Fremont County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in July 2007: 7,571 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,382
Renter-occupied apartments: 817

% of renters here:	26%
State:	28%

Land area: 511 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

2008 cost of living index in Fremont County: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Manufacturing (18.1%), Retail trade (11.2%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Fremont County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
Hispanic (2.2%)
Other race (1.0%)
American Indian (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	41.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 3,912	(48.8%)
Females: 4,098	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,533
County population in 2003: 7,823
Jobs in 2003: 3,719

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,961
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:

Fremont County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,367 ($38,345 in 2000)

This county	$42,367
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,618

Fremont County	$83,618
Iowa:	$106,600

Median monthly rent in 2000: $391
Institutionalized population: 160
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Fremont County in 2000: $670

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2004 Presidential Election results in Fremont County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 60.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 38.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $585 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Fremont County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sidney, Hamburg, Tabor, Farragut, Riverton, Thurman, Randolph, Imogene.

Neighboring counties: Atchison County, Missouri , Cass County, Nebraska , Mills County , Otoe County, Nebraska , Montgomery County , Page County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Fremont County: Dawsonburg (A), Camp Wa Shawtee (B), Mayflower School (C), Hamburg-Mitchell Access (D), McKissacks Grove (E), McPaul (F), Eastport (G), Waubonsie Access (H), Austin (I), Bartlett (J), Bartlett Access (K), Manti (L), Corey (M), Vaughan (N), Farmer City (O), Riverton Boat Ramp Access (P), Knox (Q), Riverside School (R), Fiftyniner Motel and Campgrounds (S), Fremont County Fairgrounds (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fremont County include: Saint Pauls Church (A), Locust Grove Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C), Mount Olive Church (D), Kings Church (E), Summit Church (F), Victory Life Christian Center (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hume Cemetery (1), Lovelady Cemetery (2), Manti Cemetery (3), Lacy Cemetery (4), Chamber Cemetery (5), Austin Cemetery (6), Wagner Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Forneys Lake (A), Liebold Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hunter Branch (A), Sandy Slough (B), Neeley Creek (C), Simpson Branch (D), Ledgewood Creek (E), West Nishnabotna River (F), Lateral Ditch Number Eight (G), Spring Branch (H), Spring Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Fremont County include: Lake Shawtee Wildlife Management Area (1), Scott State Wildlife Management Area (2), Manti Cemetery - Off the Mormon Trail Historical Marker (3), Manti Memorial Park (4), Green Hollow Wildlife Management Area (5), McPaul State Wildlife Management Area (6), O S Wing Wildlife Management Area (7), Waubonsie State Park (8), Riverton Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Percival Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.4%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 213
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 133 (35% naturalized citizens)

Fremont County:	1.7%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 42 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 32 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 15 1965 to 1969: 10

Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 54.8%

Fremont County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,936
One, attached: 15
Two: 41
3 or 4: 161
5 to 9: 66
10 to 19: 6
20 or more: 10
Mobile homes: 277
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Fremont County with a mortgage: 882 (55 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 840

Agriculture in Fremont County
Average size of farms: 582 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $114207
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $194.08
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 20.40%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $96394
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.49%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.46%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $112553
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.92
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.89%
Corn for grain: 121196 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 196 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 127516 harvested acres
Vegetables: 26 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 82 acres

Fremont County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 3.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/1/1983, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (12%)
Food (8%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (54%)
Korea (8%)
Germany (8%)
Micronesia (6%)
Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (4%)
Turkey (3%)
Cuba (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Fremont County:

German (29%)
United States or American (15%)
Irish (13%)
English (13%)
Swedish (3%)
Dutch (3%)
Norwegian (2%)

Fremont County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,099 (80%)
Carpooled: 424 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 102 (3%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 204 (5%)

People in group quarters in Fremont County, Iowa

147 people in nursing homes
15 people in homes for the mentally ill
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,763.

7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,813 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.05%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.96% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($12,657 average AGI)
4.10% relocated from other states ($22,157 average AGI)
Fremont County: 4.10%
Iowa average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Page County, IA	1.03% ($32,069 average AGI)
from Mills County, IA	0.78% ($34,591)
from Douglas County, NE	0.64% ($34,056)
from Pottawattamie County, IA	0.53% ($20,800)
from Atchison County, MO	0.39% ($40,273)
from Sarpy County, NE	0.39% ($34,636)
from Otoe County, NE	0.36% ($27,300)

7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,627 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.42%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.48% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($12,627 average AGI)
3.94% relocated to other states ($16,000 average AGI)
Fremont County: 3.94%
Iowa average: 2.80%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Page County, IA	1.45% ($31,878 average AGI)
to Pottawattamie County, IA	0.78% ($22,818)
to Douglas County, NE	0.67% ($24,579)
to Mills County, IA	0.50% ($25,214)
to Otoe County, NE	0.50% ($29,571)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Births per 1000 population in Fremont County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Fremont County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Fremont County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,634 (1,442 aged, 192 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 12.93
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 5973.620
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 323.250
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 18644.94

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1005.280
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1108.390
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 12.89

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 12.91
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 51.55

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,835

In family households: 6,743 (1,861 male householders, 394 female householders)
1,871 spouses, 2,286 children (2,052 natural, 59 adopted, 175 stepchildren), 91 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 40 other relatives, 138 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,092 (401 male householders (323 living alone)), 552 female householders (518 living alone)), 139 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 175 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,146 2-persons, 436 3-persons, 377 4-persons, 202 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 841 1-person, 90 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

95.9% of residents of Fremont County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $62,291,000 ($8054 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,133,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $22,841,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,680,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,489,000
Federal grants: $12,647,000
Federal procurement contracts: $480,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,154,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $501,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,487,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,244,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 455

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 507

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +26

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -214

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Fremont County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.79 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 50
1995 to 1998: 117
1990 to 1994: 47
1980 to 1989: 196
1970 to 1979: 539
1960 to 1969: 387
1950 to 1959: 363
1940 to 1949: 232
1939 or earlier: 1,583

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fremont County, Iowa:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 249 5 rooms: 485 6 rooms: 539 7 rooms: 407 8 rooms: 376 9+ rooms: 299

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fremont County, Iowa:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 44 3 rooms: 123 4 rooms: 177 5 rooms: 162 6 rooms: 121 7 rooms: 83 8 rooms: 62 9+ rooms: 43

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fremont County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 685 3 bedrooms: 1,041 4 bedrooms: 500 5+ bedrooms: 96

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fremont County:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 168 2 bedrooms: 296 3 bedrooms: 232 4 bedrooms: 77 5+ bedrooms: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Fremont County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 532 2 vehicles: 1,020 3 vehicles: 504 4 vehicles: 163 5+ vehicles: 87

Cars and other vehicles available in Fremont County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 93 1 vehicle: 336 2 vehicles: 264 3 vehicles: 89 4 vehicles: 23 5+ vehicles: 12

62% of Fremont County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.

Fremont County:	61.9%
State average:	57.7%

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

This state: 4830
Northeast: 58
Midwest: 2435
South: 201
West: 330

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (48%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%) Electricity (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%) Electricity (14%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14

Here:	1.4%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	0.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	14.3%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Fremont County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $251,000
Construction - General: $265,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,802,000
Health Services - Other: $1,100,000

Corrections - Other: $926,000

Financial Administration: $497,000

Police Protection: $261,000

General - Other: $233,000

Welfare - Other: $207,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $162,000

Parks & Recreation: $126,000

General Public Buildings: $112,000

Natural Resources - Other: $110,000

Central Staff Services: $75,000

Solid Waste Management: $43,000

Libraries: $21,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $315,000
General Revenue, NEC: $88,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,948,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,606,000
General Support: $382,000

Public Welfare: $217,000

Health & Hospitals: $159,000
Tax - Property: $3,153,000
NEC: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,459,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Fremont County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)