Ida County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.9%), Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Retail trade (11.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Ida County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 3,796	(48.4%)
Females: 4,041	(51.6%)

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Ida County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,703
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$277
State:	$454

Ida County:	$88,025
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $118,994

Here:	$118,994
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $379,080

Here:	$379,080
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $60,544

Here:	$60,544
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $130,842

Here:	$130,842
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $35,721

Here:	$35,721
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $20,040

Here:	$20,040
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: 1
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 38
• 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: 3
• Burglaries: 1
• Thefts: 61
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ida 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: Ida Grove, Holstein, Battle Creek, Galva, Arthur.

Neighboring counties: Buena Vista County , Cherokee County , Crawford County , Monona County , Sac County , Woodbury County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ida County: Washta Access (A), Ida County Fairgrounds (B), Silver Creek Townhall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ida County include: Arthur Church (A), Battle Center Church (B), Methodist Episcopal Church (C), Silver Creek Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Ida Grove Cemetery (1), OLGC Cemetery (2), Norwegian Cemetery (3), Battle Township Cemetery (4), Mount Hope Cemetery (5), Moorehead Cemetery (6), Fairview Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Grell Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Odebolt Creek (A), Silver Creek (B), Elk Creek (C), Moorhead Creek (D), Battle Creek (E), Halfway Creek (F), Lund Creek (G), Hog Run (H), Little Soldier Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ida County include: Douglas Township Cemetery Area (1), Moorehead Pioneer Park (2), Hieber Park (3), Crawford Creek County Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.5%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 157
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: 13.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 18 (78% naturalized citizens)

Ida County:	0.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,953
• One, attached: 21
• Two: 103
• 3 or 4: 136
• 5 to 9: 101
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 31
• Mobile homes: 110

Housing units in Ida County with a mortgage: 786 (49 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,015

Here:	43.6% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Ida County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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

On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from Ida County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,853 (77%) Carpooled: 346 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%) Taxi: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 14 (0%) Walked: 166 (4%) Other means: 19 (1%) Worked at home: 290 (8%)

6.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,209 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.12%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.73% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($21,686 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($6,529 average AGI)

Ida County:	1.39%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Cherokee County, IA	0.71% ($24,800 average AGI)
from Woodbury County, IA	0.64% ($33,333)
from Crawford County, IA	0.60% ($24,471)
from Sac County, IA	0.50% ($22,000)
from Buena Vista County, IA	0.39% ($38,909)

7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,023 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.60%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.81% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($21,263 average AGI)
1.79% relocated to other states ($9,760 average AGI)

Ida County:	1.79%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Woodbury County, IA	1.33% ($29,632 average AGI)
to Sac County, IA	0.67% ($25,158)
to Crawford County, IA	0.53% ($27,067)
to Buena Vista County, IA	0.42% ($25,667)
to Polk County, IA	0.42% ($14,667)
to Cherokee County, IA	0.35% ($29,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,660 (1,548 aged, 112 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 6,559 (1,895 male householders, 281 female householders)

  1,904 spouses, 2,289 children (2,081 natural, 62 adopted, 146 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 34 other relatives, 66 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,121 (443 male householders (385 living alone)), 578 female householders (554 living alone)), 100 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 157 (102 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,141 2-persons, 354 3-persons, 394 4-persons, 190 5-persons, 86 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 939 1-person, 66 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

97.0% of residents of Ida County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% 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: $52,250,000 ($7026 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $541,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,516,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,387,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,238,000
Federal grants: $6,550,000
Federal procurement contracts: $462,000 ($15,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,096,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $279,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,938,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,489,000

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-46 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.69 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

70% of Ida County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.

Ida County:	69.5%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 6806
• Northeast: 64
• Midwest: 676
• South: 120
• West: 128

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,200

Here:	3.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	0.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	11.1%
Iowa:	25.4%

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