Story County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 81,52581.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,9116.9%Asian alone
  • 4,0784.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3,7793.8%Two or more races
  • 2,9402.9%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2480.2%Some other race alone
  • 1650.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 270.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $273,235

Here:	$273,235
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $275,930

Here:	$275,930
State:	$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $164,489

Here:	$164,489
State:	$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $158,718

Here:	$158,718
State:	$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $194,609

Here:	$194,609
State:	$190,519

Mobile homes: $37,077

Here:	$37,077
State:	$51,271

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 23
• Thefts: 74
• Auto thefts: 20

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 33
• Thefts: 48
• Auto thefts: 15

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,607 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,411 (1.5%)

Area name: Ames, IA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Story County is $536 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $947 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ames, Nevada, Story City, Huxley, Roland, Slater, Gilbert, Colo, Cambridge, Maxwell.

Neighboring counties: Boone County, Nebraska , Cook County, Illinois , Cedar County , Oneida County, Idaho , Jo Daviess County, Illinois , McHenry County, Illinois , Ogle County, Illinois .

Current college students: 23,057
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 97.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 52.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,149 (28.4% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6,4872010 or later
• 1,5962000 to 2009
• 7971990 to 1999
• 8121980 to 1989
• 2631970 to 1979
• 313Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,097
• One, attached: 2,720
• Two: 1,263
• 3 or 4: 2,346
• 5 to 9: 2,386
• 10 to 19: 4,383
• 20 to 49: 3,703
• 50 or more: 1,740
• Mobile homes: 1,280
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Story County with a mortgage: 12,124 (1,308 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,094 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 243

Religion statistics for Story County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Story County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Iowa Severe Storms, Incident Period: August 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4557, Natural disaster type: Storm
• Iowa Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: March 17, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4483-IA: March 23, 2020, FEMA Id: 4483, Natural disaster type: Other
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: June 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2013 to June 15, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4126: July 02, 2013, FEMA Id: 4126, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 09, 2011 to July 14, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4016: August 24, 2011, FEMA Id: 4016, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 19, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1880: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1880, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: February 23, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1688: March 14, 2007, FEMA Id: 1688, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3239: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.68% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,352 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.22% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($28,735 average AGI)
3.47% relocated from other states ($22,616 average AGI)

Story County:	3.47%
Iowa average:	2.75%

from Polk County, IA	1.84% ($51,465 average AGI)
from Boone County, IA	0.52% ($51,412)
from Dallas County, IA	0.20% ($51,109)
from Marshall County, IA	0.20% ($46,047)
from Linn County, IA	0.18% ($50,786)
from Hamilton County, IA	0.15% ($47,326)
from Hardin County, IA	0.14% ($33,523)

10.66% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,575 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.92% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($27,323 average AGI)
4.74% relocated to other states ($24,251 average AGI)

Story County:	4.74%
Iowa average:	2.79%

to Polk County, IA	2.61% ($50,052 average AGI)
to Boone County, IA	0.70% ($62,294)
to Dallas County, IA	0.31% ($44,707)
to Marshall County, IA	0.23% ($45,767)
to Johnson County, IA	0.18% ($42,966)
to Hamilton County, IA	0.18% ($53,439)
to Hennepin County, MN	0.17% ($49,964)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 5.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Story County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 21,335 (6,616 living alone), Female householders: 18,196 (4,733 living alone)

• 17,525 spouses (17,448 opposite-sex spouses), 2,210 unmarried partners, (2,210 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,791 children (17,139 natural, 150 adopted, 502 stepchildren), 264 grandchildren, 713 brothers or sisters, 339 parents, 52 foster children, 260 other relatives, 8,073 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 12,915

Size of family households: 10,295 2-persons, 3,888 3-persons, 4,019 4-persons, 1,603 5-persons, 365 6-persons, 149 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,349 1-person, 5,029 2-persons, 1,588 3-persons, 880 4-persons, 366 5-persons.

13,020 married couples with children.
2,255 single-parent households (677 men, 1,578 women).

88.0% of residents of Story speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
5.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $607,500,000 ($7,556 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,261,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $136,919,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $70,666,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,725,000
Federal grants: $157,694,000
Federal procurement contracts: $164,916,000 ($9,167,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $63,580,000 ($5,278,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $183,079,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,244,000
Federal Government insurance: $100,227,000

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

Here:	-66 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.39 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Story County, Iowa
• 5462020 or later
• 7,1532010 to 2019
• 6,6542000 to 2009
• 4,6591990 to 1999
• 2,9311980 to 1989
• 6,0421970 to 1979
• 3,3821960 to 1969
• 3,2121950 to 1959
• 1,2251940 to 1949
• 6,1671939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Story County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Story County, Iowa
• 281 room
• 02 rooms
• 5673 rooms
• 1,1954 rooms
• 3,1245 rooms
• 3,3576 rooms
• 3,5557 rooms
• 3,6428 rooms
• 6,0049+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Story County, Iowa
• 8711 room
• 1,2132 rooms
• 5,1253 rooms
• 4,9404 rooms
• 1,7545 rooms
• 2,3316 rooms
• 8287 rooms
• 2948 rooms
• 7039+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Story County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Story County, Iowa
• 28no bedroom
• 4651 bedroom
• 3,1692 bedrooms
• 9,5403 bedrooms
• 5,2024 bedrooms
• 3,0685+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Story County, Iowa
• 999no bedroom
• 4,1951 bedroom
• 7,3512 bedrooms
• 3,0133 bedrooms
• 1,9864 bedrooms
• 5155+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Story County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Story County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 233no vehicle
• 4,9611 vehicle
• 9,1852 vehicles
• 5,0553 vehicles
• 1,5474 vehicles
• 4915+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Story County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,429no vehicle
• 7,0421 vehicle
• 5,4582 vehicles
• 1,5903 vehicles
• 1,1744 vehicles
• 3665+ vehicles

73.7% of Story County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Iowa.

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

• This state: 61,442
• Other state: 28,852
• Northeast: 1,768
• Midwest: 18,767
• South: 4,002
• West: 4,315

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 577
• Number of aged recipients: 41
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 536
• Number of recipients under 18: 69
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 434
• Number of recipients older than 64: 74
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 220
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 232

Story County on our top lists:

• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"