Shelby County, Iowa (IA)

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County population in 2005: 12,634 (39% urban, 61% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,986
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,187

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Land area: 591 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.0%), Retail trade (15.3%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Shelby County, Iowa:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:	40.5 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 6,448	(48.9%)
Females: 6,725	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,494
County population in 2003: 12,799
Jobs in 2003: 5,403

Shelby County,IA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 6,910
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.1%

Average household size:

Shelby County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,369 ($37,442 in 2000)

This county	$41,369
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $95,823

Shelby County	$95,823
Iowa:	$106,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $399
Institutionalized population: 285
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Shelby County in 2000: $703

Shelby County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Shelby County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 63.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 35.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $732 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shelby County is $452 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $569 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $698 a month.

Cities in this county include: Harlan, Shelby, Elk Horn, Earling, Irwin, Defiance, Portsmouth, Panama, Westphalia, Kirkman.

Neighboring counties: Audubon County , Carroll County , Cass County , Crawford County , Harrison County , Pottawattamie County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Shelby County: Poma (A), Camp Manteno (B), Shelby Elevator (C), Shelby County Farm (D), Nielsen RV Park (E), Rosman-Glendale Farm Golf Course (F), Roach (G), Reing River Access (H), Botany (I), Bedstemor's House (J), Shelby City Hall (K). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Shelby County include: Altamont Church (A), Bethelhem Church (B), Monroe Church (C), Redline Church of Christ (D), Shelby United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Altamont Cemetery (1), Olson Cemetery (2), Lee Cemetery (3), Astor Cemetery (4), Oak Hill Cemetery (5), Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery (6), Slates Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lake: Prairie Rose Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elm Creek (A), Elkhorn Creek (B), Moser Creek (C), West Fork West Nishnabotna River (D), Squaw Creek (E), Bonnie Creek (F), Dutch Branch (G), Kidds Creek (H), Little Silver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Shelby County include: Nishna Bend Recreation Area (1), Dinesen Prairie State Preserve Wildlife Area (2), Rosman Glendale Farms Recreation Area (3), Rosenow Timber Recreation Area (4), Manteno County Park (5), Schimerowski Recreation Area (6), Oak Ridge Wildlife Area (7), Oaks Habitat Area (8), Prairie Habitat Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.3%
Iowa:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 252
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 83 (66% naturalized citizens)

Shelby County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 13
1990 to 1994: 2
1985 to 1989: 4
1980 to 1984: 10
1975 to 1979: 8
1970 to 1974: 9
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 29

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.1%

Shelby County marital status for males

Shelby County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,668
One, attached: 72
Two: 73
3 or 4: 168
5 to 9: 100
10 to 19: 9
20 or more: 130
Mobile homes: 237
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Housing units in Shelby County with a mortgage: 1,504 (134 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,499

Agriculture in Shelby County
Average size of farms: 401 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $142761
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $248.36
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 40.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $120400
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.88%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $157948
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.79%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.67
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.31%
Corn for grain: 150820 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 135215 harvested acres
Vegetables: 16 harvested acres

Shelby County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Construction (12%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Food (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
Other direct selling establishments (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

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

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

Other Northern Europe (20%)
Germany (16%)
India (12%)
Korea (11%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Japan (8%)
Thailand (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Shelby County:

German (51%)
Danish (16%)
United States or American (7%)
Irish (7%)
English (5%)
Norwegian (3%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Shelby County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,900 (75%)
Carpooled: 689 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Walked: 346 (5%)
Other means: 36 (1%)
Worked at home: 554 (8%)

People in group quarters in Shelby County, Iowa

239 people in nursing homes
39 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
3 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,647.

5.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.20%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.20% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($19,139 average AGI)
2.00% relocated from other states ($13,160 average AGI)
Shelby County: 2.00%
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 Pottawattamie County, IA	1.09% ($30,961 average AGI)
from Crawford County, IA	0.47% ($28,455)
from Douglas County, NE	0.38% ($25,722)
from Cass County, IA	0.26% ($31,500)
from Harrison County, IA	0.23% ($23,818)

6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,059 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.59% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($19,694 average AGI)
2.49% relocated to other states ($12,365 average AGI)
Shelby County: 2.49%
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 Pottawattamie County, IA	1.20% ($28,807 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.78% ($22,541)
to Cass County, IA	0.32% ($20,933)
to Crawford County, IA	0.27% ($26,769)
to Polk County, IA	0.27% ($43,385)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.25% ($29,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Births per 1000 population in Shelby County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Shelby County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Shelby County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,722 (2,475 aged, 247 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,872

In family households: 11,228 (3,265 male householders, 476 female householders)
3,277 spouses, 3,972 children (3,730 natural, 129 adopted, 113 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 30 other relatives, 115 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,644 (627 male householders (504 living alone)), 834 female householders (798 living alone)), 183 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 301 (293 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,831 2-persons, 702 3-persons, 680 4-persons, 384 5-persons, 115 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,302 1-person, 137 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

2,841 married couples with children.
520 single-parent households (100 men, 420 women).

97.0% of residents of Shelby County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $90,942,000 ($7125 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $804,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,794,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,373,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,761,000
Federal grants: $17,029,000
Federal procurement contracts: $744,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,240,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,977,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,645,000
Federal Government insurance: $77,323,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 676

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

Deaths: 791

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -318

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Shelby County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 54
1995 to 1998: 114
1990 to 1994: 150
1980 to 1989: 367
1970 to 1979: 844
1960 to 1969: 596
1950 to 1959: 524
1940 to 1949: 381
1939 or earlier: 2,429

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

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 17
3 rooms: 30
4 rooms: 255
5 rooms: 741
6 rooms: 784
7 rooms: 776
8 rooms: 660
9 or more rooms: 721

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

1 room: 8
2 rooms: 75
3 rooms: 166
4 rooms: 252
5 rooms: 179
6 rooms: 122
7 rooms: 175
8 rooms: 101
9 or more rooms: 109

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

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 91
2 bedrooms: 814
3 bedrooms: 1,769
4 bedrooms: 1,001
5 or more bedrooms: 309

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Shelby County:

no bedroom: 8
1 bedroom: 244
2 bedrooms: 389
3 bedrooms: 308
4 bedrooms: 152
5 or more bedrooms: 86

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

no vehicle: 91
1 vehicle: 921
2 vehicles: 1,778
3 vehicles: 856
4 vehicles: 267
5 or more vehicles: 73

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

no vehicle: 120
1 vehicle: 447
2 vehicles: 408
3 vehicles: 155
4 vehicles: 40
5 or more vehicles: 17

68% of Shelby County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.

Shelby County:	68.0%
State average:	57.7%

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

This state: 10418
Northeast: 51
Midwest: 1980
South: 282
West: 327

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,500

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 (56%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Electricity (16%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (37%)
Electricity (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 199

Here:	12.1%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	1.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 38

Here:	17.5%
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)

Shelby County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $13,867,000
Solid Waste Management: $529,000

All Other: $310,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $3,292,000
Regular Highways: $1,026,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $13,721,000
Regular Highways: $3,346,000

Other Hospitals: $1,486,000

Police Protection: $1,004,000

Financial Administration: $930,000

Solid Waste Management: $628,000

Central Staff Services: $394,000

General Public Buildings: $292,000

General - Other: $276,000

Corrections - Other: $226,000

Health Services - Other: $222,000

Parks & Recreation: $215,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $184,000

Libraries: $59,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $50,000

Welfare - Other: $41,000

Natural Resources - Other: $33,000
General - Interest on Debt: $96,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,853,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $255,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $910,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $688,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $370,000
General Revenue, NEC: $243,000

Rents: $43,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $619,000
General - Other: $176,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,430,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $466,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,382,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,042,000

General Support: $724,000

All Other: $114,000

Public Welfare: $35,000
Tax - Property: $5,655,000
NEC: $146,000

Motor Vehicle License: $80,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,460,000

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