Wayne County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Manufacturing (17.9%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (12.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Wayne County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	43.0 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 3,219	(47.8%)
Females: 3,511	(52.2%)

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Wayne County:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,203
Iowa:	$47,292

This county:	$257
State:	$454

Wayne County:	$63,573
Iowa:	$117,900

Detached houses: $94,367

Here:	$94,367
State:	$150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $60,553

Here:	$60,553
State:	$158,666

In 2-unit structures: $119,333

Here:	$119,333
State:	$134,477

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $63,542

Here:	$63,542
State:	$124,442

Mobile homes: $37,516

Here:	$37,516
State:	$29,315

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$33,502

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 16
• Thefts: 40
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 35
• Auto thefts: 3

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wayne County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $608 a month.

Cities in this county include: Corydon, Seymour, Allerton, Humeston, Lineville, Promise City, Clio, Millerton.

Neighboring counties: Appanoose County , Clarke County , Decatur County , Lucas County , Mercer County, Missouri , Monroe County , Putnam County, Missouri .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Wayne County: Sewal (A), Warsaw (B), Lewisburgh (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wayne County include: New Zion Church (A), Bethel Church (B), Bethlehem Church (C), Jones Church (D), Sunnyslope Church (E), Richardson Chapel (F), Unity Church (G), Spring Branch Church (H), Eden Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Allerton Cemetery (1), Humeston Cemetery (2), Lacey Cemetery (3), Confidence Cemetery (4), Edmond Cemetery (5), Sharon Cemetery (6), Banta Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Humeston Reservoir (A), Seymour City Reservoir (B), Corydon Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hunter Creek (A), Ninemile Creek (B), Jackson Creek (C), Jordan Creek (D), West Fork Locust Creek (E), Turkey Creek (F), East Fork Medicine Creek (G), Crow Creek (H), Middle Fork Medicine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Wayne County include: Seymour Lake Park (1), Medicine Creek Wildlife Area (2), Humeston Park (3), Moore-Gosch Memorial Park (4), Corydon Lake County Park (5), Bob White State Park (6), Wolf Hollow Wildlife Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.2%
Iowa:	5.4%

Current college students: 191
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 39 (56% naturalized citizens)

Wayne County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,809
• One, attached: 45
• Two: 63
• 3 or 4: 102
• 5 to 9: 18
• 10 to 19: 4
• Mobile homes: 307
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Wayne County with a mortgage: 631 (29 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 813

Here:	43.7% with mortgage
State:	62.8% with mortgage

Wayne County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Iowa state average. It is 4.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/20/1959, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Wayne County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/11/1995 at 05:54:10, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from Wayne County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,137 (70%) Carpooled: 452 (15%) Motorcycle: 1 (0%) Bicycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 107 (4%) Other means: 30 (1%) Worked at home: 308 (10%)

6.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,692 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
Iowa average:	6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.68% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($16,521 average AGI)
2.57% relocated from other states ($15,171 average AGI)

Wayne County:	2.57%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Appanoose County, IA	0.94% ($25,182 average AGI)
from Polk County, IA	0.47% ($39,909)

6.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.81%
Iowa average:	6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($19,231 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($9,244 average AGI)

Wayne County:	2.21%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Polk County, IA	0.89% ($27,190 average AGI)
to Appanoose County, IA	0.85% ($22,050)
to Lucas County, IA	0.47% ($31,818)
to Decatur County, IA	0.43% ($21,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,683 (1,519 aged, 164 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,629 (1,625 male householders, 297 female householders)

  1,658 spouses, 1,795 children (1,572 natural, 88 adopted, 135 stepchildren), 69 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 53 other relatives, 81 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 970 (376 male householders (333 living alone)), 531 female householders (513 living alone)), 63 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 131 (122 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,002 2-persons, 373 3-persons, 333 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 49 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 846 1-person, 57 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 1 4-persons.

97.6% of residents of Wayne County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $58,048,000 ($8803 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $537,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,407,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,831,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,203,000
Federal grants: $13,014,000
Federal procurement contracts: $497,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,096,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $779,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,511,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,768,000

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	75 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.18 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.3

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

60% of Wayne County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Iowa.

Wayne County:	60.4%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 5204
• Northeast: 38
• Midwest: 1092
• South: 193
• West: 147

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500

Here:	2.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	4.0%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	9.5%
Iowa:	25.4%

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