Floyd County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.2%), Manufacturing (20.5%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Floyd County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 8,164	(48.3%)
Females: 8,736	(51.7%)

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Floyd County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,221
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$328
State:	$454

Floyd County:	$99,840
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $121,517

Here:	$121,517
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $101,017

Here:	$101,017
State:	$158,666

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $107,805

Here:	$107,805
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $50,529

Here:	$50,529
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $17,727

Here:	$17,727
State:	$29,315

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$33,502

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 16
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Floyd County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $623 a month.

Cities in this county include: Charles City, Nora Springs, Rockford, Rudd, Floyd, Marble Rock, Colwell.

Neighboring counties: Bremer County , Butler County , Cerro Gordo County , Chickasaw County , Franklin County , Howard County , Mitchell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Floyd County: Camp Christie (A), Ulster (B), Camp Winnebago (C), Carrville (D), Cedar Bend Golf Course (E), Rockford Golf and Country Club (F), Rock Grove City (G), Nilesville (H), Scott (I), Floyd Station (J), Gates Bridge Access (K), Riverton Townhall (L), Floyd County Home (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Floyd County include: Howardville Wesleyan Church (A), United Church (B), Saint Charles Church (C), Maple Heights Assembly of God Church (D), Rockford Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Howardville Cemetery (1), Oakwood Cemetery (2), Beckwith Cemetery (3), Ligget Cemetery (4), Westside Cemetery (5), Methodist Cemetery (6), Evergreen Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Schultz Creek (A), Peters Creek (B), Stewart Creek (C), Sunken Creek (D), Bloody Run (E), Whiskey Creek (F), Beemis Creek (G), Rapid Creek (H), Ackley Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Floyd County include: Trowbridge Marsh (1), Cedar Hills Park (2), Rotary Wildlife Area (3), Koebrick Wildlife Area (4), Mathers Woods (5), Restoration Marsh (6), Wentlands Woods (7), Ackley Creek Park (8), Puhl Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.0%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 515
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 194 (31% naturalized citizens)

Floyd County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,161
• One, attached: 43
• Two: 129
• 3 or 4: 416
• 5 to 9: 115
• 10 to 19: 125
• 20 or more: 113
• Mobile homes: 211
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Floyd County with a mortgage: 1,956 (185 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,950

Here:	50.1% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Floyd County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/28/1986, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,286 (81%) Carpooled: 590 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%) Bicycle: 28 (0%) Walked: 194 (3%) Other means: 46 (1%) Worked at home: 555 (7%)

5.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,635 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.57%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.91% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($21,556 average AGI)
1.65% relocated from other states ($10,082 average AGI)

Floyd County:	1.65%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Cerro Gordo County, IA	1.21% ($32,108 average AGI)
from Chickasaw County, IA	0.62% ($24,500)
from Mitchell County, IA	0.31% ($24,947)
from Black Hawk County, IA	0.23% ($19,500)
from Howard County, IA	0.18% ($34,000)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.52% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($20,033 average AGI)
1.80% relocated to other states ($7,386 average AGI)

Floyd County:	1.80%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Cerro Gordo County, IA	1.22% ($29,040 average AGI)
to Chickasaw County, IA	0.68% ($24,714)
to Mitchell County, IA	0.50% ($25,548)
to Black Hawk County, IA	0.39% ($26,583)
to Polk County, IA	0.21% ($30,846)
to Butler County, IA	0.16% ($25,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,579 (3,072 aged, 507 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,978 (3,871 male householders, 800 female householders)

  4,012 spouses, 4,780 children (4,358 natural, 116 adopted, 306 stepchildren), 104 grandchildren, 89 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 65 other relatives, 210 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,430 (949 male householders (800 living alone)), 1,187 female householders (1,112 living alone)), 294 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 492 (373 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,329 2-persons, 887 3-persons, 829 4-persons, 459 5-persons, 138 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,912 1-person, 174 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.7% of residents of Floyd County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $114,344,000 ($6915 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $796,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $48,761,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,958,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,023,000
Federal grants: $22,769,000
Federal procurement contracts: $712,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,120,000 ($35,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $928,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,429,000
Federal Government insurance: $65,733,000

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

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-26 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.7
State:	4.2

62% of Floyd 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, 70% lived in Iowa.

Floyd County:	61.7%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 13971
• Northeast: 231
• Midwest: 1794
• South: 320
• West: 362

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,100

Here:	11.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	12.2%
Iowa:	25.4%

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