Ida County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 7,379 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,353
Renter-occupied apartments: 860

% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

Land area: 432 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This county:	3.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

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:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Ida County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,488
County population in 2003: 7,526
Jobs in 2003: 3,714

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,899
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.5%

Average household size:

Ida County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,456 ($34,805 in 2000)

This county	$38,456
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,062

Ida County	$72,062
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $338
Institutionalized population: 101
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Ida County in 2000: $611

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

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2004 Presidential Election results in Ida County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 62.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $493 (0.9%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.2%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 14

Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

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

Ida County marital status for males

Ida County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Ida County
Average size of farms: 430 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $180229
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $262.81
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 47.12%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $136076
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 84.27%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102219
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.08%
Average age of principal farm operators: 51 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.52
Corn for grain: 109191 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 104123 harvested acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (12%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Machinery (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Child care workers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Germany (39%)
Other Western Europe (28%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Japan (11%)
Philippines (11%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Ida County:

German (61%)
United States or American (8%)
Irish (6%)
English (5%)
Swedish (5%)
Danish (3%)
Norwegian (2%)

Ida County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Ida County, Iowa

97 people in nursing homes
55 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 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 $44,761.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Ida County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Ida County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Ida County

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

Households: 7,680

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.

1,620 married couples with children.
282 single-parent households (74 men, 208 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 406

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

Deaths: 511

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

Net international migration: -3

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

Net internal migration: -337

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

Population growth in Ida County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 107
1990 to 1994: 110
1980 to 1989: 271
1970 to 1979: 374
1960 to 1969: 274
1950 to 1959: 360
1940 to 1949: 249
1939 or earlier: 1,738

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 23
4 rooms: 156
5 rooms: 406
6 rooms: 511
7 rooms: 459
8 rooms: 391
9 or more rooms: 404

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 21
3 rooms: 119
4 rooms: 184
5 rooms: 171
6 rooms: 127
7 rooms: 96
8 rooms: 60
9 or more rooms: 80

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

no bedroom: 1
1 bedroom: 44
2 bedrooms: 521
3 bedrooms: 1,077
4 bedrooms: 574
5 or more bedrooms: 136

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ida County:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 180
2 bedrooms: 308
3 bedrooms: 231
4 bedrooms: 120
5 or more bedrooms: 19

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

no vehicle: 52
1 vehicle: 604
2 vehicles: 1,029
3 vehicles: 455
4 vehicles: 128
5 or more vehicles: 85

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

no vehicle: 116
1 vehicle: 340
2 vehicles: 273
3 vehicles: 92
4 vehicles: 27
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

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 (62%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
Electricity (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (40%)
Electricity (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Other fuel (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29

Here:	3.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	0.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 14

Here:	11.1%
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)

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