Warren County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

This county:	5.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	1.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.6%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (13.7%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Warren County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 19,768	(48.6%)
Females: 20,903	(51.4%)

Warren County:	2.6 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$55,630
Iowa:	$43,609

Warren County	$132,568
Iowa:	$106,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 113
• Thefts: 203
• Auto thefts: 15

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 77
• Thefts: 183
• Auto thefts: 26

Area name: Des Moines, IA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Warren County is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $669 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $857 a month.

Cities in this county include: Indianola, Norwalk, Carlisle, Milo, Hartford, New Virginia, Martensdale, Lacona, Cumming, St. Marys.

2005 air pollution in Warren County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.082 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.072 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clarke County , Dallas County , Lucas County , Madison County , Marion County , Polk County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Warren County: Camp Wesley Woods (A), Echo Valley Country Club (B), Greenwood Raceway (C), Motor (D), Prairie View Preserve and Butterfly Garden (E), Lake Ahquahi Campground (F), Sharon (G), Shady Oaks Golf Course (H), Schonberg (I), Rosemount (J), Beech (K), Rolling Hills Golf Course (L), Latimer (M), Warren County Home (N), Hoosier Row Community Center (O), Saint Marys Fire Station (P). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Warren County include: Scotch Ridge United Presbyterian Church (A), Farmers Chapel (B), Indianola Community Church (C), North River Church (D), Mount Tabor Church (E), Liberty Center United Methodist Church (F), Motor Church (G), Broadhorn Church (H), Browns Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Lacey Cemetery (1), Warren Cemetery (2), Wallace Cemetery (3), Indian Valley Cemetery (4), North River Cemetery (5), Newbern Cemetery (6), Willis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Ahquabi, Lake (A), Browns Lake (B), Lake George (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Felters Branch (A), Sants Branch (B), Cavitt Creek (C), Short Creek (D), Otter Creek (E), Limestone Creek (F), Box Elder Creek (G), Turkery Creek (H), Flank Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Warren County include: Lundy Acres (1), Lake Ahquabi State Park (2), Lacona Community Park (3), Lindhardt Park (4), Rolling Thunder Prairie (5), Pickard Recreation Area (6), Banner Mine State Wildlife Management Area (7), Otter Creek County Park (8), Beech Community Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Prole Post Office (A), Saint Marys Post Office (B), Liberty Center Post Office (C), Churchville (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.2%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 2,431
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 460 (58% naturalized citizens)

Warren County:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,863
• One, attached: 273
• Two: 185
• 3 or 4: 448
• 5 to 9: 366
• 10 to 19: 644
• 20 or more: 587
• Mobile homes: 917
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Warren County with a mortgage: 6,515 (778 second mortgage, 920 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,285

Warren County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 2.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/29/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,308 (80%) Carpooled: 2,578 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 86 (0%) Motorcycle: 11 (0%) Bicycle: 36 (0%) Walked: 607 (3%) Other means: 133 (1%) Worked at home: 986 (5%)

8.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.20%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.30% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($34,014 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($10,190 average AGI)

Warren County:	1.90%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Polk County, IA	3.84% ($47,092 average AGI)
from Marion County, IA	0.26% ($26,857)
from Madison County, IA	0.24% ($45,211)
from Dallas County, IA	0.24% ($47,842)
from Lucas County, IA	0.15% ($36,583)
from Story County, IA	0.15% ($36,167)
from Clarke County, IA	0.14% ($30,130)

7.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.86%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.34% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($29,689 average AGI)
1.52% relocated to other states ($7,916 average AGI)

Warren County:	1.52%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Polk County, IA	4.20% ($36,603 average AGI)
to Dallas County, IA	0.32% ($54,922)
to Marion County, IA	0.27% ($32,558)
to Madison County, IA	0.24% ($40,487)
to Story County, IA	0.15% ($30,000)
to Clarke County, IA	0.10% ($37,125)
to Jasper County, IA	0.10% ($28,875)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,180 (4,561 aged, 619 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 34,853 (9,286 male householders, 1,982 female householders)

  9,541 spouses, 12,648 children (11,487 natural, 315 adopted, 846 stepchildren), 383 grandchildren, 107 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 222 other relatives, 574 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,102 (1,387 male householders (1,087 living alone)), 2,054 female householders (1,826 living alone)), 661 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,716 (626 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,842 2-persons, 2,497 3-persons, 2,474 4-persons, 1,020 5-persons, 323 6-persons, 112 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,913 1-person, 442 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 2 6-persons.

8,536 married couples with children.
1,868 single-parent households (453 men, 1,415 women).

97.1% of residents of Warren County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $150,480,000 ($3536 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,160,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $80,366,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,053,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,126,000
Federal grants: $22,339,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,474,000 ($75,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,123,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,779,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,884,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,970,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+35 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.19 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.3

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

61% of Warren County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Iowa.

Warren County:	61.1%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 32795
• Northeast: 664
• Midwest: 4577
• South: 927
• West: 1130

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $96,400

Here:	3.1%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	3.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	59.1%
Iowa:	25.4%

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