Races in Mills County, Iowa:

Average household size:

Estimated median household income in 2009: $51,645 ($42,428 in 1999)

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $471 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $601)


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $146,021 (it was $95,200 in 2000) Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,172 - $226,592

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $182,489

Here:	$182,489
State:	$151,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $540,601

Here:	$540,601
State:	$156,028

In 2-unit structures: $31,205

Here:	$31,205
State:	$128,390

Mobile homes: $154,262

Here:	$154,262
State:	$29,315

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $4,567

Here:	$4,567
State:	$33,502

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,200
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $430

Institutionalized population: 462

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 74
• Thefts: 86
• Auto thefts: 20

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 69
• Thefts: 129
• Auto thefts: 19

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,775 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,559 (1.3%)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 11.0%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 9.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 11.1% for other race residents, 26.2% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2010: 41 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41 years old, Black residents: 35 years old, American Indian residents: 37 years old, Asian residents: 24 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19 years old, Other race residents: 22 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

Area name: Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mills County is $531 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $884 a month.

Cities in this county include: Glenwood, Malvern, Pacific Junction, Emerson, Silver City, Hastings, Henderson.

Mills County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Mills County: Barrett School (A), Shady Grove School (B), Benton (C), Jewell (D), Haneys (E), Egypt (F), Wahaghbonsy (G), Elm Grove School (H), Estes School (I), Four Corners School (J), Foxworthy School (K), Lutherische Kirche (L), Mount Vernon School (M), Glenwood Golf Course (N), Fairview Country Club (O), Pacific Junction North Bound Rest Area (P), Pacific Junction South Bound Rest Area (Q), Pleasant Ridge School (R), Rolling Thunder Rescue (S), Oak Township Fire Department Mineola Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Mills County include: Waubonsie Bible Church (A), Champion Hill Church (B), Holy Rosary Church (C), Oaks Church (D), Hillsdale United Methodist Church (E), Saint John Lutheran Church (F), Strahan United Methodist Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Plumer Cemetery (1), Farm Creek Cemetery (2), Silver City Cemetery (3), Glenwood Cemetery (4), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (5), Cottonwood Cemetery (6), Saylers Farm Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Folsom Lake (A), Lake George (B), Tree Lake (C), Keg Creek Lake (D), Mile Hill Lake (E), Pony Creek Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Spring Valley Creek (A), Silver Creek (B), Indian Creek (C), Douglas Creek (D), Osborne Creek (E), Snake Creek (F), Pony Creek (G), Little Creek (H), Mule Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Mills County include: Bass Memorial Park (1), Highway Number Thirty-Four Roadside Park (2), Ray Thomas Wildlife Preserve (3), Keg Lake Wildlife Management Area (4), PJ Wildlife Area (5), Mile Hill Lake Park (6), Tree Lake Park (7), Three Early Trails Historical Marker (8), Pony Creek Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Neighboring counties: Cass County, Nebraska , Fremont County , Montgomery County , Page County , Sarpy County, Nebraska , Pottawattamie County .

Current college students: 541
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 139 (48% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,492
• One, attached: 104
• Two: 97
• 3 or 4: 138
• 5 to 9: 75
• 10 to 19: 64
• 20 or more: 78
• Mobile homes: 603
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Mills County with a mortgage: 2,047 (284 second mortgage, 200 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,018

Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 45.85%

Here		45.9%
USA		50.2%

Total adherents: 6,670
Total congregations: 25

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church
Adherents	1,826 (27.4%)	1,400 (21.0%)	708 (10.6%)	594 (8.9%)	537 (8.1%)
Congregations	10 (40.0%)	1 (4.0%)	2 (8.0%)	1 (4.0%)	2 (8.0%)

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	United Church of Christ	LDS (Mormon) Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other
Adherents	501 (7.5%)	317 (4.8%)	304 (4.6%)	188 (2.8%)	295 (4.4%)
Congregations	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.0%)	1 (4.0%)	5 (20.0%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Mills County - Glenwood, Malvern, Pacific Junction, Emerson, Silver City

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Mills County:

Average size of farms: 535 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $104,151
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $208.95
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.34%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.45%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $74,673
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.48%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.15%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $100,195
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.50%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.13
Corn for grain: 101144 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 266 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 96158 harvested acres
Vegetables: 15 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres

Tornado activity:

Mills County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 14 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/28/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Mills County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 96% 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 27.9 miles away from the county center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from the county center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

• Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 1, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1930): July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 5, 2007 to May 7, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1705): May 25, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1705, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3239): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1518): May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 2, 1999 to August 10, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1282): July 22, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1282, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Severe Weather, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: June 13, 1998 to July 15, 1998, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1230): July 2, 1998, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1230, Natural disaster type: Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Snow Storms, Incident Period: October 26, 1997 to October 28, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1191): November 20, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1191, Natural disaster type: Storm, Snow
• Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 1, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-996): July 9, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Ice Storm, Incident Period: October 31, 1991 to November 29, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-928): December 26, 1991, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-928, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Mills County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 4, Flash Flood: 1, Snow: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).





Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,164.

8.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,565 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.35% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($14,820 average AGI)
5.31% relocated from other states ($28,746 average AGI)

Mills County:	5.31%
Iowa average:	2.55%

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

7.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,535 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.67% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($15,748 average AGI)
4.01% relocated to other states ($25,787 average AGI)

Mills County:	4.01%
Iowa average:	2.80%

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

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 3.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,404 (1,831 aged, 573 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1308.560
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 876.730
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.54

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 20.72
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 52.34

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13.09

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,451

• In family households: 12,611 (3,167 male householders, 926 female householders)

  3,354 spouses, 4,311 children (3,897 natural, 135 adopted, 279 stepchildren), 242 grandchildren, 61 brothers or sisters, 71 parents, 76 other relatives, 326 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,840 (737 male householders (590 living alone)), 775 female householders (663 living alone)), 328 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 608 (462 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,935 2-persons, 821 3-persons, 721 4-persons, 406 5-persons, 149 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,253 1-person, 217 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

98.2% of residents of Mills County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (17% speak English very well, 83% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $90,071,000 ($5989 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,293,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,888,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,561,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,963,000
Federal grants: $17,506,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,167,000 ($17,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,986,000 ($3,150,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $945,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,490,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,659,000

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

Births: 869

Deaths: 691

Net international migration: +24

Net internal migration: +567

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Median number of rooms in apartments:

57% of Mills County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Iowa.

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

• This state: 8285
• Northeast: 182
• Midwest: 4509
• South: 543
• West: 802

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,100

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 142

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 294
• Number of aged recipients: 23
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 271
• Number of recipients under 18: 46
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 205
• Number of recipients older than 64: 43
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 70
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 76

Most common first names in Mills County, IA among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	78	75.9 years
William	68	74.2 years
Mary	63	79.7 years
Robert	57	72.0 years
Charles	55	74.7 years
James	51	66.5 years
Donald	39	66.6 years
George	39	80.5 years
Harold	35	75.5 years
Ruth	34	82.3 years

Most common last names in Mills County, IA among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	38	72.0 years
Miller	37	78.1 years
Johnson	34	77.9 years
Schoening	32	80.6 years
Anderson	27	74.4 years
Williams	27	78.6 years
Clark	25	78.4 years
Fisher	24	71.2 years
Wilson	21	74.6 years
Jones	19	80.5 years

Businesses in Mills County, IA
Name	Count		Name	Count
FedEx	1		Subway	1
H&R Block	1		True Value	1
Kroger	1		U-Haul	1
McDonald's	1		U.S. Cellular	1
Pizza Hut	1		UPS	2
RadioShack	1		YMCA	1

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Mills County on our top lists:

• #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"

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