Jones County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.3%), Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Jones County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 10,558	(52.2%)
Females: 9,663	(47.8%)

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Jones County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,871
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$385
State:	$454

Jones County:	$118,383
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $155,042

Here:	$155,042
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,466

Here:	$126,466
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $84,120

Here:	$84,120
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $69,033

Here:	$69,033
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $132,429

Here:	$132,429
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $32,772

Here:	$32,772
State:	$29,315

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $112,500

Here:	$112,500
State:	$33,502

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: 19
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 2
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 44
• Auto thefts: 4

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jones County is $415 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.

Cities in this county include: Anamosa, Monticello, Olin, Wyoming, Oxford Junction, Martelle, Onslow, Center Junction, Morley.

Neighboring counties: Cedar County , Clinton County , Delaware County , Dubuque County , Jackson County , Linn County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jones County: Camp Courageous of Iowa (A), Camp De Shaw (B), Wayside (C), Edinburgh Ghost Town and Museum (D), Jungletown Public Access (E), Iowa State Penal Farm (F), Little Bear Country Club (G), Wapsipinicon Country Club (H), Walnut Acres Campground (I), Highland Grove (J), Olin Recreation Area Access (K), Fawn Creek Country Club (L), Bowens Prairie (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jones County include: Scotch Grove Church (A), Fairview Baptist Church (B), Immaculate Conception Church (C), Saints Peter And Paul Church (D), Antioch Church (E), Saint Peters Church (F), First United Church (G), Forest Chapel (H), Berean Bible Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: South Mineral Cemetery (1), Mann Cemetery (2), Amber Cemetery (3), Olin Cemetery (4), Antioch Cemetery (5), Center Cemetery (6), Edinburg Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: East Goose Lake (A), West Goose Lake (B), Central Park Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Fawn Creek (A), Farm Creek (B), Little Bear Creek (C), Silver Creek (D), Jurdan Creek (E), Prairie Creek (F), Grove Creek (G), Mill Creek (H), Walnut Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jones County include: Pictured Rocks County Park (1), Wapsipinicon State Park (2), Muskrat Slough State Game Management Area (3), Chimney Rock Indian Bluffs State Game Mgt Ar (4), Central Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.0%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 736
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 160 (31% naturalized citizens)

Jones County:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,465
• One, attached: 90
• Two: 179
• 3 or 4: 359
• 5 to 9: 76
• 10 to 19: 145
• 20 or more: 134
• Mobile homes: 676
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Jones County with a mortgage: 2,273 (168 second mortgage, 283 home equity loan, 29 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,730

Here:	56.8% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Jones 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 one fatality and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/23/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from Jones County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,407 (77%) Carpooled: 1,060 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 386 (4%) Other means: 35 (0%) Worked at home: 711 (7%)

5.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,534 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.57%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.18% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($28,202 average AGI)
1.39% relocated from other states ($13,332 average AGI)

Jones County:	1.39%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Linn County, IA	2.30% ($38,828 average AGI)
from Dubuque County, IA	0.38% ($43,179)
from Delaware County, IA	0.30% ($33,409)
from Johnson County, IA	0.22% ($36,000)
from Cedar County, IA	0.15% ($33,364)

5.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.34% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($24,788 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($6,613 average AGI)

Jones County:	1.30%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Linn County, IA	2.09% ($33,416 average AGI)
to Delaware County, IA	0.26% ($31,842)
to Johnson County, IA	0.26% ($34,632)
to Cedar County, IA	0.20% ($20,933)
to Dubuque County, IA	0.20% ($50,067)
to Jackson County, IA	0.16% ($18,750)
to Polk County, IA	0.16% ($25,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,422 (3,119 aged, 303 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 15,904 (4,485 male householders, 835 female householders)

  4,536 spouses, 5,390 children (5,048 natural, 109 adopted, 233 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 94 other relatives, 351 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,749 (1,052 male householders (792 living alone)), 1,205 female householders (1,120 living alone)), 492 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,568 (1,525 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,605 2-persons, 1,022 3-persons, 1,034 4-persons, 454 5-persons, 157 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,912 1-person, 268 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 17 5-persons.

96.6% of residents of Jones County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,701,000 ($4829 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,130,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,763,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $18,359,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,639,000
Federal grants: $18,605,000
Federal procurement contracts: $882,000 ($16,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,454,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,254,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,140,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,508,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.10 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

60% of Jones 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, 72% lived in Iowa.

Jones County:	60.1%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 16712
• Northeast: 182
• Midwest: 1902
• South: 648
• West: 572

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,400

Here:	8.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	21.0%
Iowa:	25.4%

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