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Sac County, IA mapCounty population in 2005: 10,621 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,643
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,103
% of renters here:  23%
State:  28%
Land area: 576 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  9.9%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  4.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Manufacturing (14.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.3%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 72%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
  • Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Sac County, Iowa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Median resident age:  42.1 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Males: 5,632  (48.9%)
Females: 5,897  (51.1%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $22,202
County population in 2003: 10,887
Jobs in 2003: 3,637

Sac County,IA real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 5,873
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.3%

Average household size:
Sac County:  2.4 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,322 ($32,874 in 2000)
This county  $36,322
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $64,921
Sac County  $64,921
Iowa:  $106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $329
Institutionalized population: 273
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Sac County in 2000: $545


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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 6
  • Burglaries: 20
  • Thefts: 17
  • Auto thefts: 0

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 2
  • Burglaries: 12
  • Thefts: 27
  • Auto thefts: 1

Sac County races chart


Sac County, IA map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Sac County Iowa:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 58.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.2%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $444 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sac County is $382 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $655 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sac City, Lake View, Odebolt, Wall Lake, Schaller, Early, Auburn, Nemaha.

Neighboring counties: Buena Vista County , Calhoun County , Carroll County , Cherokee County , Crawford County , Ida County , Pocahontas County .


Sac County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Sac County: Ulmer (A), Carnarvon (B), Eden Township Hall (C), Prairie Pedlar (D), Vogel Access (E), Farmers Co-op Elevator (F), Fletcher (G), Wheelers Ranch (H), Whitehorse Access (I), Sac City Access (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Sac County include: Immanuel Church (A), Saint Peters Lutheran Church (B), Immanuel Reformed Church (C), Sacred Heart Church (D), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (E), Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Cedar Cemetery (1), Immanuel Cemetery (2), Immanuel Reformed Cemetery (3), Cook Center Cemetery (4), Wall Lake Cemetery (5), Odebolt Cemetery (6), Oak Lawn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Provost Bay (A), Black Hawk Lake (B), Black Hawk Marsh (C), Kiowa Marsh (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Creek (A), Boyer Creek (B), Lime Creek (C), Cedar Creek (D), Buck Run (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sac County include: Lubeck Woods Area (1), Tomahawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area (2), The Maples (3), McDonald Greenbelt (4), Hagge County Park (5), Almer Noyd Wildlife Area (6), Eden Prairie Recreation Area (7), Reiff Park (8), Black Hawk Lake Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Carnarvon Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.6%
Iowa:  3.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 295
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 155 (41% naturalized citizens)

Sac County:  1.3%
Whole state:  3.1%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 56
  • 1990 to 1994: 12
  • 1985 to 1989: 11
  • 1980 to 1984: 15
  • 1975 to 1979: 9
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 8
  • 1965 to 1969: 44

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.2%

Sac County marital status for males

Sac County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,848
  • One, attached: 30
  • Two: 66
  • 3 or 4: 185
  • 5 to 9: 100
  • 10 to 19: 17
  • 20 or more: 62
  • Mobile homes: 150
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Sac County with a mortgage: 1,304 (74 second mortgage, 66 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,589


Agriculture in Sac County
Average size of farms: 429 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $231793
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $268.19
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $197798
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.30%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.23%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $137699
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.60%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.95
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.17%
Corn for grain: 145397 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 146178 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 6 acres

Sac County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Iowa state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (23%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


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



  • Mexico (19%)
  • Vietnam (16%)
  • Germany (14%)
  • Canada (10%)
  • Brazil (9%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Korea (4%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Sac County:



  • German (57%)
  • United States or American (8%)
  • English (7%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • Norwegian (3%)
  • Danish (2%)

Sac County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 4,140 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 536 (10%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 11 (0%)
  • Walked: 314 (6%)
  • Other means: 8 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 446 (8%)
 

People in group quarters in Sac County, Iowa
  • 249 people in nursing homes
  • 15 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 15 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,926.

5.17% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,209 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.17%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.38% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($17,583 average AGI)
1.79% relocated from other states ($11,626 average AGI)
Sac County:  1.79%
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 Buena Vista County, IA  0.66% ($26,000 average AGI)
from Ida County, IA  0.47% ($25,158)
from Carroll County, IA  0.29% ($38,250)


5.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,650 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.77%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.16% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($18,759 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($5,890 average AGI)
Sac County:  1.61%
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 Carroll County, IA  0.71% ($27,724 average AGI)
to Buena Vista County, IA  0.51% ($29,762)
to Polk County, IA  0.41% ($31,294)
to Ida County, IA  0.34% ($22,000)
to Calhoun County, IA  0.32% ($27,308)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8



Births per 1000 population in Sac County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3



Deaths per 1000 population in Sac County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 2.2



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Sac County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,654 (2,461 aged, 193 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%


Household type by relationship


Households: 11,245
  • In family households: 9,546 (2,756 male householders, 458 female householders)
    2,743 spouses, 3,317 children (2,992 natural, 93 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 17 other relatives, 150 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,699 (648 male householders (568 living alone)), 886 female householders (833 living alone)), 165 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 284 (278 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,661 2-persons, 579 3-persons, 567 4-persons, 273 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,401 1-person, 113 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

2,190 married couples with children.
482 single-parent households (133 men, 349 women).

97.2% of residents of Sac County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,433,000 ($7059 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $858,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $32,089,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,300,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,906,000
Federal grants: $8,690,000
Federal procurement contracts: $708,000 ($61,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,741,000 ($153,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $563,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,596,000
Federal Government insurance: $80,441,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 567
Here:  53 per 1000 residents
State:  66 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 818
Here:  77 per 1000 residents
State:  48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +31
Here:  +3 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -666
Here:  -63 per 1000 residents
State:  -14 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Sac County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.25 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.6
State:  6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  5.3
State:  4.2



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 34
  • 1995 to 1998: 111
  • 1990 to 1994: 106
  • 1980 to 1989: 232
  • 1970 to 1979: 680
  • 1960 to 1969: 574
  • 1950 to 1959: 710
  • 1940 to 1949: 687
  • 1939 or earlier: 2,326


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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 4
  • 3 rooms: 61
  • 4 rooms: 287
  • 5 rooms: 654
  • 6 rooms: 759
  • 7 rooms: 722
  • 8 rooms: 553
  • 9 or more rooms: 603


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

  • 1 room: 8
  • 2 rooms: 45
  • 3 rooms: 182
  • 4 rooms: 184
  • 5 rooms: 173
  • 6 rooms: 221
  • 7 rooms: 137
  • 8 rooms: 76
  • 9 or more rooms: 77


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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 96
  • 2 bedrooms: 880
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,633
  • 4 bedrooms: 817
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 217


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Sac County:

  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 247
  • 2 bedrooms: 346
  • 3 bedrooms: 280
  • 4 bedrooms: 174
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 48


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

  • no vehicle: 161
  • 1 vehicle: 888
  • 2 vehicles: 1,562
  • 3 vehicles: 711
  • 4 vehicles: 232
  • 5 or more vehicles: 89


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

  • no vehicle: 131
  • 1 vehicle: 497
  • 2 vehicles: 324
  • 3 vehicles: 96
  • 4 vehicles: 33
  • 5 or more vehicles: 22

69% of Sac County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Iowa.

Sac County:  69.1%
State average:  57.7%


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

  • This state: 9721
  • Northeast: 80
  • Midwest: 1080
  • South: 216
  • West: 258

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Utility gas (49%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Utility gas (37%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49
Here:  3.7%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
Here:  2.0%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 48
Here:  18.0%
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)

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