Monona County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 9,520 (27% urban, 73% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,210
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,001

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Land area: 693 sq. mi.
Water area: 5.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 14 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.4%
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: Educational,health and social services (22.4%), Retail trade (11.6%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Monona County, Iowa business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Monona County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 4,861	(48.5%)
Females: 5,159	(51.5%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,307
County population in 2003: 9,808
Jobs in 2003: 3,637

Total labor force in 2004: 4,815
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%

Average household size:

Monona County:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,721 ($33,235 in 2000)

This county	$36,721
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,634

Monona County	$70,634
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $384
Institutionalized population: 272
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Monona County in 2000: $644

Monona County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Monona County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 51.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 47.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $521 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Monona County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Onawa, Mapleton, Whiting, Ute, Moorhead, Blencoe, Soldier, Castana, Turin, Rodney.

Neighboring counties: Burt County, Nebraska , Crawford County , Harrison County , Ida County , Thurston County, Nebraska , Woodbury County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Monona County: Lossing (A), Saint Clair (B), Arcola (C), Loess Hills Hideaway Cabins and Campground (D), Preparation (E), Nebowa Camp (F), Ashton (G), Interchange RV Campgrounds (H), Hall Creek (I), Belvidere (J), Onawa Country Club (K), Onawa North Bound Rest Area (L), Onawa South Bound Rest Area (M), Onawa/Blue Lake KOA Campground (N), Flanigan Brothers Grain Company Elevator (O), Lighthouse Marina and Campground (P), Lighthouse Marine and Campground (Q), Hiawatha (R), Grant Center (S). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Monona County include: Ingemann Church (A), Mission Covenant Church (B), Soldier Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Center Cemetery (1), Soldier Cemetery (2), Belvidere Cemetery (3), Bethesda Cemetery (4), Bisbee Cemetery (5), Whiting Cemetery (6), Jordan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Guard Lake (A), Badger Lake (B), Skunk Lake (C), Mill Creek Lake (D), Bartlett Hills Lake (E), Blue Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Norway Creek (A), Hall Creek (B), Rock Creek (C), Simmons Creek (D), Elk Creek (E), Jordan Creek (F), Skinners Creek (G), Skunk Creek (H), West Fork Little Sioux River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Monona County include: Gray's Landing Wildlife Area (1), Schoenjahn Wildlife Preserve (2), Lewis and Clark State Park (3), Loess Hills Wildlife Area (4), Oldham Recreation Area (5), Omaha Mission Bend Wildlife Area (6), Onawa Materials Yard Wildlife Area (7), Badger Lake State Wildlife Management Area (8), Rodney Pits Recreation Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 197
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 44 (66% naturalized citizens)

Monona County:	0.4%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 4
1990 to 1994: 13
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 3
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 24

Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.7%

Monona County marital status for males

Monona County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,899
One, attached: 28
Two: 85
3 or 4: 99
5 to 9: 81
10 to 19: 49
20 or more: 70
Mobile homes: 340
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Monona County with a mortgage: 994 (38 second mortgage, 72 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,361

Agriculture in Monona County
Average size of farms: 628 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $168136
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $228.91
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $134553
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.90%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $115976
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.54
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.71%
Corn for grain: 157918 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 58 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 139029 harvested acres
Vegetables: 80 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 30 acres

Monona County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (14%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Food (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Other Northern Europe (25%)
United Kingdom (18%)
El Salvador (18%)
Philippines (16%)
Mexico (14%)
Sweden (5%)
Germany (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Monona County:

German (36%)
Irish (12%)
English (10%)
United States or American (9%)
Norwegian (9%)
Danish (7%)
Swedish (3%)

Monona County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,409 (74%)
Carpooled: 596 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 248 (5%)
Other means: 40 (1%)
Worked at home: 297 (6%)

263 people in nursing homes
9 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 $40,349.

4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,878 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.75%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.96% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($20,448 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($10,430 average AGI)
Monona County: 1.80%
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 Woodbury County, IA	1.22% ($31,523 average AGI)
from Harrison County, IA	0.47% ($30,235)
from Douglas County, NE	0.30% ($26,818)

5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,327 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.85%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.61% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($17,009 average AGI)
2.24% relocated to other states ($14,313 average AGI)
Monona County: 2.24%
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 Woodbury County, IA	1.86% ($24,676 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.36% ($41,077)
to Harrison County, IA	0.30% ($24,818)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Monona County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Monona County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Monona County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,311 (2,101 aged, 210 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,746

In family households: 8,130 (2,291 male householders, 473 female householders)
2,316 spouses, 2,655 children (2,394 natural, 77 adopted, 184 stepchildren), 101 grandchildren, 32 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 43 other relatives, 198 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,616 (611 male householders (511 living alone)), 831 female householders (785 living alone)), 174 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 274 (273 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,433 2-persons, 537 3-persons, 468 4-persons, 218 5-persons, 81 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,296 1-person, 132 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

1,721 married couples with children.
417 single-parent households (144 men, 273 women).

98.2% of residents of Monona County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 34% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $79,374,000 ($8158 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $788,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $30,222,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,475,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,144,000
Federal grants: $14,448,000
Federal procurement contracts: $611,000 ($13,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,474,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,211,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,292,000
Federal Government insurance: $63,969,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 502

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 853

Here:	90 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -2

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

Net internal migration: -133

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

Population growth in Monona County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 63
1995 to 1998: 156
1990 to 1994: 99
1980 to 1989: 269
1970 to 1979: 610
1960 to 1969: 387
1950 to 1959: 503
1940 to 1949: 380
1939 or earlier: 2,193

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 52
4 rooms: 334
5 rooms: 670
6 rooms: 752
7 rooms: 542
8 rooms: 487
9 or more rooms: 362

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

1 room: 18
2 rooms: 48
3 rooms: 118
4 rooms: 184
5 rooms: 177
6 rooms: 199
7 rooms: 107
8 rooms: 90
9 or more rooms: 60

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 115
2 bedrooms: 851
3 bedrooms: 1,449
4 bedrooms: 609
5 or more bedrooms: 186

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monona County:

no bedroom: 19
1 bedroom: 171
2 bedrooms: 368
3 bedrooms: 291
4 bedrooms: 115
5 or more bedrooms: 37

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

no vehicle: 192
1 vehicle: 812
2 vehicles: 1,345
3 vehicles: 556
4 vehicles: 240
5 or more vehicles: 65

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

no vehicle: 142
1 vehicle: 400
2 vehicles: 293
3 vehicles: 90
4 vehicles: 38
5 or more vehicles: 38

65% of Monona County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Iowa.

Monona County:	65.4%
State average:	57.7%

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

This state: 7940
Northeast: 88
Midwest: 1435
South: 155
West: 335

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $46,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
Electricity (13%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (39%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
Electricity (20%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
Other fuel (3%)
Wood (3%)
No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31

Here:	2.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	1.7%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 32

Here:	19.8%
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)

Monona County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $262,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $562,000
General: $140,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,339,000
Health Services - Other: $1,324,000

Police Protection: $755,000

Financial Administration: $629,000

Central Staff Services: $368,000

General - Other: $238,000

Corrections - Other: $202,000

Parks & Recreation: $197,000

General Public Buildings: $187,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $165,000

Solid Waste Management: $137,000

Welfare - Other: $81,000

Libraries: $28,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $27,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $26,000

Natural Resources - Other: $12,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $317,000
All Other: $32,000

Highways: $3,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $29,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $368,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $312,000
All Other: $144,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $237,000
General Revenue, NEC: $48,000

Rents: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,863,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,373,000
General Support: $714,000

Health & Hospitals: $198,000

All Other: $109,000

Public Welfare: $20,000

Education: $1,000
Tax - Property: $3,894,000
Total General Sales: $278,000

NEC: $45,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,968,000

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