Delaware County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

This county:	7.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.9%), Retail trade (12.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Delaware County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 9,126	(49.6%)
Females: 9,278	(50.4%)

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Delaware County:	2.7 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$41,067
Iowa:	$43,609

Delaware County	$103,484
Iowa:	$106,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 8
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 10
• Auto thefts: 1

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Delaware County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.

Cities in this county include: Manchester, Earlville, Hopkinton, Delhi, Colesburg, Ryan, Greeley, Delaware, Dundee, Masonville.

2005 air pollution in Delaware County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 17 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 36 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Buchanan County , Clayton County , Dubuque County , Fayette County , Jones County , Linn County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Delaware County: Red Schoolhouse (A), Delaware County Historical Museum (B), Tri-State Raceway (C), Tower Hill (D), Hazle Green (E), Hazel Green (F), Prairie Center Community Hall (G), Manchester Golf and Country Club (H), Manchester National Fish Hatchery (I), Lloyd Kelchen Grain Elevator (J), Hartwick (K), Hart Ridge Golf Course (L), Forest Villa Resort (M), Petersburg Station (N), Uniontown (O), Red Barn Model Railroad Museum (P), Delaware County Home (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Delaware County include: Bay Church (A), Golden Church (B), Zion Church (C), Silver Creek Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Allison Cemetery (1), Hutson Cemetery (2), Edgewood Cemetery (3), Zion Cemetery (4), Oak Hill Cemetery (5), Baileys Ford Cemetery (6), Willard Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Hartwick Lake (A), Quaker Mill Pond (B), Backbone Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fenchel Creek (A), Odell Branch (B), Sand Hagen Creek (C), Schechtman Branch (D), Cooksley Creek (E), Silver Creek (F), Prairie Creek (G), Todds Creek (H), South Fork Maquoketa River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Delaware County include: Lyle Retz Memorial County Park (1), Plum Creek County Park (2), Hard Scrabble County Park (3), Coffins Grove County Park (4), Colesburg Roadside Park (5), Backbone State Park (6), Backbone State Park Historical Marker (7), Bailey's Ford Access Historical Marker (8), Pin Oak County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Bailey's Ford Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.7%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 557
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 105 (75% naturalized citizens)

Delaware County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,302
• One, attached: 55
• Two: 232
• 3 or 4: 252
• 5 to 9: 124
• 10 to 19: 62
• 20 or more: 42
• Mobile homes: 606
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Delaware County with a mortgage: 2,174 (250 second mortgage, 209 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,493

Delaware County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 4.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/12/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,770 (74%) Carpooled: 869 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 22 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Walked: 360 (4%) Other means: 43 (0%) Worked at home: 1,110 (12%)

4.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,581 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.43%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.52% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($27,399 average AGI)
0.91% relocated from other states ($9,181 average AGI)

Delaware County:	0.91%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Linn County, IA	1.00% ($32,522 average AGI)
from Dubuque County, IA	0.77% ($31,365)
from Clayton County, IA	0.37% ($30,880)
from Jones County, IA	0.28% ($31,842)
from Buchanan County, IA	0.16% ($40,818)
from Fayette County, IA	0.16% ($44,182)

5.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,650 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.41% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($23,938 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($9,713 average AGI)

Delaware County:	1.45%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Linn County, IA	1.36% ($35,054 average AGI)
to Dubuque County, IA	0.76% ($28,115)
to Buchanan County, IA	0.32% ($34,455)
to Jones County, IA	0.32% ($33,409)
to Black Hawk County, IA	0.31% ($30,810)
to Clayton County, IA	0.29% ($28,850)
to Polk County, IA	0.19% ($25,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,833 (2,582 aged, 251 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 16,027 (4,389 male householders, 675 female householders)

  4,401 spouses, 6,106 children (5,736 natural, 116 adopted, 254 stepchildren), 122 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 72 other relatives, 214 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,116 (799 male householders (631 living alone)), 998 female householders (930 living alone)), 319 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 261 (226 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,210 2-persons, 958 3-persons, 1,003 4-persons, 594 5-persons, 248 6-persons, 51 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,561 1-person, 181 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

4,442 married couples with children.
714 single-parent households (215 men, 499 women).

97.5% of residents of Delaware County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $83,939,000 ($4646 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $923,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $36,240,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,209,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,689,000
Federal grants: $11,720,000
Federal procurement contracts: $712,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,369,000 ($1,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,966,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,032,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,973,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

67% of Delaware County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.

Delaware County:	66.9%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 16662
• Northeast: 102
• Midwest: 963
• South: 299
• West: 256

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,700

Here:	18.3%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	6.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	25.3%
Iowa:	25.4%

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