Osceola County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 6,694 (39% urban, 61% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,160
Renter-occupied apartments: 618

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Land area: 399 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.2%), Educational,health and social services (19.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Osceola County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
Other race (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	39.7 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 3,411	(48.7%)
Females: 3,592	(51.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,221
County population in 2003: 6,803
Jobs in 2003: 2,455

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,450
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.1%

Average household size:

Osceola County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,869 ($34,274 in 2000)

This county	$37,869
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $69,335

Osceola County	$69,335
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $374
Institutionalized population: 113
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Osceola County in 2000: $626

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 30
Thefts: 76
Auto thefts: 4

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 17
Thefts: 60
Auto thefts: 4

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2004 Presidential Election results in Osceola County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 70.3%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 28.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $526 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Osceola County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sibley, Ocheyedan, Ashton, Melvin, Harris.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Dickinson County , Jackson County, Minnesota , Nobles County, Minnesota , Lyon County , O'Brien County , Sioux County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Osceola County: Allendorf (A), Thomas Pit Access (B), Gopher (C), Ocheyedan 'Y' Rest Area (D), Leinen Pits Access (E), Peters Pit Access Area (F), Wilson Townhall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Osceola County: Zion Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (1), Baker Township Cemetery (2), North Sibley Cemetery (3), Wilson Township Cemetery (4), Mennonite Cemetery (5), Fairview Cemetery (6), Saint Marys Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and swamps: Rush Lake (A), Sutton Lake Marsh (B), Wasmund Slough (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Osterman Creek (A), Little Ocheyedan River (B), Rush Lake Outlet (C), Kappes Creek (D), Dry Run (E), Wagner Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Osceola County include: Sharbondy Park (1), Loof Wildlife Management Area (2), Devils Ridge Wildlife Area (3), Iowa Lake State Game Management Area (4), Iowa Lake Park (5), Timmons Wildlife Refuge (6), Dirks Wildlife Management Area (7), Fairview Prairie Wildlife Management Area (8), May City Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.5%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 172
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 83 (43% naturalized citizens)

Osceola County:	1.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 27
1990 to 1994: 16
1985 to 1989: 10
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 2
1965 to 1969: 28

Mean travel time to work: 15.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.8%

Osceola County marital status for males

Osceola County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,740
One, attached: 16
Two: 31
3 or 4: 98
5 to 9: 60
10 to 19: 20
20 or more: 15
Mobile homes: 32

Housing units in Osceola County with a mortgage: 839 (54 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 949

Agriculture in Osceola County
Average size of farms: 404 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $255830
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $246.41
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 64.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $200841
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 90.05%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.60%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $99245
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 79.56%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.28
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.16%
Corn for grain: 111750 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 110098 harvested acres

Osceola County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 4.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1993, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
Construction (12%)
Paper (7%)
Food (6%)
Machinery (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (13%)
Paper (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Mexico (46%)
Guatemala (16%)
Netherlands (14%)
Philippines (8%)
Ireland (5%)
Canada (4%)
Other Northern Europe (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Osceola County:

German (54%)
Dutch (18%)
United States or American (5%)
English (4%)
Irish (4%)
Norwegian (3%)
Swedish (1%)

Osceola County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,402 (72%)
Carpooled: 360 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 223 (7%)
Other means: 25 (1%)
Worked at home: 304 (9%)

People in group quarters in Osceola County, Iowa

104 people in nursing homes
9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,478.

5.15% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,508 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.15%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.14% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($15,563 average AGI)
2.01% relocated from other states ($12,953 average AGI)
Osceola County: 2.01%
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 Dickinson County, IA	0.88% ($23,864 average AGI)
from O'Brien County, IA	0.76% ($13,895)
from Lyon County, IA	0.40% ($26,800)

6.09% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,673 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.09%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.78% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($23,235 average AGI)
2.31% relocated to other states ($8,438 average AGI)
Osceola County: 2.31%
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 Dickinson County, IA	0.92% ($44,609 average AGI)
to O'Brien County, IA	0.84% ($32,619)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in Osceola County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Osceola County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Osceola County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,378 (1,280 aged, 98 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,882

In family households: 5,965 (1,736 male householders, 207 female householders)
1,709 spouses, 2,133 children (1,956 natural, 55 adopted, 122 stepchildren), 34 grandchildren, 25 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 34 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 917 (350 male householders (297 living alone)), 485 female householders (474 living alone)), 82 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 121 (114 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 931 2-persons, 345 3-persons, 386 4-persons, 191 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 771 1-person, 54 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

1,545 married couples with children.
219 single-parent households (67 men, 152 women).

96.9% of residents of Osceola County speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 30% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $43,573,000 ($6416 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $209,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,882,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,853,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,472,000
Federal grants: $4,380,000
Federal procurement contracts: $362,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,625,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $229,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $766,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,793,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 401

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 416

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +21

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -302

Here:	-45 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Osceola County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 95
1990 to 1994: 55
1980 to 1989: 172
1970 to 1979: 339
1960 to 1969: 257
1950 to 1959: 417
1940 to 1949: 307
1939 or earlier: 1,362

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 37
4 rooms: 195
5 rooms: 355
6 rooms: 415
7 rooms: 432
8 rooms: 404
9 or more rooms: 320

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 99
4 rooms: 143
5 rooms: 72
6 rooms: 103
7 rooms: 71
8 rooms: 53
9 or more rooms: 45

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 62
2 bedrooms: 466
3 bedrooms: 814
4 bedrooms: 626
5 or more bedrooms: 190

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Osceola County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 140
2 bedrooms: 178
3 bedrooms: 159
4 bedrooms: 94
5 or more bedrooms: 41

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

no vehicle: 96
1 vehicle: 508
2 vehicles: 937
3 vehicles: 388
4 vehicles: 151
5 or more vehicles: 80

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

no vehicle: 55
1 vehicle: 289
2 vehicles: 173
3 vehicles: 73
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 10

70% of Osceola County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.

Osceola County:	70.2%
State average:	57.7%

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

This state: 5201
Northeast: 30
Midwest: 1446
South: 70
West: 148

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
Electricity (22%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67

Here:	7.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 66

Here:	13.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 25

Here:	16.4%
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)

Osceola County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $167,000
Construction - General: $232,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,683,000
Police Protection: $660,000

Health Services - Other: $504,000

Financial Administration: $388,000

Natural Resources - Other: $169,000

Welfare - Other: $138,000

Corrections - Other: $124,000

Central Staff Services: $108,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $107,000

General Public Buildings: $105,000

General - Other: $85,000

Parks & Recreation: $6,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $37,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $157,000
General Revenue, NEC: $52,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,887,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,754,000
General Support: $327,000
Tax - Property: $1,969,000
Motor Vehicle License: $45,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,909,000

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