Iowa County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

This county:	5.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.0%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Iowa County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 7,635	(48.7%)
Females: 8,036	(51.3%)

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Iowa County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$45,546
Iowa:	$43,609

Iowa County	$111,144
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: 5
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 71
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 53
• Auto thefts: 10

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Iowa County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.

Cities in this county include: Williamsburg, Marengo, North English, Victor, Ladora, Parnell, Millersburg.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Johnson County , Keokuk County , Linn County , Poweshiek County , Tama County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Iowa County: Moriah (A), Amana (B), Amana Colonies RV Park (C), Victor West Bound Rest Area (D), Victor East Bound Rest Area (E), Knoll Ridge Country Club (F), Riverdale (G), Boltonville (H), Homestead (I), Genoa Bluff (J), West Troy (K), Hedge (L), York Center (M), Amana Arts Guild Gallery (N), Amana Community Church Museum (O), Amana Welcome Center (P), Iowa County Home (Q), Wool Will Machine Shop Museum (R), Museum of Amana History (S), South Amana Barn Museum (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Iowa County include: Immanuel Church (A), Armah Church (B), Ohio Church (C), First Lutheran Church (D), Oak Lawn Church (E), Iowa City Bible Fellowship (F), Franklin Church (G), Fundamental Gospel Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Maple Tree Cemetery (1), Koszta Cemetery (2), Kumer Cemetery (3), Ambrose Catholic Armah Cemetery (4), Maas Cemetery (5), Old Scotch Cemetery (6), Ladora Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lily Pond (A), South Amana Pond (B), Middle Pond (C), Lake Iowa (D), Holdens Pond (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Big Bear Creek (A), Gritter Creek (B), North English River (C), Little Bear Creek (D), Jordan Creek (E), Devils Run (F), Convey Creek (G), Middle English River (H), Deep Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Iowa County include: Lake Iowa County Recreation Area (1), Lantz Wildlife Reserve (2), Pilot Grove State Preserve (3), Berstier Woods (4), Randolph Wildlife Management Area (5), Historic Amana Colonies State Historical Marker (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Middle Amana Post Office (A), Homestead Post Office (B), South Amana Post Office (C), Conroy Post Office (D), Amana Post Office (E), West Post Office (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.1%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 490
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 123 (62% naturalized citizens)

Iowa County:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,190
• One, attached: 104
• Two: 231
• 3 or 4: 386
• 5 to 9: 156
• 10 to 19: 64
• 20 or more: 50
• Mobile homes: 355
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Iowa County with a mortgage: 1,998 (138 second mortgage, 190 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,524

Iowa County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 3.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/21/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,858 (71%) Carpooled: 1,387 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 313 (4%) Other means: 40 (0%) Worked at home: 597 (7%)

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,769 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.31% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($28,295 average AGI)
1.32% relocated from other states ($8,474 average AGI)

Iowa County:	1.32%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Johnson County, IA	1.04% ($39,955 average AGI)
from Linn County, IA	0.76% ($39,612)
from Benton County, IA	0.40% ($35,500)
from Keokuk County, IA	0.37% ($33,083)
from Poweshiek County, IA	0.36% ($37,522)

6.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.19%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.74% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($25,040 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($8,062 average AGI)

Iowa County:	1.45%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Johnson County, IA	1.31% ($33,294 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA	1.08% ($32,371)
to Benton County, IA	0.45% ($34,448)
to Poweshiek County, IA	0.37% ($33,333)
to Washington County, IA	0.22% ($25,571)
to Polk County, IA	0.19% ($45,000)
to Keokuk County, IA	0.15% ($30,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,848 (2,623 aged, 225 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,237 (3,622 male householders, 712 female householders)

  3,784 spouses, 4,787 children (4,384 natural, 118 adopted, 285 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 40 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 35 other relatives, 134 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,150 (806 male householders (667 living alone)), 1,046 female householders (933 living alone)), 298 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 284 (261 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,981 2-persons, 829 3-persons, 909 4-persons, 461 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,600 1-person, 229 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

95.2% of residents of Iowa County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,360,000 ($4951 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $895,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,392,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,732,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,558,000
Federal grants: $7,916,000
Federal procurement contracts: $845,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,917,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,887,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,378,000
Federal Government insurance: $48,463,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 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: 0.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

66% of Iowa 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, 77% lived in Iowa.

Iowa County:	66.0%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 13580
• Northeast: 133
• Midwest: 1098
• South: 393
• West: 314

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500

Here:	10.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	5.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	15.8%
Iowa:	25.4%