Ringgold County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (14.0%), Manufacturing (12.1%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Ringgold County, Iowa business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Ringgold County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	43.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 2,652	(48.5%)
Females: 2,817	(51.5%)

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Ringgold County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,879
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$273
State:	$454

Ringgold County:	$74,688
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $113,369

Here:	$113,369
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,700

Here:	$177,700
State:	$158,666

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,739

Here:	$146,739
State:	$127,528

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $247,301

Here:	$247,301
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $59,739

Here:	$59,739
State:	$29,315

This county:	14.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Ringgold County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Ayr, Kellerton, Diagonal, Tingley, Redding, Ellston, Benton, Maloy, Delphos, Beaconsfield.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Clarke County , Decatur County , Harrison County, Missouri , Taylor County , Union County , Worth County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Ringgold County: Triple S Exotic Animal Park (A), Kew (B), Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club (C), Mount Ayr State Fish Hatchery (D), Prairie View (E), Sun Valley Country Club (F), Thomas (G), Ringgold (H), Kokesh County Recreation Area (I), Marena (J), Bloomington (K), Lesan (L), Clipper (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Ringgold County include: Tent Chapel (A), Franklin Church (B), Middle Fork Church (C), Wishard Chapel (D), Pleasant Hill Church (E), Hickory Grove Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Maple Row Cemetery (1), Oliver Cemetery (2), Eugene Cemetery (3), Oakland Cemetery (4), Oakdale Cemetery (5), Oak Ridge Cemetery (6), Woodland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Loch Ayr (A), Sun Valley Lake (B), Old Reservoir (C), Walnut Creek Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Fiddlers Creek (A), Indian Creek (B), Bealls Creek (C), Hackberry Creek (D), South Creek (E), Brush Creek (F), Mitchells Run (G), Squaw Creek (H), East Fork Grand River (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Ringgold County include: Poe Hollow County Park (1), Ringgold State Wildlife Area (2), Fifes Grove County Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.2%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 196
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 26 (69% naturalized citizens)

Ringgold County:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,262
• One, attached: 25
• Two: 20
• 3 or 4: 46
• 5 to 9: 53
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 22
• Mobile homes: 306
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 38

Housing units in Ringgold County with a mortgage: 362 (29 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 616

Here:	37.0% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Ringgold County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 2.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Ringgold County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, 3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.4 miles away from Ringgold County center
On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,743 (73%) Carpooled: 312 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 107 (5%) Other means: 12 (1%) Worked at home: 195 (8%)

5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,532 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.48% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($21,468 average AGI)
1.47% relocated from other states ($11,064 average AGI)

Ringgold County:	1.47%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Polk County, IA	0.82% ($35,000 average AGI)
from Union County, IA	0.76% ($17,286)
from Clarke County, IA	0.66% ($27,167)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($19,518 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.47% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($17,607 average AGI)
1.64% relocated to other states ($1,911 average AGI)

Ringgold County:	1.64%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Union County, IA	1.47% ($25,667 average AGI)
to Polk County, IA	0.82% ($30,133)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,211 (1,102 aged, 109 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 4,541 (1,339 male householders, 193 female householders)

  1,367 spouses, 1,480 children (1,380 natural, 35 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 39 other relatives, 56 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 774 (280 male householders (230 living alone)), 420 female householders (407 living alone)), 74 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 154 (147 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 823 2-persons, 259 3-persons, 247 4-persons, 145 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 637 1-person, 56 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 6 4-persons.

94.9% of residents of Ringgold County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (35% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $39,826,000 ($7537 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $518,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $14,684,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $7,505,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,662,000
Federal grants: $6,745,000
Federal procurement contracts: $398,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,833,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,727,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $272,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,379,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	-1 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: 0.19 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.3

Here:	4.8
State:	4.2

64% of Ringgold County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.

Ringgold County:	63.9%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 4105
• Northeast: 41
• Midwest: 953
• South: 91
• West: 236

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,000

Here:	11.1%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	1.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	18.6%
Iowa:	25.4%

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