Woodbury County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 9,239
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 26,859
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,903 (it was 12,292 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 31% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 873 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 118 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.3%), Manufacturing (17.9%), Retail trade (12.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 83%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 73,20871.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 17,91817.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,9383.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,3913.3%Two or more races
- 2,7602.7%Asian alone
- 1,7951.7%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 970.09%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 35.7 years |
Iowa median age: | 38.5 years |
Males: 52,000 | ![]() |
Females: 51,107 | ![]() |

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Woodbury County: | 2.0 people |
Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $58,945 ($38,509 in 1999)
This county: | $58,945 |
Iowa: | $61,691 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $689 (lower quartile is $530, upper quartile is $806)
This county: | $689 |
State: | $660 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $129,400 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
Woodbury: | $129,400 |
Iowa: | $158,900 |
Mean price in 2019:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,125Detached houses: $155,668
Here: $155,668 State: $201,113 Townhouses or other attached units: $167,011
Here: $167,011 State: $195,638 In 2-unit structures: $106,914
Here: $106,914 State: $120,562 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,670
Here: $86,670 State: $159,145 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $204,215
Here: $204,215 State: $143,957 Mobile homes: $107,053
Here: $107,053 State: $75,033
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $473
Institutionalized population: 788
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 34
- Burglaries: 46
- Thefts: 87
- Auto thefts: 9
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 19
- Burglaries: 37
- Thefts: 67
- Auto thefts: 19
Health of residents in Woodbury County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2019:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.64.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
43.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
46.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
64.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 205 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 190 buildings, average cost: $99,400
- 1998: 184 buildings, average cost: $111,700
- 1999: 193 buildings, average cost: $123,000
- 2000: 186 buildings, average cost: $130,200
- 2001: 191 buildings, average cost: $127,300
- 2002: 217 buildings, average cost: $115,300
- 2003: 178 buildings, average cost: $132,600
- 2004: 172 buildings, average cost: $177,900
- 2005: 146 buildings, average cost: $169,900
- 2006: 150 buildings, average cost: $197,000
- 2007: 104 buildings, average cost: $204,000
- 2008: 101 buildings, average cost: $222,300
- 2009: 69 buildings, average cost: $227,200
- 2010: 68 buildings, average cost: $209,400
- 2011: 62 buildings, average cost: $232,000
- 2012: 95 buildings, average cost: $211,800
- 2013: 138 buildings, average cost: $211,400
- 2014: 129 buildings, average cost: $220,300
- 2015: 146 buildings, average cost: $231,900
- 2016: 149 buildings, average cost: $242,000
- 2017: 163 buildings, average cost: $220,700
- 2018: 89 buildings, average cost: $248,300
- 2019: 114 buildings, average cost: $224,000
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,184 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,149 (1.7%)
Woodbury County: | 12.4% |
Iowa: | 11.2% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 35.7 years old
(Males: 35.0 years old, Females: 36.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 41.5 years old, Black residents: 35.2 years old, American Indian residents: 36.0 years old, Asian residents: 33.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.4 years old, Other race residents: 26.8 years old)
Area name: Sioux City, IA-NE-SD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Woodbury County is $455 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $597 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $752 a month.
Cities in this county include: Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, Moville, Sloan, Correctionville, Lawton, Anthon, Danbury, Pierson, Salix.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Woodbury County: Ida County Fairgrounds (A), Washta Access (B), Silver Creek Townhall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Woodbury County include: Battle Center Church (A), Methodist Episcopal Church (B), Arthur Church (C), Silver Creek Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Norwegian Cemetery (1), OLGC Cemetery (2), Sacred Heart Cemetery (3), Galva Township Cemetery (4), Galva Lutheran Cemetery (5), Battle Township Cemetery (6), Hayes Chapel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Grell Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Aldrich Creek (A), Ashton Creek (B), Battle Creek (C), Buffalo Creek (D), Crawford Creek (E), Silver Creek (F), Odebolt Creek (G), Moorhead Creek (H), Lund Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Woodbury County include: Douglas Township Cemetery Area (1), Hieber Park (2), Crawford Creek County Recreation Area (3), Moorehead Pioneer Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Chautauqua County, New York , Berrien County, Michigan
, Twin Falls County, Idaho
, Ida County
, Monona County
, Plymouth County
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Here: | 3.1% |
Iowa: | 3.1% |
Current college students: 4,797
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 9,008 (54.6% naturalized citizens)
Woodbury County: | 8.7% |
Whole state: | 5.6% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,0972010 or later
- 1,9832000 to 2009
- 2,8301990 to 1999
- 1,8841980 to 1989
- 7661970 to 1979
- 375Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 30,969
- One, attached: 1,326
- Two: 1,258
- 3 or 4: 1,510
- 5 to 9: 678
- 10 to 19: 1,226
- 20 to 49: 2,061
- 50 or more: 1,781
- Mobile homes: 1,559
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 147
Housing units in Woodbury County with a mortgage: 16,335 (387 second mortgage, 908 home equity loan, 90 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,202
Here: | 61.5% with mortgage |
State: | 59.9% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Woodbury County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 22,732 | 13 |
Mainline Protestant | 17,713 | 53 |
Evangelical Protestant | 17,162 | 63 |
Other | 2,240 | 11 |
Orthodox | 450 | 2 |
Black Protestant | 126 | 1 |
None | 41,749 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Woodbury County: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Woodbury County: | 4.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.24 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Woodbury County: | 8.4% |
Iowa: | 7.8% |
Woodbury County: | 28.9% |
State: | 27.3% |
Here: | 15.0% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Woodbury County:
Average size of farms: 385 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $123,994
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $247.63
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.74%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 42.15%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $106,757
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 75.20%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $103,817
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.94%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.69
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.15%
Corn for grain: 163517 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 150350 harvested acres
Vegetables: 682 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 9 acres
Tornado activity:
Woodbury County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 5792908.6 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/7/1984, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Woodbury County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 236% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 137.5 miles away from Woodbury County center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 201.5 miles away from the county center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 417.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 223.7 miles away from the county center
On 2/6/1996 at 15:10:28, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.0 miles away from Woodbury County center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 146.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- 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 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2011 to August 01, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1998: June 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 1998, Natural disaster type: Flood
- Iowa Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 23, 2009 to December 27, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1877: February 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1877, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Iowa Snow, Incident Period: February 28, 2007 to March 02, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3275: March 30, 2007, FEMA Id: 3275, Natural disaster type: Snow
- 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 and Flooding, Incident Period: July 02, 1999 to August 10, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1282: July 22, 1999, FEMA Id: 1282, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Flooding, Incident Period: June 15, 1996 to June 30, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1133: August 21, 1996, FEMA Id: 1133, Natural disaster type: Flood
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Woodbury County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 42,106 (83.3%)
- Carpooled: 4,750 (9.4%)
- Bus: 483 (1.0%)
- Ferryboat: 12 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 335 (0.7%)
- Bicycle: 44 (0.1%)
- Walked: 983 (1.9%)
- Worked at home: 1,825 (3.6%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Retail trade (9%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Manufacturing (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (20%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Mexico (44%)
- Guatemala (12%)
- Vietnam (12%)
- El Salvador (4%)
- Laos (2%)
- Ethiopia (2%)
- Congo (2%)
- German (21%)
- American (7%)
- Irish (5%)
- English (3%)
- Norwegian (3%)
- Dutch (2%)
- European (2%)
People in group quarters in Woodbury County, Iowa in 2000:
- 983 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 813 people in nursing homes
- 177 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 165 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 141 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 124 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 90 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 90 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 81 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 53 people in halfway houses
- 45 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 40 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 19 people in religious group quarters
- 15 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 15 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
People in group quarters in Woodbury County, Iowa in 2010:
- 1,508 people in college/university student housing
- 477 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 151 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 141 people in group homes intended for adults
- 113 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 59 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 52 people in correctional residential facilities
- 41 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 35 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 35 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 14 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 10 people in residential treatment centers for adults
5.26% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,782 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.26% |
Iowa average: | 5.97% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.51% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($12,335 average AGI)
3.74% relocated from other states ($29,446 average AGI)
Woodbury County: 3.74% Iowa average: 2.42%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Dakota County, NE | ![]() |
from Plymouth County, IA | ![]() |
from Union County, SD | ![]() |
from Monona County, IA | ![]() |
from Douglas County, NE | ![]() |
from Polk County, IA | ![]() |
from Minnehaha County, SD | ![]() |
5.77% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($45,950 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.77% |
Iowa average: | 6.23% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.71% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($12,365 average AGI)
4.06% relocated to other states ($33,586 average AGI)
Woodbury County: 4.06% Iowa average: 2.69%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Dakota County, NE | ![]() |
to Plymouth County, IA | ![]() |
to Union County, SD | ![]() |
to Douglas County, NE | ![]() |
to Polk County, IA | ![]() |
to Minnehaha County, SD | ![]() |
to Monona County, IA | ![]() |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 15.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 15,613 (12,865 aged, 2,748 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 2,160 (7%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Woodbury County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,381)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,242)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,141)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (877)
- Unspecified dementia (645)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (635)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (503)
- Senility (499)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (450)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (366)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20,560
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 417
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 51,181
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,572
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 931
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 100
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 32.1. This is more than state average.
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 122.6. This is more than state average.
- Suffocation - 46.0
- Firearm - 44.6
- Other - 32.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 103,107- Male householders: 19,997 (4,846 living alone), Female householders: 19,736 (5,160 living alone)
19,179 spouses (19,058 opposite-sex spouses), 3,713 unmarried partners, (3,713 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,062 children (26,813 natural, 686 adopted, 1,563 stepchildren), 1,360 grandchildren, 1,219 brothers or sisters, 704 parents, 0 foster children, 2,029 other relatives, 3,417 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,691
Size of family households: 10,866 2-persons, 5,057 3-persons, 5,928 4-persons, 2,717 5-persons, 1,584 6-persons, 590 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,006 1-person, 1,912 2-persons, 889 3-persons, 184 4-persons.
15,516 married couples with children.
8,033 single-parent households (2,352 men, 5,681 women).
83.3% of residents of Woodbury speak English at home.
12.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $560,998,000 ($5,441 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,773,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $226,558,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $119,554,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,581,000
Federal grants: $120,561,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,385,000 ($12,543,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $55,358,000 ($22,355,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $836,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $31,264,000
Federal Government insurance: $155,413,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 8,524Here: | 83 per 1000 residents |
State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 4,825
Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,125
Here: | +21 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -6,964
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.4 |
State: | 6.6 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Woodbury County, Iowa
- 1,5052014 or later
- 6512010 to 2013
- 2,4392000 to 2009
- 2,9421990 to 1999
- 1,8701980 to 1989
- 5,3101970 to 1979
- 4,1591960 to 1969
- 7,1241950 to 1959
- 2,6351940 to 1949
- 13,8801939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Woodbury County, Iowa
- 1471 room
- 802 rooms
- 4523 rooms
- 2,5244 rooms
- 4,3075 rooms
- 6,1536 rooms
- 3,7827 rooms
- 3,5248 rooms
- 5,5689+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Woodbury County, Iowa
- 8411 room
- 6992 rooms
- 1,7343 rooms
- 3,5684 rooms
- 2,5305 rooms
- 1,4376 rooms
- 1,3297 rooms
- 5648 rooms
- 4949+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Woodbury County, Iowa
- 147no bedroom
- 7561 bedroom
- 5,8752 bedrooms
- 12,9443 bedrooms
- 4,7534 bedrooms
- 2,0625+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Woodbury County, Iowa
- 970no bedroom
- 2,7091 bedroom
- 5,5832 bedrooms
- 2,8283 bedrooms
- 8094 bedrooms
- 2975+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Woodbury County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 821no vehicle
- 6,2571 vehicle
- 11,3692 vehicles
- 4,6153 vehicles
- 2,4054 vehicles
- 1,0705+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Woodbury County in renter-occupied apartments
- 2,318no vehicle
- 5,9111 vehicle
- 2,6432 vehicles
- 1,8483 vehicles
- 1424 vehicles
- 3345+ vehicles
89.3% of Woodbury County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Iowa.
Woodbury County: | 89.3% |
State average: | 85.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 67,882
- Other state: 25,219
- Northeast: 1,128
- Midwest: 14,018
- South: 6,661
- West: 3,412
- 67.7%Utility gas
- 23.0%Electricity
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 0.2%Wood
- 53.9%Utility gas
- 39.0%Electricity
- 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%No fuel used
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.3%Wood
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 3.4% |
Iowa: | 9.6% |
Here: | 10.8% |
Iowa: | 7.9% |
Here: | 44.5% |
Iowa: | 23.0% |
Woodbury County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,531,000
- Charges - Other: $2,683,000
Natural Resources - Other: $437,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $698,000
Regular Highways: $565,000
Natural Resources - Other: $53,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,466,000
Health - Other: $8,151,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,781,000
Police Protection: $5,966,000
Financial Administration: $4,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,545,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,823,000
General - Other: $3,238,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
Central Staff Services: $2,057,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,884,000
Parks and Recreation: $427,000
Libraries: $272,000
Solid Waste Management: $250,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $216,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $509,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $932,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,069,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,562,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,636,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $926,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,355,000
General Revenue - Other: $846,000
Sale of Property: $508,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $552,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,186,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,622,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,129,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,984,000
General Local Government Support: $1,285,000
Public Welfare: $725,000
Other: $393,000
- Tax - Property: $29,660,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,340,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,781,000
Other License: $350,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $20,459,000
Woodbury County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,531,000
- Charges - Other: $2,683,000
Natural Resources - Other: $437,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $698,000
Regular Highways: $565,000
Natural Resources - Other: $53,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,466,000
Health - Other: $8,151,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,781,000
Police Protection: $5,966,000
Financial Administration: $4,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,545,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,823,000
General - Other: $3,238,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
Central Staff Services: $2,057,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,884,000
Parks and Recreation: $427,000
Libraries: $272,000
Solid Waste Management: $250,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $216,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $509,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $932,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,069,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,562,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,636,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $926,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,355,000
General Revenue - Other: $846,000
Sale of Property: $508,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $552,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,186,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,622,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,129,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,984,000
General Local Government Support: $1,285,000
Public Welfare: $725,000
Other: $393,000
- Tax - Property: $29,660,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,340,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,781,000
Other License: $350,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $20,459,000
Woodbury County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,531,000
- Charges - Other: $2,683,000
Natural Resources - Other: $437,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $698,000
Regular Highways: $565,000
Natural Resources - Other: $53,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,466,000
Health - Other: $8,151,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,781,000
Police Protection: $5,966,000
Financial Administration: $4,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,545,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,823,000
General - Other: $3,238,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
Central Staff Services: $2,057,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,884,000
Parks and Recreation: $427,000
Libraries: $272,000
Solid Waste Management: $250,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $216,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $509,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $932,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,069,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,562,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,636,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $926,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,355,000
General Revenue - Other: $846,000
Sale of Property: $508,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $552,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,186,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,622,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,129,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,984,000
General Local Government Support: $1,285,000
Public Welfare: $725,000
Other: $393,000
- Tax - Property: $29,660,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,340,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,781,000
Other License: $350,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $20,459,000
Woodbury County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,531,000
- Charges - Other: $2,683,000
Natural Resources - Other: $437,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $698,000
Regular Highways: $565,000
Natural Resources - Other: $53,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,466,000
Health - Other: $8,151,000
Correctional Institutions: $6,781,000
Police Protection: $5,966,000
Financial Administration: $4,586,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,545,000
Public Welfare - Other: $3,823,000
General - Other: $3,238,000
General Public Buildings: $2,447,000
Central Staff Services: $2,057,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,884,000
Parks and Recreation: $427,000
Libraries: $272,000
Solid Waste Management: $250,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $216,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $509,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Hospitals: $932,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $1,069,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $10,562,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $9,636,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $926,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,355,000
General Revenue - Other: $846,000
Sale of Property: $508,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $552,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $18,186,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $17,622,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,129,000
Health and Hospitals: $2,984,000
General Local Government Support: $1,285,000
Public Welfare: $725,000
Other: $393,000
- Tax - Property: $29,660,000
Public Utilities Sales: $3,340,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $2,781,000
Other License: $350,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $20,459,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,925
- Number of aged recipients: 154
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,771
- Number of recipients under 18: 328
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,290
- Number of recipients older than 64: 307
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 773
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 793
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 25 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 543 | $98,552 | 512 | $105,406 | 1,854 | $113,259 | 401 | $23,843 | 15 | $214,600 | 228 | $59,811 | 26 | $52,923 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 24 | $91,292 | 38 | $77,658 | 154 | $106,649 | 21 | $21,238 | 1 | $188,000 | 8 | $67,125 | 8 | $57,625 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 94 | $87,053 | 94 | $70,979 | 627 | $96,555 | 182 | $30,247 | 4 | $672,500 | 40 | $49,550 | 23 | $37,391 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 55 | $88,691 | 55 | $96,927 | 525 | $107,133 | 48 | $45,917 | 0 | $0 | 34 | $70,000 | 2 | $84,500 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $116,250 | 3 | $76,667 | 60 | $117,633 | 7 | $44,000 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $46,000 | 1 | $89,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 112 | $133,268 | 128 | $131,859 | 1 | $142,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 39 | $94,692 | 30 | $116,500 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 5 | $126,600 | 17 | $147,412 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 3 | $55,333 | 5 | $183,600 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 4 | $73,750 | 2 | $106,000 | 1 | $76,000 |
Most common first names in Woodbury County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 775 | 76.0 years |
Mary | 660 | 79.5 years |
William | 608 | 76.7 years |
Robert | 498 | 72.2 years |
James | 398 | 72.5 years |
George | 392 | 77.4 years |
Helen | 391 | 80.9 years |
Charles | 375 | 75.7 years |
Margaret | 334 | 81.1 years |
Dorothy | 316 | 78.3 years |
Most common last names in Woodbury County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 425 | 77.0 years |
Anderson | 281 | 80.0 years |
Smith | 254 | 77.4 years |
Miller | 187 | 76.3 years |
Brown | 171 | 76.9 years |
Hansen | 160 | 76.5 years |
Nelson | 137 | 77.3 years |
Peterson | 135 | 79.0 years |
Davis | 131 | 76.3 years |
Olson | 127 | 80.4 years |
Businesses in Woodbury County, IA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AT&T | 1 | Kohl's | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
AmericInn | 1 | Lane Furniture | 5 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Arby's | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Ashley Furniture | 3 | Marriott | 1 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
Blockbuster | 2 | McDonald's | 6 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings | 1 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
Burger King | 5 | Menards | 1 | |
Caribou Coffee | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
Carson Pirie Scott | 1 | New Balance | 5 | |
Charlotte Russe | 1 | Nike | 4 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Nissan | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chico's | 1 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
Clarion | 1 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Curves | 2 | Penske | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 7 | PetSmart | 1 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Deb | 1 | Pizza Hut | 4 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Quiznos | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Red Lobster | 1 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
FedEx | 14 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
Finish Line | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
Foot Locker | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Sears | 2 | |
GNC | 2 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
GameStop | 2 | Slumberland | 1 | |
Gap | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
H&R Block | 5 | Staples | 2 | |
Hardee's | 2 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Hilton | 1 | Subaru | 1 | |
Hobby Lobby | 1 | Subway | 9 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | Super 8 | 2 | |
Hollister Co. | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Home Depot | 1 | Target | 1 | |
Honda | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
Hot Topic | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
IHOP | 1 | UPS | 22 | |
JCPenney | 1 | Vans | 1 | |
Jimmy John's | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 3 | |
JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
Jones New York | 2 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Journeys | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Justice | 1 | Walmart | 2 | |
KFC | 3 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Kincaid | 1 | Wet Seal | 1 | |
Kmart | 1 |
Woodbury County on our top lists:
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"