Greene County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 9,963 (42% urban, 58% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,178
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,027

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Land area: 568 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 18 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.6%), Manufacturing (16.5%), Retail trade (10.0%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Greene County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Other race (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 5,063	(48.8%)
Females: 5,303	(51.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,996
County population in 2003: 10,039
Jobs in 2003: 3,570

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Total labor force in 2004: 5,094
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Greene County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,437 ($33,883 in 2000)

This county	$37,437
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,258

Greene County	$67,258
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $342
Institutionalized population: 233
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Greene County in 2000: $629

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 22
Thefts: 36
Auto thefts: 2

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: 24
Thefts: 34
Auto thefts: 3

Greene County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Greene County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 48.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $568 (1.1%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Greene County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jefferson, Grand Junction, Scranton, Churdan, Rippey, Paton, Dana.

Neighboring counties: Boone County , Calhoun County , Carroll County , Dallas County , Guthrie County , Webster County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Greene County: Surry (A), Lakeside Golf Course (B), Adkins Bridge Access (C), Hill Golf Course (D), Northville (E), Hope (F), Raccoon River Bible Camp (G), Brown Bridge Access (H), Greene County Home (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Greene County include: Saint Patricks Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Friends Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Greenbrier United Church (E), Pleasant Hill Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Angus Cemetery (1), Old Rippey Cemetery (2), Old Cedar Cemetery (3), Wright Cemetery (4), Willow Cemetery (5), Van Horn Cemetery (6), Thompson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes: Spring Lake (A), Goose Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Short Creek (A), Lost Grove Creek (B), Otter Creek (C), Happy Run (D), Dead Brier Creek (E), Parrish Branch (F), Devils Fork (G), Lost Branch (H), Buttrick Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Greene County include: Seven Hills County Park (1), Henderson County Park (2), Scheueman Prairie (3), McMahon State Wildlife Management Area (4), Dunbar Slough State Wildlife Management Area (5), Pound Pits (6), Squirrel Hollow Wildlife Area (7), Squirrel Hollow County Park (8), Spring Lake County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 235
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 125 (35% naturalized citizens)

Greene County:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 35
1990 to 1994: 7
1985 to 1989: 19
1980 to 1984: 5
1975 to 1979: 18
1970 to 1974: 9
1970 to 1974: 4
1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.3%

Greene County marital status for males

Greene County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,968
One, attached: 54
Two: 60
3 or 4: 185
5 to 9: 113
10 to 19: 41
20 or more: 36
Mobile homes: 166

Housing units in Greene County with a mortgage: 1,299 (133 second mortgage, 154 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,230

Agriculture in Greene County
Average size of farms: 477 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $165154
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $257.56
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 34.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $133205
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.78%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $132408
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.49%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.40
Corn for grain: 152611 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 325 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 144763 harvested acres

Greene 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 4/5/1954, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (13%)
Educational services (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Food (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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

Mexico (36%)
Germany (34%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Spain (4%)
Russia (4%)
Philippines (3%)
Korea (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Greene County:

German (38%)
United States or American (13%)
Irish (12%)
English (11%)
Swedish (4%)
Norwegian (3%)
Dutch (3%)

Greene County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,532 (77%)
Carpooled: 534 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 30 (1%)
Walked: 168 (4%)
Other means: 13 (0%)
Worked at home: 275 (6%)

People in group quarters in Greene County, Iowa

227 people in nursing homes
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
6 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 $43,071.

5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,198 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.18%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.92% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($22,083 average AGI)
1.27% relocated from other states ($11,120 average AGI)
Greene County: 1.27%
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 Polk County, IA	0.57% ($29,714 average AGI)
from Boone County, IA	0.54% ($31,900)
from Guthrie County, IA	0.51% ($31,842)
from Carroll County, IA	0.43% ($32,625)
from Dallas County, IA	0.38% ($31,929)

7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,103 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.17%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.31% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($21,823 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($10,284 average AGI)
Greene County: 1.85%
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 Polk County, IA	0.93% ($29,057 average AGI)
to Boone County, IA	0.66% ($27,880)
to Dallas County, IA	0.61% ($35,304)
to Story County, IA	0.58% ($34,727)
to Carroll County, IA	0.50% ($29,158)
to Guthrie County, IA	0.34% ($37,615)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Births per 1000 population in Greene County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population in Greene County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Greene County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,311 (2,085 aged, 226 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,120

In family households: 8,683 (2,400 male householders, 489 female householders)
2,391 spouses, 3,024 children (2,710 natural, 58 adopted, 256 stepchildren), 70 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 45 other relatives, 202 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,437 (529 male householders (454 living alone)), 784 female householders (767 living alone)), 124 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 246 (230 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,456 2-persons, 543 3-persons, 500 4-persons, 287 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,221 1-person, 82 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 6 5-persons.

2,025 married couples with children.
522 single-parent households (169 men, 353 women).

96.0% of residents of Greene County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $67,838,000 ($6751 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,945,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,164,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $12,379,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,169,000
Federal grants: $9,575,000
Federal procurement contracts: $612,000 ($15,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,938,000 ($1,502,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,535,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,612,000
Federal Government insurance: $74,127,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 539

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 713

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +21

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -238

Here:	-24 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Greene County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.81 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: 15
1995 to 1998: 93
1990 to 1994: 133
1980 to 1989: 243
1970 to 1979: 601
1960 to 1969: 445
1950 to 1959: 499
1940 to 1949: 435
1939 or earlier: 2,159

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Greene County, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 39
4 rooms: 218
5 rooms: 786
6 rooms: 720
7 rooms: 703
8 rooms: 413
9 or more rooms: 297

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 6
3 rooms: 171
4 rooms: 245
5 rooms: 217
6 rooms: 104
7 rooms: 131
8 rooms: 100
9 or more rooms: 53

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Greene County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 78
2 bedrooms: 774
3 bedrooms: 1,555
4 bedrooms: 657
5 or more bedrooms: 114

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Greene County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 223
2 bedrooms: 369
3 bedrooms: 295
4 bedrooms: 120
5 or more bedrooms: 20

Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 120
1 vehicle: 838
2 vehicles: 1,259
3 vehicles: 706
4 vehicles: 188
5 or more vehicles: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in Greene County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 189
1 vehicle: 403
2 vehicles: 269
3 vehicles: 117
4 vehicles: 37
5 or more vehicles: 12

65% of Greene County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Iowa.

Greene County:	65.2%
State average:	57.7%

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

This state: 8763
Northeast: 71
Midwest: 821
South: 268
West: 300

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,400

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 (61%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Electricity (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (43%)
Electricity (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84

Here:	6.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	2.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 51

Here:	25.8%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Greene County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $11,098,000
All Other: $587,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $11,098,000
Regular Highways: $959,000

Police Protection: $534,000

Central Staff Services: $494,000

Health Services - Other: $250,000

Financial Administration: $211,000

Corrections - Other: $146,000

Parks & Recreation: $89,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000

General Public Buildings: $21,000

Welfare - Other: $8,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $477,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $76,000
Property Sale Other: $23,000

Rents: $23,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,743,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,407,000
General Support: $1,329,000

Health & Hospitals: $840,000

All Other: $74,000

Housing & Community Development: $65,000
Tax - Property: $4,131,000
Motor Vehicle License: $61,000

NEC: $22,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,160,000

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