County population in 2016: 10,473 (52% urban, 48% rural); it was 11,771 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 1,850 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,433 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,578 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,275 (it was 1,308 in 2000)
% of renters here:
27%
State:
28%
Land area: 424 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 25 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Montgomery County: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (28.0%), Educational, health and social services (13.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.6%), Manufacturing (11.3%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,597 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,319 (1.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 14.4%
Montgomery County:
14.4%
Iowa:
11.8%
(13.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 39.0% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 45.2 years old
(Males: 43.8 years old, Females: 47.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.9 years old, Black residents: 34.6 years old, American Indian residents: 66.1 years old, Asian residents: 16.9 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.3 years old, Other race residents: 41.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County is $452 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Montgomery County: Happy Hollow Country Club (A), Brooks (B), Adams County Fairgrounds (C), Adams County Speedway (D), Lakeview Campground (E), Timber Ridge Campground (F), Adams County Home (G), Union Townhall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Montgomery County include: Strand Church (A), Stringtown Church (B), Mercer Church (C), Mount Etna Church of the Brethren (D), Lincoln Center United Methodist Church (E), Brooks Methodist Church (F), Carl Methodist Church (G), Salem Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oak Hill Cemetery (1), Oakland Cemetery (2), Baldwin Cemetery (3), Old Evergreen Cemetery (4), Old Queen City Cemetery (5), Carl Cemetery (6), Queen City Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Brown Branch (A), Cipra Branch (B), Show Creek (C), Shanghai Creek (D), Saylings Creek (E), Willow Creek (F), Petersons Creek (G), West Platte River (H), Moore Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 278 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.3% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 181 (15.1% naturalized citizens)
Montgomery County:
1.7%
Whole state:
5.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 45
2000 to 2009: 81
1990 to 1999: 12
1980 to 1989: 43
1970 to 1979: 19
Before 1970: 6
Note: State values scaled to Montgomery County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.0%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,352
One, attached: 73
Two: 154
3 or 4: 281
5 to 9: 131
10 to 19: 70
20 or more: 50
Mobile homes: 159
Housing units in Montgomery County with a mortgage: 1,514 (40 second mortgage, 193 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,620
Here:
50.0% with mortgage
State:
60.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Montgomery County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
3,913
17
Evangelical Protestant
1,164
10
Catholic
605
2
Other
-
1
None
5,058
-
Montgomery County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Montgomery County:
2.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Montgomery County:
6.38 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:
5.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
This county:
5.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.01 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Montgomery County:
9.0%
Iowa:
7.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Montgomery County:
27.8%
State:
27.3%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
20.9%
State:
14.5%
Agriculture in Montgomery County:
Average size of farms: 416 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $141,559 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $275.29 The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.27% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $116,264 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 73.81% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $84,549 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.42% Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.98 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.98% Corn for grain: 84934 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 82598 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Montgomery County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1618161.5 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 6/7/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Montgomery County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 76% 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 33.3 miles away from Montgomery County center On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 227.5 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 425.3 miles away from the county center On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 309.5 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 36.8 miles away from Montgomery County center On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 325.1 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 03, 2014 to June 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4181: July 14, 2014, FEMA Id: 4181, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
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 Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 05, 2007 to May 07, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1705: May 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1705, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
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
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: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 02, 1999 to August 10, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1282: July 22, 1999, FEMA Id: 1282, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 16, 1999 to May 29, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1277: May 21, 1999, FEMA Id: 1277, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (16) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 7, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (13%)
Healthcare support occupations (10%)
Management occupations (8%)
Education, training, and library occupations (8%)
Personal care and service occupations (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (41%)
Uzbekistan (28%)
Guatemala (27%)
Costa Rica (9%)
Germany (7%)
Colombia (7%)
Canada (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Montgomery County (%):
German (17%)
American (15%)
Swedish (14%)
Irish (9%)
English (7%)
Norwegian (5%)
Danish (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,949 (81.0%)
Carpooled: 395 (8.1%)
Bus or trolley bus: 17 (0.3%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 50 (1.0%)
Walked: 181 (3.7%)
Worked at home: 288 (5.9%)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Montgomery County, Iowa in 2000:
235 people in nursing homes
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
195 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
18 people in group homes intended for adultsAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $47,167.
5.07% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,457 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.07%
Iowa average:
5.75%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.07% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($18,370 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($13,087 average AGI)
Montgomery County:
2.00%
Iowa average:
2.41%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
5.39% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($33,829 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.39%
Iowa average:
5.94%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.74% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($15,856 average AGI)
2.65% relocated to other states ($17,973 average AGI)
Montgomery County:
2.65%
Iowa average:
2.60%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Births per 1000 population in Montgomery County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.7 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population in Montgomery County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Montgomery County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 10.7% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 4.6%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Montgomery County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Montgomery County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,450 (2,125 aged, 325 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 142 (5%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Montgomery County, Iowa in 1999 - 2014:
Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (283)
Atherosclerotic heart disease (171)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (164)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (126)
Unspecified dementia (73)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (69)
Pneumonia, unspecified (67)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (50)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (32)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.77 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,678 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 351 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48,605
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,123 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,361 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 42 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 106
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,473
In family households: 8,502 (1,518 male householders, 1,571 female householders)
2,288 spouses, 2,557 children (2,329 natural, 60 adopted, 169 stepchildren), 133 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 127 other relatives, 255 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,758 (694 male householders (611 living alone)), 849 female householders (750 living alone)), 211 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 209
Size of family households: 1,746 2-persons, 488 3-persons, 395 4-persons, 280 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 74 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,362 1-person, 156 2-persons, 28 3-persons.
1,304 married couples with children.
741 single-parent households (184 men, 557 women).
96.6% of residents of Montgomery speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $81,086,000 ($7,114 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $5,587,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,958,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,231,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,561,000 Federal grants: $10,937,000 Federal procurement contracts: $757,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $7,642,000 ($4,424,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $924,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,620,000 Federal Government insurance: $44,547,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 662
Here:
59 per 1000 residents
State:
66 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 817
Here:
72 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +39
Here:
+3 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -331
Here:
-29 per 1000 residents
State:
-14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Montgomery County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.5
State:
6.7
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.2
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 25
2010 to 2013: 25
2000 to 2009: 152
1990 to 1999: 300
1980 to 1989: 313
1970 to 1979: 847
1960 to 1969: 616
1950 to 1959: 516
1940 to 1949: 172
1939 or earlier: 2,233
Note: State values scaled to Montgomery population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Montgomery County, Iowa
Note: State values scaled to Montgomery County population
no vehicle: 55
1 vehicle: 648
2 vehicles: 1,420
3 vehicles: 601
4 vehicles: 288
5+ vehicles: 120
no vehicle: 299
1 vehicle: 600
2 vehicles: 402
3 vehicles: 156
4 vehicles: 38
5+ vehicles: 5
86% of Montgomery County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Iowa.
Montgomery County:
86.3%
State average:
84.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 6,953
Other state: 3,307
Northeast: 139
Midwest: 2,438
South: 316
West: 413
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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