Muscatine County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

This county:	8.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (32.3%), Educational,health and social services (17.3%), Retail trade (10.8%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Muscatine County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 20,661	(49.5%)
Females: 21,061	(50.5%)

Muscatine County:	2.6 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$46,188
Iowa:	$43,609

Muscatine County	$109,976
Iowa:	$106,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 64
• Thefts: 72
• Auto thefts: 16

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 56
• Thefts: 52
• Auto thefts: 6

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Muscatine County is $470 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $584 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $719 a month.

Cities in this county include: Muscatine, West Liberty, Wilton, Fruitland, Conesville, Nichols, Atalissa, Stockton.

2005 air pollution in Muscatine County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 28 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 80 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.9 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.050 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cedar County , Johnson County , Louisa County , Rock Island County, Illinois , Scott County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Muscatine County: Camp Sacalawea (A), McKeown Bridge River Access (B), Alimeda (C), Montpelier (D), Moscow (E), Muscatine Musicipal Golf Course (F), Fairport (G), Fairport State Fish Hatchery (H), Old Pine Creek Mill (I), West Liberty Country Club (J), South Prairie Grange Hall (K), Seventy-Six Townhall (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Muscatine County include: House of Prayer Church (A), Open Door Baptist Church (B), Independent Church (C), Island Church (D), New Era Ziegler Memorial Church (E), Saint Malachys Church (F), Bloomington Church (G), Menonita Church (H), Gospel Hall Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Krell Cemetery (1), Edgington Cemetery (2), Conesville Cemetery (3), Dodge Cemetery (4), Ardon Cemetery (5), Oakdale Cemetery (6), Oak Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Cone Lake (A), Lindle Lake (B), Keokuk Lake (C), Spring Lake (D), Wiese Slough (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mud Creek (A), Little Elkhorn Creek (B), Mosquito Creek (C), Otter Creek (D), Wyoming Slough (E), Hockeys Slough (F), Sugar Creek (G), Sweetland Creek (H), Pike Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Muscatine County include: Shady Creek Recreation Area (1), Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area (2), Fairport Recreation Area (3), Pike Run Wildlife Area (4), Pecan Grove Reserve (5), Gedney Lake Area (6), Shield Prairie Area (7), Clarks Ferry Recreation Area (8), Wiese Slough State Game Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Moscow Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.3%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 1,688
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,456 (40% naturalized citizens)

Muscatine County:	5.9%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,574
• One, attached: 216
• Two: 714
• 3 or 4: 652
• 5 to 9: 476
• 10 to 19: 302
• 20 or more: 366
• Mobile homes: 1,438
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 48

Housing units in Muscatine County with a mortgage: 6,296 (533 second mortgage, 796 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,142

Muscatine County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/14/2001, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 16,395 (80%) Carpooled: 2,361 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 183 (1%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 83 (0%) Walked: 546 (3%) Other means: 194 (1%) Worked at home: 762 (4%)

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.33%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.94% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($19,719 average AGI)
2.39% relocated from other states ($17,698 average AGI)

Muscatine County:	2.39%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Scott County, IA	0.61% ($37,990 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IA	0.55% ($41,157)
from Louisa County, IA	0.52% ($32,060)
from Cedar County, IA	0.30% ($30,542)
from Rock Island County, IL	0.27% ($33,545)
from Linn County, IA	0.17% ($29,750)
from Mercer County, IL	0.16% ($27,160)

5.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($48,358 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.58%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.27% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($19,796 average AGI)
2.31% relocated to other states ($28,563 average AGI)

Muscatine County:	2.31%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Johnson County, IA	0.72% ($32,405 average AGI)
to Scott County, IA	0.66% ($40,028)
to Louisa County, IA	0.41% ($28,758)
to Cedar County, IA	0.33% ($31,037)
to Linn County, IA	0.27% ($33,000)
to Rock Island County, IL	0.24% ($44,128)
to Polk County, IA	0.17% ($32,857)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,419 (5,515 aged, 904 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 35,554 (9,220 male householders, 2,133 female householders)

  9,310 spouses, 12,595 children (11,313 natural, 322 adopted, 960 stepchildren), 537 grandchildren, 250 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 458 other relatives, 922 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,432 (2,085 male householders (1,648 living alone)), 2,445 female householders (2,164 living alone)), 902 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 736 (531 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,789 2-persons, 2,551 3-persons, 2,357 4-persons, 1,083 5-persons, 373 6-persons, 200 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,812 1-person, 604 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

8,013 married couples with children.
2,269 single-parent households (621 men, 1,648 women).

88.3% of residents of Muscatine County speak English at home.
9.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $211,783,000 ($4976 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $21,361,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $93,083,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,741,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,379,000
Federal grants: $26,605,000
Federal procurement contracts: $36,616,000 ($19,651,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,359,000 ($136,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,551,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,149,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,349,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-13 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 26.76 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

59% of Muscatine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.

Muscatine County:	59.2%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 30862
• Northeast: 408
• Midwest: 4911
• South: 1705
• West: 1220

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,500

Here:	5.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	14.2%
Iowa:	25.4%

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