Sac County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

This county:	9.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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:

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

Races in Sac County, Iowa:

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

Males: 5,632	(48.9%)
Females: 5,897	(51.1%)

Sac County:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$36,322
Iowa:	$43,609

Sac County	$64,921
Iowa:	$106,600

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

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 .

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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

Here:	3.6%
Iowa:	3.6%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

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

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

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.

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-63 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	6.6
State:	6.3

Here:	5.3
State:	4.2

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

Here:	3.7%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	2.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	18.0%
Iowa:	25.4%

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