Jones County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 20,509 (44% urban, 56% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,734
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,826

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Land area: 575 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 36 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

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

Type of workers:

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

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

Races in Jones County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
Black (1.8%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,214
County population in 2003: 20,380
Jobs in 2003: 6,650

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Total labor force in 2004: 10,390
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Jones County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,377 ($37,449 in 2000)

This county	$41,377
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,393

Jones County	$104,393
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $416
Institutionalized population: 1,523
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Jones County in 2000: $772

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

Jones County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jones County Iowa:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 50.7%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $898 (1.1%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 21
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 30
1980 to 1984: 37
1975 to 1979: 15
1970 to 1974: 17
1970 to 1974: 10
1965 to 1969: 19

Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

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

Jones County marital status for males

Jones County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Jones County
Average size of farms: 304 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $116670
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $256.55
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 51.70%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $93125
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 72.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $96787
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.18%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 18.42
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.74%
Corn for grain: 121856 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 80087 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Construction (12%)
Public administration (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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

Laos (26%)
Mexico (19%)
Germany (16%)
Korea (9%)
Philippines (6%)
Spain (5%)
El Salvador (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jones County:

German (51%)
Irish (11%)
United States or American (9%)
English (5%)
Norwegian (3%)
Czech (3%)
Dutch (2%)

Jones County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Jones County, Iowa

1303 people in state prisons
182 people in nursing homes
24 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
19 people in other nonhousehold living situations
14 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 $45,151.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Jones County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Jones County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jones County

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

Households: 18,653

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.

3,632 married couples with children.
933 single-parent households (234 men, 699 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,105

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

Deaths: 1,009

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

Net international migration: +13

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

Net internal migration: +213

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

Population growth in Jones County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 157
1995 to 1998: 635
1990 to 1994: 427
1980 to 1989: 567
1970 to 1979: 1,165
1960 to 1969: 890
1950 to 1959: 684
1940 to 1949: 509
1939 or earlier: 3,092

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 12
3 rooms: 91
4 rooms: 456
5 rooms: 1,180
6 rooms: 1,258
7 rooms: 1,044
8 rooms: 850
9 or more rooms: 838

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 80
3 rooms: 263
4 rooms: 449
5 rooms: 277
6 rooms: 283
7 rooms: 221
8 rooms: 153
9 or more rooms: 100

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

no bedroom: 13
1 bedroom: 111
2 bedrooms: 1,245
3 bedrooms: 2,959
4 bedrooms: 1,166
5 or more bedrooms: 240

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jones County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 370
2 bedrooms: 656
3 bedrooms: 470
4 bedrooms: 285
5 or more bedrooms: 39

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

no vehicle: 181
1 vehicle: 1,262
2 vehicles: 2,319
3 vehicles: 1,410
4 vehicles: 416
5 or more vehicles: 146

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

no vehicle: 235
1 vehicle: 691
2 vehicles: 587
3 vehicles: 221
4 vehicles: 72
5 or more vehicles: 20

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

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 (45%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (5%)
Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
Electricity (24%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (1%)
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): 202

Here:	8.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	1.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 139

Here:	21.0%
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)

Jones County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $514,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,595,000
Health Services - Other: $1,842,000

Police Protection: $1,072,000

General - Other: $706,000

Financial Administration: $581,000

Central Staff Services: $542,000

Corrections - Other: $339,000

Parks & Recreation: $305,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $209,000

Welfare - Other: $185,000

Solid Waste Management: $128,000

Natural Resources - Other: $25,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $19,000
All Other: $5,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $115,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $338,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $399,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $375,000
Interest Earnings: $203,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $329,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,863,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,521,000
General Support: $934,000

Health & Hospitals: $466,000

All Other: $416,000
Tax - Property: $4,229,000
Total General Sales: $653,000

Public Utilities: $131,000

NEC: $57,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,194,000

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