Poweshiek County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 18,925 (48% urban, 52% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,316
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,082

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Land area: 585 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This county:	4.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Poweshiek County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Black (0.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,796
County population in 2003: 18,973
Jobs in 2003: 10,411

Poweshiek County,IA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 10,173
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.0%

Average household size:

Poweshiek County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,805 ($37,836 in 2000)

This county	$41,805
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $105,951

Poweshiek County	$105,951
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $432
Institutionalized population: 339
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Poweshiek County in 2000: $791

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

Poweshiek County races chart

Poweshiek County, IA map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Poweshiek County Iowa:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 50.0%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 49.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $897 (1.1%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 160
1990 to 1994: 25
1985 to 1989: 36
1980 to 1984: 52
1975 to 1979: 17
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 108

Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

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

Poweshiek County marital status for males

Poweshiek County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Poweshiek County
Average size of farms: 373 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $120066
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $268.67
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 39.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $88352
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 72.09%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $92144
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.51%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.60
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.71%
Corn for grain: 114815 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 110611 harvested acres
Vegetables: 9 harvested acres

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

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (14%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Germany (15%)
India (11%)
Vietnam (7%)
Canada (7%)
Korea (6%)
Mexico (6%)
Iran (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Poweshiek County:

German (30%)
Irish (12%)
United States or American (12%)
English (10%)
Dutch (5%)
Norwegian (4%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)

Poweshiek County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Poweshiek County, Iowa

1075 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
327 people in nursing homes
38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
3 people in other group homes
2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,691.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Poweshiek County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Poweshiek County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Poweshiek County

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

Households: 17,345

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.

3,188 married couples with children.
855 single-parent households (199 men, 656 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,029

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

Deaths: 1,167

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

Net international migration: +129

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

Net internal migration: +133

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

Population growth in Poweshiek County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 255
1995 to 1998: 385
1990 to 1994: 462
1980 to 1989: 834
1970 to 1979: 1,465
1960 to 1969: 925
1950 to 1959: 743
1940 to 1949: 427
1939 or earlier: 3,060

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

1 room: 18
2 rooms: 32
3 rooms: 86
4 rooms: 424
5 rooms: 1,008
6 rooms: 1,413
7 rooms: 908
8 rooms: 776
9 or more rooms: 651

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

1 room: 33
2 rooms: 99
3 rooms: 409
4 rooms: 544
5 rooms: 393
6 rooms: 308
7 rooms: 117
8 rooms: 121
9 or more rooms: 58

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

no bedroom: 18
1 bedroom: 166
2 bedrooms: 1,395
3 bedrooms: 2,448
4 bedrooms: 1,116
5 or more bedrooms: 173

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Poweshiek County:

no bedroom: 42
1 bedroom: 532
2 bedrooms: 850
3 bedrooms: 484
4 bedrooms: 153
5 or more bedrooms: 21

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

no vehicle: 125
1 vehicle: 1,322
2 vehicles: 2,396
3 vehicles: 1,067
4 vehicles: 281
5 or more vehicles: 125

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

no vehicle: 260
1 vehicle: 1,020
2 vehicles: 590
3 vehicles: 148
4 vehicles: 35
5 or more vehicles: 29

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

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 (50%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
Electricity (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (39%)
Utility gas (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	1.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	1.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,208

Here:	74.5%
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)

Poweshiek County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $859,000
All Other: $208,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $551,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,424,000
Solid Waste Management: $847,000

Financial Administration: $837,000

Health Services - Other: $784,000

Police Protection: $657,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $447,000

Welfare - Other: $339,000

Central Staff Services: $285,000

Natural Resources - Other: $255,000

Parks & Recreation: $220,000

Corrections - Other: $210,000

General - Other: $195,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $41,000
Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $605,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $130,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $41,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $89,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $109,000
Interest Earnings: $81,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $164,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,925,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,777,000
Health & Hospitals: $812,000

General Support: $384,000

All Other: $326,000
Tax - Property: $3,986,000
Total General Sales: $641,000

Motor Vehicle License: $137,000

NEC: $62,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,675,000

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