Poweshiek County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.6%), Manufacturing (20.4%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Poweshiek County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 9,040	(48.0%)
Females: 9,775	(52.0%)

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Poweshiek County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,335
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$395
State:	$454

Poweshiek County:	$118,756
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $149,856

Here:	$149,856
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $149,535

Here:	$149,535
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $119,967

Here:	$119,967
State:	$134,477

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $235,050

Here:	$235,050
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $60,887

Here:	$60,887
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $33,723

Here:	$33,723
State:	$29,315

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $47,700

Here:	$47,700
State:	$33,502

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 81
• Auto thefts: 36

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 57
• Auto thefts: 12

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Poweshiek County is $404 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $532 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $680 a month.

Cities in this county include: Grinnell, Montezuma, Brooklyn, Malcom, Deep River, Searsboro, Hartwick, Guernsey.

Neighboring counties: Benton County , Iowa County , Jasper County , Keokuk County , Mahaska County , Marshall County , Tama County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Poweshiek County: Diamond Lake Campground (A), Poweshiek County Fairgrounds (B), Millgrove Access (C), Oak Grove (D), Victor (E), Verona (F), Forest Home (G), Fun Valley Ski Area (H), Brooklyn-Victor Country Club (I), Chester (J), Heritage Park Museum (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Poweshiek County include: Ewart Presbyterian Church (A), First Friends Church (B), Trinity Church (C), Oak Grove Friends Church (D), Mount Pleasant Church (E), Kent Chapel (F), Little Mount Church (G), Chester Church (H), Lower Blue Point Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sheridan Cemetery (1), Cemetery Hill Cemetery (2), Lytle Cemetery (3), Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery (4), International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (5), Beason Cemetery (6), Winslow Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Holiday Lake (A), Diamond Lake (B), Lake Ponderosa (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: North Walnut Creek (A), Little Bear Creek (B), Rock Creek (C), English Creek (D), Cub Creek (E), East Buck Creek (F), Middle Buck Creek (G), Stony Creek (H), Sugar Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Poweshiek County include: Diamond Lake County Park (1), Fox Forest County Recreation Area (2), Lincoln Wildlife Area (3), Deep River Timber Reserve (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.1%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 1,742
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 398 (49% naturalized citizens)

Poweshiek County:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,315
• One, attached: 192
• Two: 288
• 3 or 4: 433
• 5 to 9: 238
• 10 to 19: 250
• 20 or more: 172
• Mobile homes: 643
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Housing units in Poweshiek County with a mortgage: 2,377 (160 second mortgage, 269 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,608

Here:	59.6% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Poweshiek County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 59 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/16/1978, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 45 people

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,554 (69%) Carpooled: 1,178 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 107 (1%) Walked: 1,080 (11%) Other means: 103 (1%) Worked at home: 521 (5%)

7.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.83% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)

Poweshiek County:	0.83%
Iowa average:	0.10%

4.11% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($21,578 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($11,347 average AGI)

Poweshiek County:	2.05%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Jasper County, IA	0.55% ($35,769 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA	0.52% ($31,595)
from Iowa County, IA	0.34% ($33,333)
from Mahaska County, IA	0.33% ($30,391)
from Marshall County, IA	0.30% ($34,952)
from Johnson County, IA	0.25% ($44,611)
from Tama County, IA	0.23% ($47,813)

6.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,213 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.67%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.17% of residents moved to foreign countries ($319 average AGI)

Poweshiek County:	0.17%
Iowa average:	0.03%

4.21% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($21,974 average AGI)
2.28% relocated to other states ($12,917 average AGI)

Poweshiek County:	2.28%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Polk County, IA	0.71% ($34,720 average AGI)
to Jasper County, IA	0.67% ($34,383)
to Mahaska County, IA	0.37% ($30,731)
to Iowa County, IA	0.33% ($37,522)
to Tama County, IA	0.30% ($28,381)
to Marshall County, IA	0.24% ($36,294)
to Johnson County, IA	0.20% ($45,571)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,594 (3,266 aged, 328 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 14,314 (4,024 male householders, 875 female householders)

  4,141 spouses, 4,850 children (4,385 natural, 160 adopted, 305 stepchildren), 67 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 42 parents, 51 other relatives, 237 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,031 (1,136 male householders (950 living alone)), 1,386 female householders (1,226 living alone)), 509 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,470 (345 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,479 2-persons, 968 3-persons, 901 4-persons, 370 5-persons, 138 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,176 1-person, 278 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

95.9% of residents of Poweshiek County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $99,778,000 ($5242 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,398,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $47,902,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,432,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,039,000
Federal grants: $12,209,000
Federal procurement contracts: $938,000 ($111,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,257,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,890,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,020,000
Federal Government insurance: $52,887,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

56% of Poweshiek County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.

Poweshiek County:	56.2%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 14210
• Northeast: 391
• Midwest: 2213
• South: 745
• West: 798

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $93,600

Here:	1.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	74.5%
Iowa:	25.4%

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