Pocahontas County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,467
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,863
Renter-occupied apartments: 643 (it was 754 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Land area: 578 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 12 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.2%), Manufacturing (18.4%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.2%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 6,40190.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3354.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 1982.8%Two or more races
- 1221.7%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 410.6%Asian alone
- 110.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 40.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
| Median resident age: | 46.0 years |
| Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 3,521 |  (49.7%) |
| Females: 3,565 |  (50.3%) |
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| Pocahontas County: | 2.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,578 ($33,362 in 1999)
| This county: | $60,578 |
| Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $457 (lower quartile is $376, upper quartile is $513)
| This county: | $457 |
| State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $96,871 (it was $44,200 in 2000)
| Pocahontas: | $96,871 |
| Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,095Detached houses: $122,501
Here: $122,501 State: $245,224 Townhouses or other attached units: $137,492
Here: $137,492 State: $238,767 In 2-unit structures: $93,994
Here: $93,994 State: $243,070 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,918
Here: $122,918 State: $190,519 Mobile homes: $20,323
Here: $20,323 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $418
Institutionalized population: 141
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 5
- Thefts: 13
- Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 8
- Burglaries: 12
- Thefts: 13
- Auto thefts: 5
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2021: 0 buildings
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $285,000
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2018: 1 building, cost: $300,000
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $275,000
- 2014: 4 buildings, average cost: $172,500
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2012: 2 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2011: 3 buildings, average cost: $166,700
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $237,500
- 2009: 5 buildings, average cost: $165,000
- 2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000
- 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $250,000
- 2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $185,000
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,000
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $151,400
- 2003: 13 buildings, average cost: $124,200
- 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,000
- 2001: 1 building, cost: $250,000
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 1999: 32 buildings, average cost: $49,100
- 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $126,700
- 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $80,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,287 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $879 (1.0%)
| Pocahontas County: | 8.9% |
| Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 46.0 years old
(Males: 45.1 years old, Females: 46.8 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 48.2 years old, Black residents: 84.9 years old, American Indian residents: 59.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.9 years old, Other race residents: 23.5 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pocahontas County is $395 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $640 a month.
Cities in this county include: Pocahontas, Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda, Palmer, Havelock, Plover, Varina.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pocahontas County: Aldrich (A), Bruce (B), Thrall (C), Lena (D), Moscow (E), Empire (F), Bac Grove (G), Waterman (H), Sebby Farm (I), Clarion Sewage Treatment Plant (J), Palsville (K), Eagle Grove Country Club (L), Clarmond Country Club (M), North Central Coop Elevator (N), Cornelia (O), Oak Ridge Golf Course (P), Olaf (Q), Florence (R), Troy Safety Rest Area (S), Boone River Green Belt - Middleton Access (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pocahontas County include: Belmond Bible Church (A), Union Church (B), Vernon Church (C), Wright Church (D), French Church (E), Immanuel Reformed Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), Grace Evangelical Free Church (H), Saint Olaf Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: French Church Cemetery (1), Ringsaker Cemetery (2), Rose Hill Cemetery (3), Calvary Cemetery (4), Saint Francis Cemetery (5), Saint Johns Cemetery (6), Saint Josephs Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Elm Lake (A), Morse Lake (B), Lake Cornelia (C), Big Wall Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: East Branch Iowa River (A), East Branch Boone River (B), DeLongs Creek (C), Prairie Creek (D), Otter Creek (E), West Branch Iowa River (F), Luicks Creek (G), Little Eagle Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Pocahontas County include: Benson Park (1), Big Wall Lake Wildlife Management Area (2), Bingham Park (3), Horse Grove - Rietz Forest Area (4), Finn Prairie Wildlife Area (5), Smith Park (6), Homestead Ridge Area (7), Sullivan Wildlife Area (8), Otter Creek Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Calhoun County 
, Cerro Gordo County 
, Delaware County 
, Emmet County 
, Otsego County, New York , Hamilton County 
, O'Brien County 
, Wright County .
| Here: | 2.2% |
| Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 209
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 252 (37.6% naturalized citizens)
| Pocahontas County: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1062010 or later
- 362000 to 2009
- 231990 to 1999
- 161980 to 1989
- 71970 to 1979
- 11Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,319
- One, attached: 50
- Two: 12
- 3 or 4: 131
- 5 to 9: 77
- 10 to 19: 3
- 20 or more: 45
- Mobile homes: 68
Housing units in Pocahontas County with a mortgage: 1,063 (63 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
| Here: | 2.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Pocahontas County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,672 | 13 |
| Catholic | 1,721 | 5 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 152 | 6 |
| Other | - | - |
| None | 2,765 | - |
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: 5
| Pocahontas County: | 6.52 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
| Pocahontas County: | 6.52 / 10,000 pop. |
| Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
| This county: | 7.83 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Pocahontas County: | 9.4% |
| Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Pocahontas County: | 28.3% |
| State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 19.0% |
| State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Pocahontas County:
Average size of farms: 485 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $194,684
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $267.48
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 38.80%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $148,177
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 91.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $135,369
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 83.84%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.75
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.39%
Corn for grain: 163952 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 157490 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Pocahontas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 2048389.9 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 172 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Pocahontas County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 178% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 213.2 miles away from Pocahontas County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 453.1 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 258.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 213.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 217.7 miles away from Pocahontas County center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 146.3 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
- Iowa Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 09, 2011 to April 10, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1977: May 05, 2011, FEMA Id: 1977, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 19, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1880: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1880, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Iowa Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to December 27, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1877: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1877, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- 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 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
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Pocahontas County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,257 (70.8%)
- Carpooled: 528 (16.6%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 22 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 19 (0.6%)
- Walked: 96 (3.0%)
- Worked at home: 264 (8.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Manufacturing (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (26%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Transportation occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (14%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Mexico (37%)
- Korea (15%)
- Marshall Islands (13%)
- Micronesia (12%)
- Canada (5%)
- Germany (4%)
- Philippines (2%)
- German (39%)
- American (8%)
- Irish (7%)
- English (6%)
- Swedish (6%)
- Norwegian (5%)
- Czech (4%)
5 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in Pocahontas County, Iowa in 2000:
- 150 people in nursing homes
- 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 4 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
6.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,127 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.04% |
| Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.19% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($36,582 average AGI)
0.84% relocated from other states ($4,539 average AGI)
Pocahontas County: 0.84% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Buena Vista County, IA |  0.77% ($37,905 average AGI) |
4.85% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,519 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.85% |
| Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.85% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($51,519 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Buena Vista County, IA | 0.74% ($40,950 average AGI) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.1
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 4.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,828 (1,668 aged, 160 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 73 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Pocahontas County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (151)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (75)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (37)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (36)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,982
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 247
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 17,727
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 820
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,715
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 46
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 38
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,086- Male householders: 1,606 (603 living alone), Female householders: 1,573 (503 living alone)
1,589 spouses (1,575 opposite-sex spouses), 289 unmarried partners, (289 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,723 children (1,618 natural, 13 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 73 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 0 foster children, 34 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 135
Size of family households: 1,134 2-persons, 235 3-persons, 252 4-persons, 156 5-persons, 63 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,108 1-person, 217 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
1,142 married couples with children.
335 single-parent households (101 men, 234 women).
94.8% of residents of Pocahontas speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 41% speak English well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $66,110,000 ($8,150 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,077,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $26,971,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,538,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,211,000
Federal grants: $7,148,000
Federal procurement contracts: $541,000 ($11,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,701,000 ($429,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $486,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,396,000
Federal Government insurance: $79,520,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 350| Here: | 44 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 598
| Here: | 75 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +25
| Here: | +3 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -497
| Here: |  -63 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.64 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.3 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Pocahontas County, Iowa
- 22020 or later
- 782010 to 2019
- 732000 to 2009
- 1411990 to 1999
- 2491980 to 1989
- 5451970 to 1979
- 2861960 to 1969
- 4921950 to 1959
- 3541940 to 1949
- 1,3881939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pocahontas County, Iowa
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 403 rooms
- 2294 rooms
- 4365 rooms
- 4816 rooms
- 3347 rooms
- 3548 rooms
- 6329+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pocahontas County, Iowa
- 281 room
- 132 rooms
- 873 rooms
- 1114 rooms
- 1155 rooms
- 1136 rooms
- 297 rooms
- 868 rooms
- 1039+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Pocahontas County, Iowa
- 2no bedroom
- 951 bedroom
- 5742 bedrooms
- 1,0293 bedrooms
- 5834 bedrooms
- 2305+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pocahontas County, Iowa
- 27no bedroom
- 981 bedroom
- 2512 bedrooms
- 1693 bedrooms
- 1194 bedrooms
- 115+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Pocahontas County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 64no vehicle
- 6341 vehicle
- 8532 vehicles
- 5053 vehicles
- 3254 vehicles
- 1395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Pocahontas County in renter-occupied apartments
- 65no vehicle
- 2911 vehicle
- 1562 vehicles
- 863 vehicles
- 294 vehicles
- 405+ vehicles
87.0% of Pocahontas County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.
| Pocahontas County: | 87.0% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5,607
- Other state: 1,135
- Northeast: 59
- Midwest: 638
- South: 158
- West: 280
- 49.9%Utility gas
- 25.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 22.2%Electricity
- 1.2%No fuel used
- 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.4%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 38.8%Utility gas
- 34.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 23.3%Electricity
- 1.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.8%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 110
| Here: | 17.9% |
| Iowa: | 10.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Iowa: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 6.6% |
| Iowa: | 23.9% |
Pocahontas County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $393,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,180,000
Other: $501,000
Other: $463,000
Regular Highways: $58,000
Regular Highways: $56,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,709,000
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $4,660,000
Regular Highways: $4,287,000
Regular Highways: $2,913,000
Sewerage: $2,823,000
Police Protection: $1,811,000
Health - Other: $1,662,000
Health - Other: $1,116,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,081,000
Police Protection: $1,062,000
General - Other: $932,000
Central Staff Services: $727,000
Financial Administration: $648,000
General Public Buildings: $589,000
Central Staff Services: $559,000
Financial Administration: $498,000
General Public Buildings: $453,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $424,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $249,000
Public Welfare - Other: $196,000
Public Welfare - Other: $162,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $189,000
Interest on Debt: $57,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,975,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,364,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,859,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,611,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $204,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,619,000
Interest Earnings: $497,000
Interest Earnings: $354,000
General Revenue - Other: $134,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $208,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,788,000
Cash and Securities: $15,502,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,171,000
Highways: $3,705,000
General Local Government Support: $861,000
General Local Government Support: $844,000
Other: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $166,000
Other: $150,000
Health and Hospitals: $102,000
- Tax - Property: $7,166,000
Property: $6,824,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $338,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $298,000
Other License: $60,000
Other License: $28,000
Pocahontas County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $393,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,180,000
Other: $501,000
Other: $463,000
Regular Highways: $58,000
Regular Highways: $56,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,709,000
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $4,660,000
Regular Highways: $4,287,000
Regular Highways: $2,913,000
Sewerage: $2,823,000
Police Protection: $1,811,000
Health - Other: $1,662,000
Health - Other: $1,116,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,081,000
Police Protection: $1,062,000
General - Other: $932,000
Central Staff Services: $727,000
Financial Administration: $648,000
General Public Buildings: $589,000
Central Staff Services: $559,000
Financial Administration: $498,000
General Public Buildings: $453,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $424,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $249,000
Public Welfare - Other: $196,000
Public Welfare - Other: $162,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $189,000
Interest on Debt: $57,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,975,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,364,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,859,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,611,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $204,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,619,000
Interest Earnings: $497,000
Interest Earnings: $354,000
General Revenue - Other: $134,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $208,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,788,000
Cash and Securities: $15,502,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,171,000
Highways: $3,705,000
General Local Government Support: $861,000
General Local Government Support: $844,000
Other: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $166,000
Other: $150,000
Health and Hospitals: $102,000
- Tax - Property: $7,166,000
Property: $6,824,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $338,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $298,000
Other License: $60,000
Other License: $28,000
Pocahontas County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $393,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,180,000
Other: $501,000
Other: $463,000
Regular Highways: $58,000
Regular Highways: $56,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,709,000
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $4,660,000
Regular Highways: $4,287,000
Regular Highways: $2,913,000
Sewerage: $2,823,000
Police Protection: $1,811,000
Health - Other: $1,662,000
Health - Other: $1,116,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,081,000
Police Protection: $1,062,000
General - Other: $932,000
Central Staff Services: $727,000
Financial Administration: $648,000
General Public Buildings: $589,000
Central Staff Services: $559,000
Financial Administration: $498,000
General Public Buildings: $453,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $424,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $249,000
Public Welfare - Other: $196,000
Public Welfare - Other: $162,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $189,000
Interest on Debt: $57,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,975,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,364,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,859,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,611,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $204,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,619,000
Interest Earnings: $497,000
Interest Earnings: $354,000
General Revenue - Other: $134,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $208,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,788,000
Cash and Securities: $15,502,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,171,000
Highways: $3,705,000
General Local Government Support: $861,000
General Local Government Support: $844,000
Other: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $166,000
Other: $150,000
Health and Hospitals: $102,000
- Tax - Property: $7,166,000
Property: $6,824,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $338,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $298,000
Other License: $60,000
Other License: $28,000
Pocahontas County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $393,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,180,000
Other: $501,000
Other: $463,000
Regular Highways: $58,000
Regular Highways: $56,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,709,000
- Current Operations - Natural Resources - Other: $4,660,000
Regular Highways: $4,287,000
Regular Highways: $2,913,000
Sewerage: $2,823,000
Police Protection: $1,811,000
Health - Other: $1,662,000
Health - Other: $1,116,000
General - Other: $1,095,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,081,000
Police Protection: $1,062,000
General - Other: $932,000
Central Staff Services: $727,000
Financial Administration: $648,000
General Public Buildings: $589,000
Central Staff Services: $559,000
Financial Administration: $498,000
General Public Buildings: $453,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $424,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $249,000
Public Welfare - Other: $196,000
Public Welfare - Other: $162,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $189,000
Interest on Debt: $57,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,975,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,364,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,859,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,655,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,611,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $204,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,619,000
Interest Earnings: $497,000
Interest Earnings: $354,000
General Revenue - Other: $134,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $208,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,788,000
Cash and Securities: $15,502,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,171,000
Highways: $3,705,000
General Local Government Support: $861,000
General Local Government Support: $844,000
Other: $167,000
Health and Hospitals: $166,000
Other: $150,000
Health and Hospitals: $102,000
- Tax - Property: $7,166,000
Property: $6,824,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $338,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $298,000
Other License: $60,000
Other License: $28,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 90
- Number of aged recipients: 17
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 73
- Number of recipients under 18: 11
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 52
- Number of recipients older than 64: 27
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 47
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 26
| Most common first names in Pocahontas County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 108 | 76.8 years |
| Mary | 81 | 84.5 years |
| William | 60 | 79.7 years |
| George | 57 | 79.0 years |
| Anna | 57 | 86.4 years |
| Robert | 51 | 74.2 years |
| James | 46 | 75.8 years |
| Henry | 42 | 82.3 years |
| Margaret | 37 | 83.3 years |
| Helen | 36 | 81.1 years |
| Most common last names in Pocahontas County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 84 | 79.0 years |
| Peterson | 61 | 75.5 years |
| Anderson | 40 | 81.2 years |
| Smith | 40 | 76.2 years |
| Miller | 29 | 81.5 years |
| Carlson | 26 | 82.5 years |
| Peters | 22 | 75.4 years |
| Olson | 21 | 79.1 years |
| Schoon | 17 | 79.9 years |
| Thompson | 17 | 81.2 years |
| Businesses in Pocahontas County, IA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| RadioShack | 1 | True Value | 1 | |