Madison County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Retail trade (12.3%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Madison County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 6,918	(49.3%)
Females: 7,101	(50.7%)

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Madison County:	2.6 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,138
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$424
State:	$454

Madison County:	$135,913
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $181,047

Here:	$181,047
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,219

Here:	$138,219
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $80,749

Here:	$80,749
State:	$134,477

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $340,116

Here:	$340,116
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $47,863

Here:	$47,863
State:	$29,315

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Area name: Des Moines, IA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Madison County is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $669 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $857 a month.

Cities in this county include: Winterset, Earlham, St. Charles, Truro, East Peru, Macksburg, Patterson, Bevington.

Neighboring counties: Adair County , Clarke County , Dallas County , Guthrie County , Polk County , Union County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Madison County: Lakeview Country Club (A), Stringtown School (B), Madison County Fairgrounds (C), Tola (D), Prairie Flower School (E), Ellsworth (F), Washington School (G), Price (H), North River (I), North River School (J), Groth's Gardens (K), Maple Grove (L), Middle River School (M), Howell Tree Farm (N), Gear (O), Penn Center Church (P), Kasson (Q), Penn Townhall (R), Monroe Townhall (S), Webster Townhall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Madison County include: Ord Church (A), Fairview Church (B), Fellowship Church (C), Saint Patricks Church (D), Deer Creek Chapel (E), Oak Grove Church (F), North River Church (G), Jefferson Church (H), Blair Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Eppard Cemetery (1), Old Penn Center Cemetery (2), Young Cemetery (3), Worthington Cemetery (4), Worthing Cemetery (5), Barney Cemetery (6), North McDonald Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Cedar Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: North Fork Clanton Creek (A), North Elm Creek (B), North Branch North River (C), Hay Branch (D), Hanner Creek (E), Jim Creek (F), Jones Creek (G), Rocky Branch (H), Baugh Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Madison County include: Goeldner Woods County Park (1), Badger Creek State Recreation Area (2), Pammel State Park (3), Clanton Creek Recreation Area (4), Cedar Bridge County Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.1%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 408
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 85 (66% naturalized citizens)

Madison County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,673
• One, attached: 65
• Two: 94
• 3 or 4: 179
• 5 to 9: 157
• 10 to 19: 51
• 20 or more: 64
• Mobile homes: 373
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Housing units in Madison County with a mortgage: 1,654 (171 second mortgage, 217 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 915

Here:	64.4% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Madison County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.

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

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from Madison County center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,472 (78%) Carpooled: 947 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 119 (2%) Other means: 21 (0%) Worked at home: 409 (6%)

8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.47%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.60% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($39,167 average AGI)
1.87% relocated from other states ($10,634 average AGI)

Madison County:	1.87%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Polk County, IA	2.85% ($56,968 average AGI)
from Dallas County, IA	1.02% ($73,911)
from Warren County, IA	0.71% ($40,487)
from Adair County, IA	0.33% ($25,389)
from Guthrie County, IA	0.22% ($36,083)
from Union County, IA	0.22% ($20,333)

7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,308 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.45%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.87% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($26,589 average AGI)
1.58% relocated to other states ($7,722 average AGI)

Madison County:	1.58%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Polk County, IA	2.57% ($33,321 average AGI)
to Dallas County, IA	0.81% ($36,545)
to Warren County, IA	0.70% ($45,211)
to Union County, IA	0.35% ($38,579)
to Story County, IA	0.28% ($21,933)
to Adair County, IA	0.24% ($30,308)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,207 (1,964 aged, 243 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,132 (3,298 male householders, 636 female householders)

  3,365 spouses, 4,303 children (3,957 natural, 102 adopted, 244 stepchildren), 112 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 58 other relatives, 282 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,586 (610 male householders (489 living alone)), 771 female householders (726 living alone)), 205 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 301 (292 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,825 2-persons, 802 3-persons, 767 4-persons, 379 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,215 1-person, 133 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

98.3% of residents of Madison County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (16% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 47% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $69,130,000 ($4622 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $836,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,585,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,551,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,467,000
Federal grants: $9,969,000
Federal procurement contracts: $646,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,913,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $558,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,776,000
Federal Government insurance: $24,686,000

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

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

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+58 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

60% of Madison County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Iowa.

Madison County:	60.0%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 11547
• Northeast: 101
• Midwest: 1398
• South: 349
• West: 491

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,500

Here:	2.2%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	26.1%
Iowa:	25.4%

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