Johnson County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	43%
State:	28%

Johnson County:	18.7%
Iowa:	10.9%

This county:	15.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	7.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Type of workers:

Johnson County, Iowa business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Johnson County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	28.4 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 55,254	(49.8%)
Females: 55,752	(50.2%)

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Johnson County:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$44,262
Iowa:	$43,609

Johnson County	$170,742
Iowa:	$106,600

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 57
• Burglaries: 79
• Thefts: 143
• Auto thefts: 15

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 85
• Burglaries: 73
• Thefts: 192
• Auto thefts: 17

Area name: Iowa City, IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Johnson County is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $653 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $951 a month.

Cities in this county include: Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, Lone Tree, University Heights, Tiffin, Swisher, Oxford, Hills.

2005 air pollution in Johnson County:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Cedar County , Iowa County , Linn County , Louisa County , Muscatine County , Washington County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Johnson County: Pleasant Valley Golf Course (A), Sugar Bottom Campground (B), Devonian Fossil Gorge (C), Lake MacBride Golf Course (D), Morfordsville (E), Sleepy Hollow Campground (F), Jolly Rogers Campground (G), Johnson County Fairgrounds (H), Seventy Eight (I), Tiffin West Bound Rest Area (J), Tiffin East Bound Rest Area (K), Sandy Beach Campground (L), Fairview Golf Course (M), Belle Air (N), Coralville Dam Complex Campgrounds (O), Cou Falls (P), Bon Accord (Q), Palestine (R), University of Iowa Observatory (S), Hi Point Golf Course (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Johnson County include: Fairview Church (A), Saints Peter and Paul Church (B), Saint Stanislaus Church (C), Saint Peters Catholic Church (D), Iowa City Church of Christ (E), Saint Marys Church (F), New Horizons Church (G), Life Tabernacle Church (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Hummer Cemetery (1), Alt Cemetery (2), Anderson Cemetery (3), Yoder Cemetery (4), Walker Cemetery (5), Oasis Cemetery (6), Oakland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Matson Pond (A), Swan Lake (B), Wisniewski Pond (C), Twin Lake (D), Timber Lake (E), Lake McBride (F), McDowell Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Old Womans Creek (A), Old Mans Creek (B), Sanders Creek (C), Schaffer Creek (D), English River (E), Lingle Creek (F), Muddy Creek (G), Jordan Creek (H), Prairie Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Johnson County include: Lake Macbride State Park (1), F W Kent County Park (2), Sandy Beach Public Use Area (3), Redbird Farms Wildlife Area (4), Sugar Bottoms Public Use Area (5), Mesquakie Park (6), Mid River Public Use Area (7), Hoover Historic Site State Historical Marker (8), Historic Iowa City State Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	2.8%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 26,885
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 47.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,098 (27% naturalized citizens)

Johnson County:	6.4%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,436
• One, attached: 3,015
• Two: 2,028
• 3 or 4: 2,150
• 5 to 9: 4,028
• 10 to 19: 5,086
• 20 or more: 3,892
• Mobile homes: 3,189
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Johnson County with a mortgage: 14,419 (1,544 second mortgage, 2,397 home equity loan, 123 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,434

Johnson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 9 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: 43,005 (68%) Carpooled: 7,111 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 3,301 (5%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Subway or elevated: 8 (0%) Taxi: 40 (0%) Motorcycle: 70 (0%) Bicycle: 944 (1%) Walked: 6,306 (10%) Other means: 371 (1%) Worked at home: 1,925 (3%)

10.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,443 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.50%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.62% of residents moved from foreign countries ($467 average AGI)

Johnson County:	0.62%
Iowa average:	0.10%

5.43% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($16,169 average AGI)
4.45% relocated from other states ($16,807 average AGI)

Johnson County:	4.45%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Linn County, IA	1.11% ($39,219 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA	0.44% ($30,598)
from Washington County, IA	0.34% ($32,047)
from Cook County, IL	0.33% ($30,469)
from Scott County, IA	0.33% ($29,075)
from Black Hawk County, IA	0.27% ($27,395)
from Muscatine County, IA	0.26% ($32,405)

10.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.48%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($467 average AGI)

Johnson County:	0.17%
Iowa average:	0.03%

4.53% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($14,962 average AGI)
5.78% relocated to other states ($23,663 average AGI)

Johnson County:	5.78%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Linn County, IA	1.33% ($35,732 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA	0.55% ($37,504)
to Cook County, IL	0.51% ($31,248)
to Washington County, IA	0.32% ($35,827)
to Scott County, IA	0.28% ($27,317)
to Cedar County, IA	0.24% ($35,196)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.21% ($37,253)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 4.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,946 (8,428 aged, 1,518 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: 72,122 (18,715 male householders, 5,124 female householders)

  19,558 spouses, 25,326 children (23,868 natural, 631 adopted, 827 stepchildren), 402 grandchildren, 773 brothers or sisters, 223 parents, 482 other relatives, 1,519 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 30,800 (9,850 male householders (6,198 living alone)), 10,385 female householders (7,114 living alone)), 10,565 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8,084 (1,604 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,693 2-persons, 5,363 3-persons, 4,994 4-persons, 2,032 5-persons, 523 6-persons, 234 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,312 1-person, 4,726 2-persons, 1,382 3-persons, 536 4-persons, 184 5-persons, 55 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons.

17,308 married couples with children.
4,048 single-parent households (900 men, 3,148 women).

89.5% of residents of Johnson County speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $872,615,000 ($7516 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $37,113,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $163,689,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,359,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,963,000
Federal grants: $262,653,000
Federal procurement contracts: $269,061,000 ($3,963,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $99,890,000 ($22,243,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $282,190,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $28,778,000
Federal Government insurance: $111,951,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	23 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+25 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.59 millions of gallons per day (33% from ground, 67% from surface)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

42% of Johnson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Iowa.

Johnson County:	41.8%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 69431
• Northeast: 4016
• Midwest: 20850
• South: 4459
• West: 4469

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $127,900

Here:	10.9%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	7.4%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	3.0%
Iowa:	25.4%

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