Washington County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

This county:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	2.6%
Whole state:	3.8%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.2%), Manufacturing (15.7%), Retail trade (12.5%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Washington County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 9,961	(48.2%)
Females: 10,709	(51.8%)

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Washington County:	2.5 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$43,205
Iowa:	$43,609

Washington County	$108,548
Iowa:	$106,600

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 21
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 33
• Auto thefts: 6

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $397 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $504 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $643 a month.

Cities in this county include: Washington, Kalona, Wellman, Riverside, Brighton, Ainsworth, Crawfordsville, West Chester.

Neighboring counties: Henry County , Iowa County , Jefferson County , Johnson County , Keokuk County , Louisa County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washington County: Davis Creek (A), Dublin (B), Rubio (C), Kalona Golf Course (D), McKain State Access Area (E), Wellman Golf Course (F), Pilotsburg (G), Coppock Access (H), Valley (I), Grace Hill (J), Brighton Boat Access (K), Clay (L), White Ash (M), Dairy (N), Windmill Ridge Camp Ground (O), Yalton (P), Johnson County Home (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Sycamore Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Washington County include: Salem Church (A), Fern Cliff Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Rubio Friends Church (D), Prairie Flower Baptist Church (E), Pleasant Hill Church (F), Eicher Emmanuel Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Kupka Cemetery (1), Ann Gowey Cemetery (2), Center Cemetery (3), Sommers Cemetery (4), Lexington Cemetery (5), Oak Ridge Cemetery (6), Snider Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Wallrich Lake (A), Horseshoe Lake (B), Lily Pond (C), Sunrise Lake (D), Lake Darling (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Indian Creek (A), North Fork Long Creek (B), West Fork Crooked Creek (C), Bulgers Run (D), Ramsey Creek (E), Smith Creek (F), Clemons Creek (G), South Fork Long Creek (H), Richland Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Washington County include: Lake Darling State Park (1), Marr Park (2), Samuel Lewis Historical Marker (3), Wellman City Park (4), Statler Woods (5), Fern Cliff County Park (6), Sockum Ridge County Park (7), Benton Timbers Park (8), Foster Woods Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.3%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 584
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 310 (26% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 61.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,652
• One, attached: 93
• Two: 299
• 3 or 4: 420
• 5 to 9: 170
• 10 to 19: 87
• 20 or more: 223
• Mobile homes: 592
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 2,715 (301 second mortgage, 265 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,663

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 48 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 47 people and caused $15 million in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,690 (72%) Carpooled: 1,455 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 39 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 28 (0%) Walked: 392 (4%) Other means: 59 (1%) Worked at home: 953 (9%)

5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,318 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.28% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($23,465 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($10,854 average AGI)

Washington County:	1.58%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Johnson County, IA	1.73% ($35,827 average AGI)
from Henry County, IA	0.40% ($24,281)
from Linn County, IA	0.26% ($30,810)
from Keokuk County, IA	0.22% ($28,500)
from Louisa County, IA	0.21% ($27,059)
from Iowa County, IA	0.17% ($25,571)
from Muscatine County, IA	0.16% ($23,846)

6.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,274 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.48% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($22,465 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($9,809 average AGI)

Washington County:	1.69%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Johnson County, IA	1.85% ($32,047 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA	0.43% ($27,629)
to Henry County, IA	0.37% ($26,767)
to Keokuk County, IA	0.36% ($32,345)
to Jefferson County, IA	0.16% ($22,769)
to Polk County, IA	0.16% ($27,769)
to Louisa County, IA	0.15% ($27,167)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,086 (3,710 aged, 376 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 17,424 (4,830 male householders, 835 female householders)

  4,954 spouses, 6,155 children (5,631 natural, 145 adopted, 379 stepchildren), 135 grandchildren, 98 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 74 other relatives, 271 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,740 (974 male householders (795 living alone)), 1,430 female householders (1,334 living alone)), 336 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 506 (448 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,651 2-persons, 1,063 3-persons, 1,098 4-persons, 547 5-persons, 231 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,129 1-person, 229 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 1 5-persons.

93.4% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $114,940,000 ($5396 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,357,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $53,300,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $22,646,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,452,000
Federal grants: $13,436,000
Federal procurement contracts: $809,000 ($30,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,296,000 ($4,933,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,369,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,845,000
Federal Government insurance: $49,524,000

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	+15 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.53 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

62% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.

Washington County:	61.7%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 16625
• Northeast: 212
• Midwest: 2214
• South: 588
• West: 671

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $44,700

Here:	8.3%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	9.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	18.0%
Iowa:	25.4%