Dickinson County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	1.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.7%), Educational,health and social services (16.8%), Retail trade (12.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.0%).

Type of workers:

Dickinson County, Iowa business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Dickinson County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	43.3 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 8,001	(48.7%)
Females: 8,423	(51.3%)

Dickinson County:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$43,113
Iowa:	$43,609

Dickinson County	$125,687
Iowa:	$106,600

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: 25
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 0

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dickinson County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.

Cities in this county include: Spirit Lake, Milford, Arnolds Park, Lake Park, Okoboji, Orleans, Wahpeton, West Okoboji, Terril, Superior.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Emmet County , Jackson County, Minnesota , O'Brien County , Osceola County , Palo Alto County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Dickinson County: Camp Foster (A), Lutheran Lakeside Camp (B), Montgomery (C), Pioneer Beach Campground (D), Oak Haven Care Facility (E), Vicks Corner World (F), Okoboji Golf Course (G), Okoboji View Golf Course (H), Indian Hills Golf Club (I), Orleans State Fish Hatchery (J), Orrs Campe Winakawin (K), United Methodist Camp (L), Woodlyn Hills Golf Course (M), Marble Cabin (N), Crandalls Lodge (O), Clark Museum of Area History (P), Westport Sesquicentennial School (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Dickinson County include: Excelsior Church (A), Adventist Church (B), Little Sioux Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Silver Lake Cemetery (1), Westport Cemetery (2), Milford Cemetery (3), Excelsior Township Cemetery (4), Union State Line Cemetery (5), Fairview Cemetery (6), Saint Margaret Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Prairie Lake (A), Horseshoe Lake (B), Pleasant Lake (C), Spirit Lake (D), Upper Gar Lake (E), Sunken Lake (F), Stony Lake (G), Swan Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Loon Creek (A), West Fork Little Sioux River (B), Milford Creek (C), Dugout Creek (D), West Branch Little Sioux River (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Dickinson County include: Lower Gar Lake Wildlife Management Area (1), Trickle Slough Area (2), Little Spirit Lake Wildlife Management Area (3), Trappers Bay State Park (4), Diamond Lake Wildlife Management Area (5), Noble Cabin Historical Marker (6), Korey Halbur Wildlife Management Area (7), Marble Lake State Game Management Area (8), Hales Slough Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Martha Yarns Memorial Beach (A), Pioneer Beach (B), Raebels Beach (C), East Okoboji Beach (D), Jones Beach (E), Egralharve Beach (F), Chalstroms Beach (G), Sandbar Beach (H), Twin Hills Beach (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.2%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 599
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 116 (66% naturalized citizens)

Dickinson County:	0.7%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,452
• One, attached: 253
• Two: 203
• 3 or 4: 287
• 5 to 9: 361
• 10 to 19: 352
• 20 or more: 335
• Mobile homes: 1,124
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Dickinson County with a mortgage: 2,439 (132 second mortgage, 260 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,893

Dickinson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 4.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 18 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/13/1968, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,644 (80%) Carpooled: 856 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 47 (1%) Walked: 290 (3%) Other means: 36 (0%) Worked at home: 423 (5%)

7.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.53%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.26% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($23,054 average AGI)
3.27% relocated from other states ($20,783 average AGI)

Dickinson County:	3.27%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Clay County, IA	1.04% ($39,097 average AGI)
from Emmet County, IA	0.58% ($30,275)
from Osceola County, IA	0.33% ($44,609)
from Woodbury County, IA	0.20% ($39,429)
from Jackson County, MN	0.20% ($32,071)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.20% ($79,000)
from O'Brien County, IA	0.16% ($60,000)

7.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.39%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.77% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($15,699 average AGI)
3.61% relocated to other states ($20,059 average AGI)

Dickinson County:	3.61%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Clay County, IA	0.75% ($32,885 average AGI)
to Emmet County, IA	0.45% ($20,548)
to Osceola County, IA	0.32% ($23,864)
to Polk County, IA	0.30% ($53,524)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.29% ($41,850)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.19% ($43,154)
to Palo Alto County, IA	0.17% ($16,917)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,787 (3,481 aged, 306 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,454 (4,000 male householders, 755 female householders)

  4,105 spouses, 4,191 children (3,796 natural, 113 adopted, 282 stepchildren), 91 grandchildren, 68 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 55 other relatives, 160 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,687 (1,042 male householders (840 living alone)), 1,297 female householders (1,214 living alone)), 348 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 283 (274 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,712 2-persons, 860 3-persons, 732 4-persons, 324 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,054 1-person, 258 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

2,786 married couples with children.
653 single-parent households (153 men, 500 women).

97.7% of residents of Dickinson County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 48% speak English well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $91,616,000 ($5495 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,728,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,416,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,225,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,546,000
Federal grants: $11,917,000
Federal procurement contracts: $723,000 ($9,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,789,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $578,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,553,000
Federal Government insurance: $39,880,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.77 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

59% of Dickinson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.

Dickinson County:	59.2%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 12035
• Northeast: 162
• Midwest: 3142
• South: 393
• West: 525

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,500

Here:	1.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	17.4%
Iowa:	25.4%

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