County population in 2012: 36,602 (42% urban, 58% rural); it was 37,213 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 7,102 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,000 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,125 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,704 (it was 3,564 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
28%
Land area: 730 sq. mi. Water area: 2.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 50 people per square mile
(average).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Jasper County: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.4%), Manufacturing (17.6%), Retail trade (11.6%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,686 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,464 (1.5%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.3%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 75.6% for Black residents, 20.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 5.3% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 19.4% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 41 years old
(Males: 39 years old, Females: 43 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 33 years old, American Indian residents: 35 years old, Asian residents: 32 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
6.5%
Whole state:
9.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
2.6%
Whole state:
3.8%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jasper County is $423 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $556 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $707 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jasper County: Dawson (A), Woodville (B), Adamsonville (C), Sugar Creek (D), Fairmont (E), Franklin (F), Riverview Honor Farm (G), Newton Speedway (H), Grinnell East Bound Rest Area (I), Grinnell West Bound Rest Area (J), Turner (K), Newburg (L), Metz (M), Diamond Trail Golf Club (N), Colfax Golf Club (O), Westwood Park Golf Course (P), Jasper County Home (Q), Wittemberg Grange Hall (R), Jasper County Jail (S), Newton Correctional Release Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jasper County include: Sully Meeting Room Church (A), Ashton Church (B), Tools Chapel (C), Union Chapel (D), Bethany Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Center Friends Church (G), Newburg United Church of Christ (H), Prairie City Brethren Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Antle Cemetery (1), Old German Lutheran Cemetery (2), Our Silent City Cemetery (3), Bethany Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Restland Cemetery (6), Rhinehart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alloway Creek (A), Benjamin Creek (B), Buck Creek (C), Burr Oak Creek (D), Byers Branch (E), Carson Creek (F), Cherry Creek (G), Clear Creek (H), Coon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Jasper County include: Ashton Wildwood County Park (1), Rock Creek State Park (2), Mariposa County Park (3), Schlosser Park (4), Westwood Park (5), Kellogg State Game Management Area (6), Bailey Wildlife Area (7), South Skunk River Wildlife Area (8), Historic Grinnell State Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 1,015 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 548 (39% naturalized citizens)
Jasper County:
1.5%
Whole state:
3.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 173
1990 to 1994: 101
1985 to 1989: 38
1980 to 1984: 41
1975 to 1979: 22
1970 to 1974: 25
1970 to 1974: 13
1965 to 1969: 135
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 12,250
One, attached: 108
Two: 346
3 or 4: 615
5 to 9: 415
10 to 19: 600
20 or more: 495
Mobile homes: 822
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Housing units in Jasper County with a mortgage: 5,555 (582 second mortgage, 687 home equity loan, 50 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,249
Here:
63.1% with mortgage
State:
62.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.03%
Here
51.0%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 18,991 Total congregations: 64
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Christian Reformed Church in North America
Reformed Church in America
Adherents
3,550 (18.7%)
2,791 (14.7%)
1,706 (9.0%)
1,468 (7.7%)
1,276 (6.7%)
Congregations
11 (17.2%)
2 (3.1%)
5 (7.8%)
3 (4.7%)
3 (4.7%)
Name
United Church of Christ
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Other
Adherents
1,172 (6.2%)
1,117 (5.9%)
1,054 (5.5%)
1,005 (5.3%)
3,852 (20.3%)
Congregations
3 (4.7%)
1 (1.6%)
4 (6.3%)
4 (6.3%)
28 (43.8%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 339 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $122,889 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $276.62 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.43% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.48% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $95,856 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.09% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.30% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $97,775 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.31% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.57 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.75% Corn for grain: 156944 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 144889 harvested acres Vegetables: 33 harvested acres Land in orchards: 33 acres
Tornado activity:
Jasper County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 4/8/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Most recent natural disasters:
Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1930): July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1763): May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 2, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1688): March 14, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1688, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3239): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1518): May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Weather, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: June 13, 1998 to July 15, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1230): July 2, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1230, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Snow Storms, Incident Period: October 26, 1997 to October 28, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1191): November 20, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1191, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 1, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-996): July 9, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: May 18, 1990 to July 6, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-868): May 26, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-868, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Iowa SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 24, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-443): June 24, 1974, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-443, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Jasper County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Snow: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (29%)
Netherlands (10%)
Germany (10%)
Other South Central Asia (9%)
Canada (7%)
Korea (7%)
Laos (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jasper County (%):
German (26%)
Dutch (16%)
United States or American (15%)
English (10%)
Irish (9%)
Norwegian (4%)
Swedish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 14,454 (79%)
Carpooled: 2,170 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 89 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 48 (0%)
Walked: 592 (3%)
Other means: 86 (0%)
Worked at home: 931 (5%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
People in group quarters in Jasper County, Iowa in 2000:
987 people in state prisons
461 people in nursing homes
78 people in religious group quarters
40 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
31 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
24 people in other nonhousehold living situations
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
9 people in other group homes
People in group quarters in Jasper County, Iowa in 2010:
1,155 people in state prisons
291 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
100 people in group homes intended for adults
42 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
33 people in residential treatment centers for adults
15 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
11 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,642.
5.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,938 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.59%
Iowa average:
6.30%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.13% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($25,145 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($9,793 average AGI)
Jasper County:
1.46%
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:
6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,725 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.54%
Iowa average:
6.47%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($25,637 average AGI)
1.87% relocated to other states ($15,088 average AGI)
Jasper County:
1.87%
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:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.9
Births per 1000 population in Jasper County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population in Jasper County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jasper County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,294 (5,608 aged, 686 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.65 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6076.670 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 137.870 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 23651.84
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1141.370 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 894.520
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38.93 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 76.98
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7.96
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 96.1. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 35,194
In family households: 29,709 (7,745 male householders, 2,335 female householders)
8,155 spouses, 9,777 children (8,942 natural, 280 adopted, 555 stepchildren), 489 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 163 other relatives, 688 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,485 (2,173 male householders (1,793 living alone)), 2,553 female householders (2,302 living alone)), 759 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,648 (1,489 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,151 2-persons, 2,027 3-persons, 1,730 4-persons, 800 5-persons, 274 6-persons, 98 7-or-more-persons.
96.9% of residents of Jasper County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $185,502,000 ($4918 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $2,255,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,921,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,282,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,179,000 Federal grants: $33,213,000 Federal procurement contracts: $1,787,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $7,119,000 ($511,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $2,454,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,105,000 Federal Government insurance: $69,789,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,336
Here:
62 per 1000 residents
State:
66 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,747
Here:
46 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +145
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -216
Here:
-6 per 1000 residents
State:
-14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jasper County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
60% of Jasper County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.
Jasper County:
59.9%
State average:
57.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 30689
Northeast: 393
Midwest: 3274
South: 1063
West: 1154
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,700
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 Jasper County
41.0 years
38.0 years
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