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	79.1%
Iowa:	25.4%

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