Guthrie County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Manufacturing (12.0%), Retail trade (10.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.2%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Guthrie County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	41.9 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 5,609	(49.4%)
Females: 5,744	(50.6%)

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Guthrie County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,728
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$327
State:	$454

Guthrie County:	$99,584
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $143,730

Here:	$143,730
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,022

Here:	$180,022
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $94,374

Here:	$94,374
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $217,390

Here:	$217,390
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,778

Here:	$162,778
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $30,430

Here:	$30,430
State:	$29,315

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 43
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Area name: Des Moines, IA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Guthrie County is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $669 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $857 a month.

Cities in this county include: Stuart, Guthrie Center, Panora, Adair, Bayard, Casey, Menlo, Bagley, Yale, Jamaica.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Audubon County , Carroll County , Cass County , Dallas County , Greene County , Madison County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Guthrie County: Tuttle Grove (A), Lake Panorama National Resort (B), Lake Panorama Golf Course (C), Moffits Grove (D), Guthrie Grove Camp (E), Morning Star School (F), Nelson (G), Eratus (H), Middle Raccoon River Access (I), Bear Grove (J), Dodge (K), Knox Knolls Camp (L), Dalmanutha (M), Guthrie County Care Facility (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Guthrie County include: Saint Thomas Lutheran Church (A), New Bethel Church (B), Lone Star Church (C), Freedom Church (D), Saint Johns Church (E), Bowman Chapel (F), Morrisburg Church (G), Church of the Brethren (H), Primitive Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Orange Cemetery (1), Tuttles Grove Cemetery (2), Dodge Center Cemetery (3), Yale Cemetery (4), North Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Bear Grove Cemetery (6), Bear Grove Township Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Bays Branch Lake (A), Lake Panorama (B), Diamondhead Lake (C), McCord Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Seely Creek (A), Lone Grove Creek (B), Bay Branch (C), Brushy Creek (D), South Fork Middle River (E), Battle Run (F), Spring Branch (G), Springbrook Creek (H), Mason Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Guthrie County include: Lakin Slough State Game Management Area (1), Seeley Creek Timber (2), Lennon Mills State Wildlife Area (3), Sutcliff Woodland (4), McCord Pond State Wildlife Management Area (5), Springbrook State Park (6), Milo Ray State Wildlife Area (7), Bays Branch State Wildlife Area (8), Montieth Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.7%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 239
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 132 (44% naturalized citizens)

Guthrie County:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,666
• One, attached: 99
• Two: 102
• 3 or 4: 148
• 5 to 9: 227
• 10 to 19: 44
• Mobile homes: 181

Housing units in Guthrie County with a mortgage: 1,491 (130 second mortgage, 87 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,304

Here:	53.3% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Guthrie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/27/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Guthrie County-area historical earthquake activity is below Iowa state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from Guthrie County center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 4,115 (74%) Carpooled: 839 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 213 (4%) Other means: 21 (0%) Worked at home: 391 (7%)

6.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.72%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.96% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($29,523 average AGI)
1.75% relocated from other states ($10,850 average AGI)

Guthrie County:	1.75%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Polk County, IA	1.54% ($42,091 average AGI)
from Dallas County, IA	0.94% ($39,900)
from Adair County, IA	0.42% ($26,944)
from Carroll County, IA	0.33% ($38,500)
from Greene County, IA	0.30% ($37,615)

7.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,545 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.49%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.96% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($26,356 average AGI)
1.53% relocated to other states ($9,189 average AGI)

Guthrie County:	1.53%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Polk County, IA	2.04% ($33,705 average AGI)
to Dallas County, IA	1.25% ($36,648)
to Greene County, IA	0.44% ($31,842)
to Adair County, IA	0.39% ($24,765)
to Madison County, IA	0.28% ($36,083)
to Carroll County, IA	0.23% ($41,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 1.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,520 (2,289 aged, 231 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: 9,484 (2,686 male householders, 580 female householders)

  2,752 spouses, 3,069 children (2,742 natural, 118 adopted, 209 stepchildren), 92 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 78 other relatives, 153 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,603 (588 male householders (477 living alone)), 802 female householders (735 living alone)), 213 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 266 (265 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,761 2-persons, 582 3-persons, 551 4-persons, 264 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,212 1-person, 155 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

97.1% of residents of Guthrie County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,444,000 ($6339 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $620,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,280,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,272,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,569,000
Federal grants: $9,543,000
Federal procurement contracts: $679,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,101,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,050,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,144,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,884,000

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.77 millions of gallons per day (77% from ground, 23% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

62% of Guthrie County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Iowa.

Guthrie County:	62.3%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 9752
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 888
• South: 213
• West: 308

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500

Here:	1.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	24.2%
Iowa:	25.4%

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