Mills County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (28.6%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Mills County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 7,297	(50.2%)
Females: 7,250	(49.8%)

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Mills County:	2.6 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,837
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$431
State:	$454

Mills County:	$138,659
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $178,996

Here:	$178,996
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $159,259

Here:	$159,259
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $179,651

Here:	$179,651
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $119,979

Here:	$119,979
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $98,331

Here:	$98,331
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $59,030

Here:	$59,030
State:	$29,315

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500

Here:	$17,500
State:	$33,502

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

This county:	8.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

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.

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

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

Here:	3.6%
Iowa:	5.4%

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)

Mills County:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 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

Here:	66.8% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Mills County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Iowa state average. It is 1.6 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.

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 Mills 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)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,783 (79%) Carpooled: 939 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Walked: 135 (2%) Other means: 51 (1%) Worked at home: 398 (5%)

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

Here:	8.66%
Iowa average:	6.30%

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%

from Pottawattamie County, IA	1.96% ($36,077 average AGI)
from Douglas County, NE	1.60% ($46,294)
from Sarpy County, NE	0.98% ($57,385)
from Montgomery County, IA	0.36% ($44,842)
from Fremont County, IA	0.26% ($25,214)

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

Here:	7.68%
Iowa average:	6.47%

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%

to Pottawattamie County, IA	1.88% ($32,737 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	1.22% ($40,484)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.61% ($48,594)
to Fremont County, IA	0.42% ($34,591)
to Montgomery County, IA	0.38% ($38,850)
to Page County, IA	0.21% ($29,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.0

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%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 12,274 (3,289 male householders, 701 female householders)

  3,308 spouses, 4,427 children (3,902 natural, 125 adopted, 400 stepchildren), 195 grandchildren, 63 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 32 other relatives, 238 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,573 (562 male householders (459 living alone)), 784 female householders (712 living alone)), 227 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 700 (523 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,805 2-persons, 822 3-persons, 801 4-persons, 398 5-persons, 109 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,171 1-person, 153 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 3 5-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

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	45 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+37 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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.

Mills County:	57.4%
State average:	57.7%

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

Here:	4.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	3.5%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	29.6%
Iowa:	25.4%

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