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County population in July 2011: 102,336 (83% urban, 17% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 26,859
Renter-occupied apartments: 12,292
% of renters here:

31%
State:

32%

Land area: 873 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.8 sq. mi.
Population density: 117 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Woodbury County: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.7%), Educational,health and social services (20.2%), Retail trade (12.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 10%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Woodbury County, Iowa:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (80.2%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (11.5%)
  • Asian alone (2.6%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone (1.4%)

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

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

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Woodbury County,IA real estate house value trend



Average household size:
Woodbury County:

2.6 people
Iowa:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,903 ($38,509 in 1999)
This county:

$43903
Iowa:

$48044

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $491 (lower quartile is $380, upper quartile is $603)
This county:

$491
State:

$496


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $97,000 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
Woodbury County:

$97,000
Iowa:

$122,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,900 - $158,000

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $143,334
Here:

$143,334
State:

$151,570

Townhouses or other attached units: $432,760
Here:

$432,760
State:

$156,028

In 2-unit structures: $157,113
Here:

$157,113
State:

$128,390

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,988
Here:

$146,988
State:

$110,680

Mobile homes: $36,453
Here:

$36,453
State:

$29,315
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $975
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $400

Institutionalized population: 1,208

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

Woodbury County, IA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2007: 104 buildings, average cost: $204,000
  • 2008: 101 buildings, average cost: $222,300
  • 2009: 69 buildings, average cost: $227,200



2004 Presidential Election results in Woodbury County Iowa:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 50.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 48.6%


2008 Presidential Election results in Woodbury County Iowa:

McCain (Republican): 50.1%
Obama (Democratic): 49.5%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,504 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,451 (1.5%)


Woodbury County household income distribution in 2009 Woodbury County home values distribution


Woodbury County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.3%

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 15.3%
Woodbury County:

15.3%
Iowa:

11.8%
Median age of residents in 2009: 34 years old
(Males: 33 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 18 years old, Asian residents: 37 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 18 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

10.3%
Whole state:

9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

4.3%
Whole state:

3.8%

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.

Woodbury County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2005 air pollution in Woodbury County:

Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 23 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 72 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 10.6 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 25 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.


Local government website:www.woodbury-ia.com

Click to draw/clear Woodbury County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Woodbury County: Wolf Dale (A), Rock Branch (B), Discord (C), Gale (D), Piero (E), Snyders Grove (F), Morris (G), Kuhn Farms (H), Pithan Feedlot (I), Inkpaduta River Access (J), Walling River Access (K), Whispering Creek Golf Club (L), Sloan (M), Meadows Country Club (N), Correctionville Golf Club (O), Anthon Golf Club (P), Sergeant Bluff North Bound Rest Area (Q), Sergeant Bluff South Bound Rist Area (R), Woodbury County Disaster and Emergency Services (S), Oto City Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Woodbury County include: Bethel Church (A), Morningside Assembly of God Church (B), Southern Hills Baptist Church (C), German City Church (D), Hillside Church (E), Rock Branch Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Salem Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arlington Cemetery (1), Oak Hill Cemetery (2), Banner Cemetery (3), Oto Cemetery (4), Rock Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Cemetery (6), Climbing Hill 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: Bacon Creek (A), Big Whisky Creek (B), Bitter Creek (C), Camp Creek (D), Coon Creek (E), Dead Man Creek (F), Deer Creek (G), Wolf Creek (H), Rock Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Woodbury County include: Oak Ridge Conservation Area (1), Inkpaduta Historical Marker (2), Sergeant Floyd Monument State Historical Marker (3), Historic Sioux City State Historical Marker (4), Site of First School in Woodbury County Historical Marker (5), Browns Lake - Bigelow Park (6), Copeland Park (7), Midway County Park (8), Little Sioux County Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

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

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

5.2%
Iowa:

5.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 2,441
  • 1990 to 1994: 2,049
  • 1985 to 1989: 1,119
  • 1980 to 1984: 765
  • 1975 to 1979: 482
  • 1970 to 1974: 284
  • 1970 to 1974: 88
  • 1965 to 1969: 287

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.6 minutes

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

Woodbury County marital status for males
Woodbury County marital status for females

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

Here:

63.7% with mortgage
State:

62.8% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.06%
Here58.1%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 60,310
Total congregations: 123

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents21,563 (35.8%)9,298 (15.4%)8,345 (13.8%)5,398 (9.0%)2,352 (3.9%)
Congregations13 (10.6%)14 (11.4%)21 (17.1%)12 (9.8%)7 (5.7%)
NameAssemblies of GodSalvation ArmyReformed Church in AmericaEpiscopal ChurchOther
Adherents1,752 (2.9%)1,260 (2.1%)1,238 (2.1%)1,227 (2.0%)7,877 (13.1%)
Congregations5 (4.1%)1 (0.8%)1 (0.8%)3 (2.4%)46 (37.4%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Woodbury County - Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, Moville, Sloan, Correctionville

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 19
This county:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

2.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Woodbury County:

0.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.23 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
Woodbury County:

0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

0.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46
This county:

4.51 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

5.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 84
Woodbury County:

8.24 / 10,000 pop.
Iowa:

8.01 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

8.4%
Iowa:

7.8%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

28.9%
Iowa:

27.3%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Woodbury County:

15.0%
State:

14.5%


Agriculture in Woodbury County:

Average size of farms: 385 acres
Average 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 near Iowa state average. It is 2.5 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.

Earthquake activity:

Woodbury County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 the county center
On 8/9/1997 at 17:46:03, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • 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: FEMA-DR-1877, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Iowa Snow, Incident Period: February 28, 2007 to March 2, 2007, Emergency Declared (EM-3275): March 30, 2007, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3275, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Iowa Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3239): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3239, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 2, 1999 to August 10, 1999, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1282): July 22, 1999, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-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: FEMA-DR-1133, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 1, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-996): July 9, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-996, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Iowa Ice Storm, Incident Period: October 31, 1991 to November 29, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-928): December 26, 1991, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-928, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm
  • Iowa Flooding, Severe Storm, Incident Period: May 18, 1990 to July 6, 1990, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-868): May 26, 1990, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-868, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Iowa FLOODING, Incident Period: April 25, 1969, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-259): April 25, 1969, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-259, Natural disaster type: Flood
  • Iowa FLOODING, Incident Period: April 22, 1965, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-193): April 22, 1965, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-193, Natural disaster type: Flood

The number of natural disasters in Woodbury County (10) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)
  • Top executives (-0%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (-0%)
  • Financial managers (-0%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (-0%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (-0%)
  • Business operations specialists (-0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (54%)
  • Vietnam (16%)
  • Guatemala (6%)
  • Laos (2%)
  • Cambodia (2%)
  • El Salvador (2%)
  • Canada (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Woodbury County (%):



  • German (31%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • English (6%)
  • United States or American (6%)
  • Norwegian (5%)
  • Swedish (4%)
  • Dutch (3%)


Woodbury County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Woodbury County, Iowa:

  • 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 mentally retarded
  • 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

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $50,152.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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 2006: 15.9

Births per 1000 population in Woodbury County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Woodbury County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Woodbury County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.94
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20559.97
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 417.020
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 51180.74

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1572.050
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 930.750
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.82

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 43.28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 100.380

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.75

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.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Suffocation - 46.0
  • Firearm - 44.6
  • Other - 32.1

Household type by relationship:

Households: 101,116
  • 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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 8,524
Here:

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

Population growth in Woodbury County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.0
State:

4.2

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 375
  • 2000 to 2004: 1,526
  • 1990 to 1999: 3,486
  • 1980 to 1989: 2,746
  • 1970 to 1979: 5,938
  • 1960 to 1969: 3,984
  • 1950 to 1959: 5,686
  • 1940 to 1949: 3,609
  • 1939 or earlier: 14,678
Rooms in houses/apartments in Woodbury County, Iowa
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 9
  • 2 rooms: 281
  • 3 rooms: 477
  • 4 rooms: 2,856
  • 5 rooms: 6,045
  • 6 rooms: 5,480
  • 7 rooms: 4,491
  • 8 rooms: 3,480
  • 9+ rooms: 3,740
  • 1 room: 582
  • 2 rooms: 1,218
  • 3 rooms: 2,777
  • 4 rooms: 3,068
  • 5 rooms: 2,205
  • 6 rooms: 1,127
  • 7 rooms: 659
  • 8 rooms: 387
  • 9+ rooms: 269
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Woodbury County, Iowa
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 67
  • 1 bedroom: 968
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,994
  • 3 bedrooms: 12,244
  • 4 bedrooms: 5,258
  • 5+ bedrooms: 1,328
  • no bedroom: 770
  • 1 bedroom: 4,181
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,504
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,149
  • 4 bedrooms: 523
  • 5+ bedrooms: 165
Cars and other vehicles available in Woodbury County, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 1,207
  • 1 vehicle: 6,647
  • 2 vehicles: 12,029
  • 3 vehicles: 4,989
  • 4 vehicles: 1,437
  • 5+ vehicles: 550
  • no vehicle: 2,357
  • 1 vehicle: 5,662
  • 2 vehicles: 3,141
  • 3 vehicles: 807
  • 4 vehicles: 233
  • 5+ vehicles: 92

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


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Woodbury County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (78.1%)
  • Electricity (10.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.4%)
  • Utility gas (65.8%)
  • Electricity (23.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5.3%)
  • Other fuel (1.8%)
  • No fuel used (1.5%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.5%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,392
Here:

10.8%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 814
Here:

13.1%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,817
Here:

43.1%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Woodbury County government finances in 2006:

    : $6,067,000
  • Charges - All Other: $2,472,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $1,183,000
    General - Other: $558,000
  • Current Operations - Health - Other: $10,329,000
    Regular Highways: $6,400,000
    Correctional Institutions: $4,307,000
    Police Protection: $3,880,000
    Financial Administration: $3,418,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $2,451,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $2,444,000
    General - Other: $1,776,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,759,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,450,000
    Parks and Recreation: $969,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $870,000
    Libraries: $136,000
    Solid Waste Management: $69,000
  • DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $19,290,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $1,482,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,036,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $20,305,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,015,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $400,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,776,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $522,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,240,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,840,000
    Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $800,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $443,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $14,338,000
  • Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $19,535,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $10,594,000
    Highways: $5,742,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,542,000
    All Other: $460,000
  • Tax - Property: $22,457,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,816,000
    Amusements License: $371,000
    Other License: $44,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $13,611,000

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


Woodbury County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Woodbury County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED543$98,552512$105,4061,854$113,259401$23,84315$214,600228$59,81126$52,923
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED24$91,29238$77,658154$106,64921$21,2381$188,0008$67,1258$57,625
APPLICATIONS DENIED94$87,05394$70,979627$96,555182$30,2474$672,50040$49,55023$37,391
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN55$88,69155$96,927525$107,13348$45,9170$034$70,0002$84,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$116,2503$76,66760$117,6337$44,0000$02$46,0001$89,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
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)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED112$133,268128$131,8591$142,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED39$94,69230$116,5000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$126,60017$147,4120$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN3$55,3335$183,6000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS4$73,7502$106,0001$76,000
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in Woodbury County, IA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John77576.0 years
Mary66079.5 years
William60876.7 years
Robert49872.2 years
James39872.5 years
George39277.4 years
Helen39180.9 years
Charles37575.7 years
Margaret33481.1 years
Dorothy31678.3 years
Most common last names in Woodbury County, IA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Johnson42577.0 years
Anderson28180.0 years
Smith25477.4 years
Miller18776.3 years
Brown17176.9 years
Hansen16076.5 years
Nelson13777.3 years
Peterson13579.0 years
Davis13176.3 years
Olson12780.4 years
Businesses in Woodbury County, IA
NameCountNameCount
AT&T1Lane Bryant1
Aeropostale1Lane Furniture5
AmericInn1Little Caesars Pizza1
American Eagle Outfitters1Long John Silver's1
Applebee's2Lowe's1
Arby's2Marriott1
Ashley Furniture3MasterBrand Cabinets4
Bath & Body Works1Maurices1
Blockbuster2McDonald's6
Buffalo Wild Wings1Men's Wearhouse1
Burger King5Menards1
Caribou Coffee1Motherhood Maternity2
Carson Pirie Scott1New Balance5
Charlotte Russe1Nike4
Chick-Fil-A1Old Navy1
Chico's1Olive Garden1
Chuck E. Cheese's1Outback1
Cinnabon 1Outback Steakhouse1
Clarion1Pac Sun1
Cold Stone Creamery1Panera Bread1
Coldwater Creek1Papa John's Pizza2
Comfort Inn1Payless1
Curves2Penske1
Dairy Queen7PetSmart1
Days Inn1Pier 1 Imports1
Deb1Pizza Hut4
Domino's Pizza2Quiznos1
DressBarn1RadioShack2
Econo Lodge1Ramada1
Eddie Bauer1Red Lobster1
Famous Footwear1Red Robin1
Fashion Bug1Rodeway Inn1
FedEx14Rue211
Finish Line1SAS Shoes1
Foot Locker1SONIC Drive-In1
GNC2Sam's Club1
GameStop2Sears2
Gap1Shoe Carnival1
Goodwill2Slumberland1
H&R Block5Spencer Gifts1
Hardee's2Sprint Nextel1
Hobby Lobby1Staples2
Holiday Inn2Starbucks2
Hollister Co.1Subway9
Home Depot1Super 82
Hot Topic1Taco Bell2
IHOP1Target1
JCPenney1U-Haul3
Jimmy John's1UPS22
JoS. A. Bank1Vans1
Jones New York2Verizon Wireless3
Journeys1Victoria's Secret1
KFC3Walgreens2
Kincaid1Walmart2
Kmart1Wendy's3
Kohl's1Wet Seal1
La-Z-Boy2
Browse common businesses in Woodbury County, IA


Woodbury County on our top lists:

  • #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox Denominations adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #91 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Denominations adherents (pop. 50,000+)"

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