Woodbury County, Iowa (IA)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Woodbury County:	16.7%
Iowa:	10.9%

This county:	10.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	3.8%

Type of workers:

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

Races in Woodbury County, Iowa:

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Males: 50,915	(49.0%)
Females: 52,962	(51.0%)

Woodbury County:	2.6 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

This county	$42,548
Iowa:	$43,609

Woodbury County	$99,199
Iowa:	$106,600

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

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.

2005 air pollution in Woodbury County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 23 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 72 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 10.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 25 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cherokee County , Dakota County, Nebraska , Crawford County , Ida County , Union County, South Dakota , Monona County , Plymouth County , Thurston County, Nebraska .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Woodbury County: Twenty-Seven Flags Golf Course (A), Snyders Grove (B), Sloan (C), Morris (D), Meadows Country Club (E), Piero (F), Rock Branch (G), Sergeant Bluff South Bound Rist Area (H), Sergeant Bluff North Bound Rest Area (I), Discord (J), Walling River Access (K), Correctionville Golf Club (L), Inkpaduta River Access (M), Gale (N), Whispering Creek Golf Club (O), Wolf Dale (P), Oto City Hall (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Woodbury County include: Salem Church (A), Saint Pauls Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Friendship Community Church (D), Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation (E), German City Church (F), Morningside Assembly of God Church (G), Rock Branch Church (H), Covenant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Oto Cemetery (1), Concordia Cemetery (2), Arlington Cemetery (3), Walnut Grove Cemetery (4), Oak Hill Cemetery (5), Banner Cemetery (6), Wolf Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Browers Lake (B), Browns Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Rivers and creeks: Fern Creek (A), Old Channel Little Sioux River (B), Hawk Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Muddy Creek (E), Mud Creek (F), Elliott Creek (G), Moose Creek (H), Lum Hollow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Woodbury County include: Shagbark Hills Area (1), Lakeport Area (2), Sergeant Floyd Monument State Historical Marker (3), Little Sioux County Park (4), Oak Ridge Conservation Area (5), Midway County Park (6), Midway Park (7), Inkpaduta Historical Marker (8), Mile Long Island Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Oto Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.7%
Iowa:	3.6%

Current college students: 4,797
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,515 (26% naturalized citizens)

Woodbury County:	7.2%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 29,567
• One, attached: 1,104
• Two: 1,623
• 3 or 4: 1,554
• 5 to 9: 1,765
• 10 to 19: 1,220
• 20 or more: 2,466
• Mobile homes: 2,095

Housing units in Woodbury County with a mortgage: 14,527 (1,553 second mortgage, 1,554 home equity loan, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,284

Woodbury 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 2 fatalities and 37 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/18/1973, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 40,309 (79%) Carpooled: 6,961 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 402 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Taxi: 97 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 68 (0%) Walked: 1,476 (3%) Other means: 349 (1%) Worked at home: 1,544 (3%)

5.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,503 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.48%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)

Woodbury County:	0.03%
Iowa average:	0.10%

1.67% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($9,996 average AGI)
3.79% relocated from other states ($21,362 average AGI)

Woodbury County:	3.79%
Iowa average:	2.55%

from Dakota County, NE	0.79% ($24,594 average AGI)
from Plymouth County, IA	0.49% ($31,403)
from Union County, SD	0.35% ($31,208)
from Monona County, IA	0.19% ($24,676)
from Douglas County, NE	0.18% ($31,859)
from Ida County, IA	0.11% ($29,632)
from Minnehaha County, SD	0.11% ($35,974)

6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,715 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($619 average AGI)

Woodbury County:	0.03%
Iowa average:	0.03%

1.82% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($9,352 average AGI)
4.49% relocated to other states ($28,745 average AGI)

Woodbury County:	4.49%
Iowa average:	2.80%

to Dakota County, NE	0.68% ($28,312 average AGI)
to Union County, SD	0.53% ($89,432)
to Plymouth County, IA	0.45% ($37,406)
to Douglas County, NE	0.27% ($31,636)
to Polk County, IA	0.24% ($34,420)
to Minnehaha County, SD	0.18% ($31,538)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.13% ($41,043)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 15,679 (13,387 aged, 2,292 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 85,896 (20,744 male householders, 6,002 female householders)

  20,703 spouses, 32,066 children (29,336 natural, 913 adopted, 1,817 stepchildren), 1,039 grandchildren, 966 brothers or sisters, 530 parents, 1,324 other relatives, 2,522 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 15,220 (5,265 male householders (4,053 living alone)), 7,245 female householders (6,357 living alone)), 2,710 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,761 (1,193 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,138 2-persons, 5,755 3-persons, 5,284 4-persons, 2,815 5-persons, 1,097 6-persons, 657 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,410 1-person, 1,708 2-persons, 275 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

88.2% of residents of Woodbury County speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 33% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $560,998,000 ($5441 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

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	66 per 1000 residents

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+21 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Here:	-68 per 1000 residents
State:	-14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 17.01 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

56% of Woodbury County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.

Woodbury County:	56.4%
State average:	57.7%

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

• This state: 71134
• Northeast: 1142
• Midwest: 15923
• South: 3470
• West: 4270

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $59,700

Here:	10.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Here:	13.1%
Iowa:	7.1%

Here:	43.1%
Iowa:	25.4%

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