Scott County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	28%

Scott County:	11.6%
Iowa:	10.9%

This county:	10.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Scott County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 77,627	(48.9%)
Females: 81,041	(51.1%)

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Scott County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$47,180
Iowa:	$43,609

Scott County	$119,974
Iowa:	$106,600

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 23
• Burglaries: 34
• Thefts: 181
• Auto thefts: 22

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 70
• Thefts: 176
• Auto thefts: 14

Area name: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scott County is $457 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $733 a month.

Cities in this county include: Davenport, Bettendorf, Eldridge, Le Claire, Park View, Walcott, Buffalo, Blue Grass, Princeton, Riverdale.

2005 air pollution in Scott County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.088 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.077 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 46 µg/m³. Significanly above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 151 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.2 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cedar County , Clinton County , Muscatine County , Rock Island County, Illinois .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Scott County: Lakeside Manor Campground (A), Allens Grove (B), Glynns Creek Golf Course (C), Napsineke Heights (D), Conestoga Girl Scout Camp (E), Walnut Grove Pioneer Village (F), Olathea Golf Course (G), Wildwood Camp (H), Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead (I), Davenport Country Club and Golf Course (J), New Liberty Library (K), New Liberty City Hall (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Scott County include: Our Lady of the River Church (A), Saint Patrick Church (B), United Church (C), Saint Anns Church (D), Grace Church (E), Little Wayside Chapel (F), Carmelite Monastery (G), Trinity Lutheran Church (H), Victory Life Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Allens Grove Cemetery (1), Asbury Cemetery (2), O'Toole Cemetery (3), Nowlin Cemetery (4), New Liberty Cemetery (5), Jacks Cemetery (6), Big Rock Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lamps Pond (A), Northeast Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Old Channel Lost Creek (A), Mud Creek (B), South Fork Lost Creek (C), Spencer Creek (D), Cordova Slough (E), McDonald Creek (F), McCarty Creek (G), Mason Creek (H), Bud Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Scott County include: Isaac Walton League Park (1), Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area (2), Scott County Park (3), Memorial Park (4), Allens Grove County Park (5), Watertower Park (6), West Lake County Park (7), Buena Vista County Park (8), Cameron Woods State Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: New Liberty Post Office (A), Pleasant Valley Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.8%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 10,824
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 4,856 (43% naturalized citizens)

Scott County:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 76.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 45,450
• One, attached: 2,176
• Two: 3,248
• 3 or 4: 2,580
• 5 to 9: 3,752
• 10 to 19: 2,943
• 20 or more: 3,196
• Mobile homes: 2,284
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Scott County with a mortgage: 27,963 (3,372 second mortgage, 3,565 home equity loan, 86 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,911

Scott County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 5.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/14/2001, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 3 people.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 66,538 (85%) Carpooled: 6,821 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 568 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Railroad: 11 (0%) Taxi: 4 (0%) Motorcycle: 26 (0%) Bicycle: 114 (0%) Walked: 1,471 (2%) Other means: 452 (1%) Worked at home: 2,451 (3%)

6.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,220 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.06%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,275 average AGI)

Scott County:	0.12%
Iowa average:	0.10%

1.63% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($11,608 average AGI)
4.31% relocated from other states ($29,338 average AGI)

Scott County:	4.31%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Rock Island County, IL	1.23% ($33,372 average AGI)
from Clinton County, IA	0.28% ($40,947)
from Johnson County, IA	0.20% ($27,317)
from Muscatine County, IA	0.17% ($40,028)
from Cook County, IL	0.14% ($53,607)
from Henry County, IL	0.13% ($40,524)
from Linn County, IA	0.12% ($37,380)

6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,282 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($652 average AGI)

Scott County:	0.07%
Iowa average:	0.03%

1.64% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($10,217 average AGI)
4.36% relocated to other states ($31,414 average AGI)

Scott County:	4.36%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Rock Island County, IL	1.10% ($33,561 average AGI)
to Clinton County, IA	0.27% ($35,169)
to Johnson County, IA	0.24% ($29,075)
to Polk County, IA	0.19% ($43,043)
to Cook County, IL	0.17% ($36,049)
to Muscatine County, IA	0.16% ($37,990)
to Linn County, IA	0.11% ($49,761)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 22,069 (18,923 aged, 3,146 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 130,840 (32,594 male householders, 9,523 female householders)

  33,229 spouses, 47,532 children (43,551 natural, 1,248 adopted, 2,733 stepchildren), 2,134 grandchildren, 745 brothers or sisters, 730 parents, 1,306 other relatives, 3,047 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 24,541 (9,323 male householders (7,218 living alone)), 10,927 female householders (9,559 living alone)), 4,291 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,287 (1,507 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 17,961 2-persons, 9,767 3-persons, 8,621 4-persons, 3,901 5-persons, 1,289 6-persons, 578 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 16,777 1-person, 2,915 2-persons, 430 3-persons, 103 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 19 6-persons.

28,087 married couples with children.
10,427 single-parent households (1,930 men, 8,497 women).

94.4% of residents of Scott County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $797,843,000 ($4982 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $61,797,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $397,912,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $169,942,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,700,000
Federal grants: $136,985,000
Federal procurement contracts: $43,838,000 ($35,584,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $40,467,000 ($14,913,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $35,949,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $63,754,000
Federal Government insurance: $170,949,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-22 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 19.89 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

55% of Scott County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.

Scott County:	54.7%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 99329
• Northeast: 3661
• Midwest: 37686
• South: 7680
• West: 4573

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,900

Here:	11.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	6.8%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	35.4%
Iowa:	25.4%

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