Tama County, Iowa (IA)

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• • 13,26778.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,05312.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8945.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 3622.1%Two or more races
  • 1631.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 990.6%Asian alone
  • 300.2%Some other race alone
  • 90.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $214,271

Here:	$214,271
State:	$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $310,430

Here:	$310,430
State:	$238,767

In 2-unit structures: $177,647

Here:	$177,647
State:	$243,070

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $213,942

Here:	$213,942
State:	$162,139

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $242,461

Here:	$242,461
State:	$190,519

Mobile homes: $68,233

Here:	$68,233
State:	$51,271

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 34
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 17
• Auto thefts: 7

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 16
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 18
• Auto thefts: 7

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,961 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,904 (1.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tama County is $407 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $505 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.

Cities in this county include: Tama, Toledo, Traer, Dysart, Gladbrook, Garwin, Chelsea, Montour, Elberon, Clutier.

Neighboring counties: Ashtabula County, Ohio , Benton County , Tolland County, Connecticut , Cassia County, Idaho , Kenosha County, Wisconsin , Tioga County, New York .

Current college students: 561
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 956 (37.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4202010 or later
• 2482000 to 2009
• 1931990 to 1999
• 981980 to 1989
• 421970 to 1979
• 56Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,610
• One, attached: 63
• Two: 148
• 3 or 4: 159
• 5 to 9: 217
• 10 to 19: 126
• 20 to 49: 45
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 278

Housing units in Tama County with a mortgage: 2,876 (297 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 237 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 144

Religion statistics for Tama County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Tama County:

Tornado activity:

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 And Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2019, FEMA Id: 4421, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 26, 2014 to July 08, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4187: August 05, 2014, FEMA Id: 4187, 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, 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
• Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 19, 2004 to June 24, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1518: May 25, 2004, FEMA Id: 1518, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.69% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,670 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.75% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($39,662 average AGI)
0.95% relocated from other states ($7,010 average AGI)

Tama County:	0.95%
Iowa average:	2.75%

from Marshall County, IA	1.03% ($43,338 average AGI)
from Black Hawk County, IA	0.95% ($50,108)
from Benton County, IA	0.39% ($39,111)
from Linn County, IA	0.39% ($41,593)
from Poweshiek County, IA	0.38% ($52,769)
from Grundy County, IA	0.32% ($61,227)

6.10% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,791 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.64% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($35,938 average AGI)
1.46% relocated to other states ($13,853 average AGI)

Tama County:	1.46%
Iowa average:	2.79%

to Marshall County, IA	0.93% ($47,453 average AGI)
to Black Hawk County, IA	0.70% ($43,750)
to Polk County, IA	0.48% ($35,667)
to Poweshiek County, IA	0.39% ($58,963)
to Linn County, IA	0.38% ($33,808)
to Benton County, IA	0.32% ($52,091)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.4

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Tama County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,543 (912 living alone), Female householders: 3,370 (897 living alone)

• 3,700 spouses (3,700 opposite-sex spouses), 618 unmarried partners, (599 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,428 children (4,083 natural, 94 adopted, 253 stepchildren), 262 grandchildren, 262 brothers or sisters, 84 parents, 10 foster children, 195 other relatives, 254 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 365

Size of family households: 2,503 2-persons, 842 3-persons, 663 4-persons, 509 5-persons, 83 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,810 1-person, 332 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

2,494 married couples with children.
953 single-parent households (291 men, 662 women).

87.6% of residents of Tama speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% speak English very well, 62% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
4.0% of residents speak other language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $107,005,000 ($5,962 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $944,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $45,572,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,482,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $21,386,000
Federal grants: $14,740,000
Federal procurement contracts: $894,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,930,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $978,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,497,000
Federal Government insurance: $64,806,000

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

Here:	-20 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Tama County, Iowa
• 02020 or later
• 2402010 to 2019
• 6022000 to 2009
• 4721990 to 1999
• 4191980 to 1989
• 7781970 to 1979
• 8631960 to 1969
• 7471950 to 1959
• 4231940 to 1949
• 2,9601939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Tama County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tama County, Iowa
• 61 room
• 172 rooms
• 973 rooms
• 5454 rooms
• 7595 rooms
• 9706 rooms
• 8827 rooms
• 8008 rooms
• 1,1699+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tama County, Iowa
• 601 room
• 462 rooms
• 2143 rooms
• 3534 rooms
• 2885 rooms
• 3186 rooms
• 1297 rooms
• 1458 rooms
• 1049+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Tama County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Tama County, Iowa
• 7no bedroom
• 1571 bedroom
• 1,1112 bedrooms
• 2,3393 bedrooms
• 1,3314 bedrooms
• 3115+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tama County, Iowa
• 59no bedroom
• 2661 bedroom
• 5902 bedrooms
• 3993 bedrooms
• 2534 bedrooms
• 915+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Tama County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 97no vehicle
• 9571 vehicle
• 2,2042 vehicles
• 1,2663 vehicles
• 4494 vehicles
• 2865+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Tama County in renter-occupied apartments
• 121no vehicle
• 7911 vehicle
• 4652 vehicles
• 1923 vehicles
• 504 vehicles
• 335+ vehicles

91.8% of Tama County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.

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

• This state: 13,344
• Other state: 2,759
• Northeast: 131
• Midwest: 1,387
• South: 643
• West: 602

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 165
• Number of aged recipients: 16
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 149
• Number of recipients under 18: 24
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 109
• Number of recipients older than 64: 32
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 79
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 60