Hardin County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

This county:	8.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.2%), Manufacturing (15.4%), Retail trade (11.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Hardin County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	40.6 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 9,200	(48.9%)
Females: 9,612	(51.1%)

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Hardin County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$39,145
Iowa:	$43,609

Hardin County	$74,269
Iowa:	$106,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 56
• Auto thefts: 9

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 83
• Auto thefts: 6

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hardin County is $427 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $611 a month.

Cities in this county include: Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Alden, Hubbard, Radcliffe, Union, Steamboat Rock, New Providence, Whitten.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Franklin County , Grundy County , Hamilton County , Marshall County , Story County , Wright County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Hardin County: Twin Elms Access Area (A), Abbott (B), Abbott Crossing (C), Macy (D), Meadow Hills Golf Course (E), Ellis (F), Sherman (G), Pine Lake Country Club (H), Eagle City Access Area (I), Cottage (J), Idaho (K), Hubbard Golf and Recreation Club (L), Point Pleasant (M), Hardin City Access Area (N), Friendly Fairways (O), Garden City (P), Gifford (Q), Cross Ford Access Area (R), Circle C Campground (S), Wilke (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Hardin County include: Faith Evangelical Church (A), Iowa Falls Evangelical Church (B), Berlin Community Church (C), Zion Church (D), Chester Church (E), Stavanger Lutheran Church (F), Cottage Community Church (G), Pleasant Chapel Community Church (H), Ellis Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alden Cemetery (1), Idaho Cemetery (2), Sheppard Cemetery (3), Concord Cemetery (4), Zion Lutheran Cemetery (5), Egbers Family Plot (6), Xenia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Pine Lake (A), Gehrkes Lake (B), Upper Pine Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: School Creek (A), New York Branch (B), Elk Creek (C), South Fork Iowa River (D), Otter Creek (E), Beaver Creek (F), Tipton Creek (G), Cedar Creek (H), Bear Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Hardin County include: Long Memorial County Park (1), Mann Wilderness Area (2), Red Rock Line Historical Marker (3), Steinberg Wildlife Area (4), Steamboat Rock - Tower Rock County Park (5), Welden's Woods (6), Logsdon Park (7), Hartman Wildlife Area (8), Ilco Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Garden City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.7%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 877
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 323 (39% naturalized citizens)

Hardin County:	1.7%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,936
• One, attached: 51
• Two: 309
• 3 or 4: 487
• 5 to 9: 141
• 10 to 19: 65
• 20 or more: 48
• Mobile homes: 275
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Hardin County with a mortgage: 2,307 (253 second mortgage, 156 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,354

Hardin County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/30/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,854 (78%) Carpooled: 893 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 50 (1%) Walked: 359 (4%) Other means: 36 (0%) Worked at home: 574 (7%)

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,300 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.56% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($21,351 average AGI)
2.07% relocated from other states ($11,949 average AGI)

Hardin County:	2.07%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Story County, IA	0.50% ($32,515 average AGI)
from Marshall County, IA	0.35% ($37,174)
from Grundy County, IA	0.29% ($26,789)
from Franklin County, IA	0.27% ($27,778)
from Polk County, IA	0.27% ($25,278)
from Hamilton County, IA	0.26% ($34,647)
from Black Hawk County, IA	0.17% ($29,636)

6.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,087 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.99%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.88% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($21,406 average AGI)
2.11% relocated to other states ($9,681 average AGI)

Hardin County:	2.11%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Polk County, IA	0.70% ($33,255 average AGI)
to Story County, IA	0.64% ($27,349)
to Marshall County, IA	0.48% ($20,750)
to Black Hawk County, IA	0.45% ($24,100)
to Franklin County, IA	0.39% ($24,692)
to Grundy County, IA	0.27% ($30,944)
to Butler County, IA	0.24% ($30,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,227 (3,889 aged, 338 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: 15,118 (4,262 male householders, 843 female householders)

  4,426 spouses, 4,991 children (4,440 natural, 196 adopted, 355 stepchildren), 180 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 101 other relatives, 215 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,837 (1,088 male householders (898 living alone)), 1,443 female householders (1,347 living alone)), 306 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 857 (542 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,569 2-persons, 967 3-persons, 960 4-persons, 463 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,245 1-person, 257 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

95.7% of residents of Hardin County speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 77% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $124,733,000 ($6872 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,382,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $54,820,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $26,640,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,965,000
Federal grants: $20,006,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,739,000 ($598,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,562,000 ($1,363,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,943,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,333,000
Federal Government insurance: $73,304,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-39 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:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.6
State:	4.2

61% of Hardin County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Iowa.

Hardin County:	61.1%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 15837
• Northeast: 156
• Midwest: 1446
• South: 509
• West: 504

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,000

Here:	2.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	5.9%
Iowa:	25.4%