Mahaska County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 20,62193.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5122.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3551.6%Asian alone
  • 2991.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2821.3%Two or more races
  • 590.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 520.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 14
• Burglaries: 27
• Thefts: 44
• Auto thefts: 10

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 126
• Thefts: 52
• Auto thefts: 8

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,882 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,702 (1.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mahaska County is $417 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $636 a month.

Cities in this county include: Oskaloosa, New Sharon, Eddyville, Fremont, University Park, Beacon, Rose Hill, Barnes City, Leighton, Keomah Village.

Neighboring counties: Clarke County , Dallas County , Guthrie County , Lorain County, Ohio , Keokuk County , Monroe County .

Current college students: 1,000
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 460 (43.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2682010 or later
• 432000 to 2009
• 551990 to 1999
• 1041980 to 1989
• 361970 to 1979
• 42Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,879
• One, attached: 32
• Two: 235
• 3 or 4: 520
• 5 to 9: 229
• 10 to 19: 159
• 20 to 49: 164
• 50 or more: 84
• Mobile homes: 582

Housing units in Mahaska County with a mortgage: 3,449 (72 second mortgage, 213 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,778

Religion statistics for Mahaska County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mahaska County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
• Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2014 to July 08, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4187: August 05, 2014, FEMA Id: 4187, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 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: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 10, 2007 to December 11, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1737: January 04, 2008, FEMA Id: 1737, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1727: September 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1727, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1688: March 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1688, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.35% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($38,092 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.20% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($29,305 average AGI)
1.15% relocated from other states ($8,788 average AGI)

Mahaska County:	1.15%
Iowa average:	2.42%

from Wapello County, IA	0.87% ($37,243 average AGI)
from Marion County, IA	0.77% ($33,855)
from Polk County, IA	0.35% ($33,464)
from Poweshiek County, IA	0.33% ($31,000)
from Keokuk County, IA	0.31% ($31,560)

6.46% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($49,197 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.74% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($36,378 average AGI)
1.72% relocated to other states ($12,819 average AGI)

Mahaska County:	1.72%
Iowa average:	2.69%

to Marion County, IA	0.99% ($40,568 average AGI)
to Wapello County, IA	0.70% ($44,702)
to Polk County, IA	0.68% ($92,268)
to Keokuk County, IA	0.32% ($37,692)
to Poweshiek County, IA	0.29% ($40,375)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 10.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Mahaska County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 4,748 (1,130 living alone), Female householders: 4,327 (1,370 living alone)

• 4,696 spouses (4,673 opposite-sex spouses), 552 unmarried partners, (552 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,015 children (5,358 natural, 207 adopted, 462 stepchildren), 226 grandchildren, 148 brothers or sisters, 188 parents, 0 foster children, 57 other relatives, 647 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 625

Size of family households: 3,089 2-persons, 1,226 3-persons, 945 4-persons, 549 5-persons, 134 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,513 1-person, 434 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 38 5-persons.

3,517 married couples with children.
1,488 single-parent households (385 men, 1,103 women).

97.1% of residents of Mahaska speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $120,999,000 ($5,451 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,388,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $52,725,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,499,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,201,000
Federal grants: $25,627,000
Federal procurement contracts: $952,000 ($10,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,994,000 ($28,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $639,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,929,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,745,000

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

Here:	-18 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Mahaska County, Iowa
• 3102014 or later
• 702010 to 2013
• 7892000 to 2009
• 7331990 to 1999
• 6461980 to 1989
• 1,5441970 to 1979
• 7651960 to 1969
• 1,0571950 to 1959
• 4731940 to 1949
• 3,5831939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Mahaska County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mahaska County, Iowa
• 21 room
• 142 rooms
• 993 rooms
• 5944 rooms
• 1,1465 rooms
• 1,1016 rooms
• 1,3067 rooms
• 8248 rooms
• 1,1279+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mahaska County, Iowa
• 611 room
• 932 rooms
• 5193 rooms
• 6094 rooms
• 5625 rooms
• 4866 rooms
• 2147 rooms
• 1938 rooms
• 1119+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Mahaska County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mahaska County, Iowa
• 2no bedroom
• 1371 bedroom
• 1,5392 bedrooms
• 2,9603 bedrooms
• 1,2424 bedrooms
• 3305+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mahaska County, Iowa
• 76no bedroom
• 5651 bedroom
• 1,0512 bedrooms
• 7333 bedrooms
• 3084 bedrooms
• 1175+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Mahaska County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mahaska County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 157no vehicle
• 1,1731 vehicle
• 2,7452 vehicles
• 1,0863 vehicles
• 6694 vehicles
• 4265+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Mahaska County in renter-occupied apartments
• 477no vehicle
• 1,1431 vehicle
• 7952 vehicles
• 2073 vehicles
• 1964 vehicles
• 435+ vehicles

85.0% of Mahaska County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.

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

• This state: 17,494
• Other state: 4,207
• Northeast: 193
• Midwest: 2,255
• South: 805
• West: 959

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 443
• Number of aged recipients: 31
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 412
• Number of recipients under 18: 66
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 310
• Number of recipients older than 64: 67
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 159
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 194