La Porte City, Iowa
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Population change since 2000: -0.1%
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| Males: 1,139 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 1,133 |  (49.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.0 years |
| Iowa median age: | 38.3 years |
Zip codes: 50651.
| La Porte City: | $50,145 |
| IA: | $58,570 |
Estimated per capita income in 2017: $28,169 (it was $19,266 in 2000)
La Porte City city income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $146,460 (it was $72,800 in 2000)
| La Porte City: | $146,460 |
| IA: | $149,100 |
Mean prices in 2017: all housing units: $163,561; detached houses: $167,250; townhouses or other attached units: $185,287; in 2-unit structures: $182,917; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $129,369; mobile homes: $45,158
Median gross rent in 2017: $768.
(12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 70.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in La Porte City, IA
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- 2,21997.1%White alone
- 221.0%Hispanic
- 210.9%Two or more races
- 170.7%Black alone
- 50.2%Asian alone
- 10.04%American Indian alone
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According to our research of Iowa and other state lists, there were 7 registered sex offenders living in La Porte City, Iowa as of November 23, 2020.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in La Porte City is 346 to 1.
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Ancestries: German (55.6%), American (14.4%), Irish (4.8%), Norwegian (2.6%), English (2.4%), Dutch (2.1%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 819 feet
Land area: 2.63 square miles.
Population density: 865 people per square mile (low).
16 residents are foreign born
| This city: | 0.7% |
| Iowa: | 100.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,143 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,877 (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterloo, IA 
(14.8 miles , pop. 68,747).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (151.4 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (233.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Mount Auburn, IA (2.5 miles),
Washburn, IA (2.8 miles ),
), Brandon, IA (3.1 miles ),
), Raymond, IA (3.3 miles ),
), Elk Run Heights, IA (3.4 miles ),
), Dysart, IA (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 42.31 N, Longitude: 92.19 W
Area code: 319
Property values in La Porte City, IA
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $99,000
- 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $104,400
- 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $148,200
- 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $87,100
- 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $144,000
- 2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $152,400
- 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $152,400
- 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $90,000
- 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $150,000
- 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $271,000
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $134,600
- 2010: 3 buildings, average cost: $128,700
- 2011: 1 building, cost: $190,000
- 2012: 4 buildings, average cost: $322,500
- 2013: 5 buildings, average cost: $214,800
- 2014: 3 buildings, average cost: $231,700
- 2015: 2 buildings, average cost: $181,000
- 2016: 4 buildings, average cost: $191,300
- 2017: 1 building, cost: $185,000
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Iowa: | 2.8% |
- Health care (14.6%)
- Construction (5.9%)
- Finance & insurance (5.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.5%)
- Public administration (4.5%)
- Machinery (4.4%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (3.8%)
- Construction (12.5%)
- Machinery (8.2%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.1%)
- Metal & metal products (4.6%)
- Health care (4.2%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (3.9%)
- Health care (24.2%)
- Finance & insurance (9.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.9%)
- Public administration (5.9%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.8%)
- Social assistance (4.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.1%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.1%)
- Registered nurses (5.0%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
Average climate in La Porte City, Iowa
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 70.6. This is about average.
| City: | 70.6 |
| U.S.: | 74.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 10.5. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 10.5 |
| U.S.: | 8.5 |
Tornado activity:
La Porte City-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/26/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the La Porte City city center killed one person and injured 17 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/15/1968, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.9 miles away from the city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
La Porte City-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 350.2 miles away from La Porte City center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 330.8 miles away from La Porte City center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 179.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 301.0 miles away from La Porte City center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 379.2 miles away from La Porte City center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 382.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Black Hawk County (17) is greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 14, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 6, Heavy Rains: 2, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in La Porte City:
Other hospitals and medical centers near La Porte City:
- SUNNYCREST NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; DYSART, IA)
- BEACON OF HOPE HOSPICE (Hospital, about 13 miles away; WATERLOO, IA)
- IOWA HOSPICE LLC (Hospital, about 13 miles away; WATERLOO, IA)
- RAVENWOOD NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; WATERLOO, IA)
- MERCY DIALYSIS - VINTON (Dialysis Facility, about 14 miles away; VINTON, IA)
- BLACK HAWK DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 14 miles away; WATERLOO, IA)
- FRIENDSHIP VILLAGE RETIREMENT (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; WATERLOO, IA)
Airports located in La Porte City:
- Nichols Airport (IA97) (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 4,000, Local Ops: 2,000)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Porte City:
- Hawkeye Community College (about 11 miles; Waterloo, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,160)
- University of Northern Iowa (about 20 miles; Cedar Falls, IA; FT enrollment: 10,816)
- Kirkwood Community College (about 40 miles; Cedar Rapids, IA; FT enrollment: 11,503)
- Upper Iowa University (about 42 miles; Fayette, IA; FT enrollment: 5,275)
- University of Iowa (about 57 miles; Iowa City, IA; FT enrollment: 24,735)
- Northeast Iowa Community College-Calmar (about 62 miles; Calmar, IA; FT enrollment: 3,365)
- Luther College (about 72 miles; Decorah, IA; FT enrollment: 2,700)
Public high school in La Porte City:
- UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 387, Location: 200 ADAMS ST, Grades: 9-12)
Public elementary/middle school in La Porte City:
- LA PORTE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 325, Location: 515 FILLMORE, Grades: PK-5)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in La Porte City: La Porte City (A), FFA Historical and Ag Museum (B), La Porte City Fire Department (C), La Porte City Hall (D), La Porte City Police Department (E), Hawkins Memorial Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in La Porte City include: Saint Paul United Methodist Church (A), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (B), Heartland Community Church (C), Trinity Wesleyan Church (D), First United Presbyterian Church (E), American Lutheran Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Rockwood Motel (504 Highway 218 North).
Birthplace of: Fran Allison - Comedian and singer.
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 65.7% |
| Whole state: | 64.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Banks with branches in La Porte City (2011 data):
- Cedar Valley Bank & Trust: at 321 Main Street, branch established on 1906/07/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $45.4 mil, Deposits: $41.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: D & D Bancshares, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: La Porte City Branch at 508 Highway 218 North, branch established on 1937/09/07. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
For population 15 years and over in La Porte City:
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 11.4%
For population 25 years and over in La Porte City:
- High school or higher: 94.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.2 |
| Iowa average: | 10.5 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for La Porte City, IA (based on Black Hawk County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 24,947 | 54 |
| Catholic | 20,049 | 11 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 14,577 | 77 |
| Black Protestant | 9,116 | 11 |
| Other | 2,392 | 11 |
| Orthodox | 60 | 1 |
| None | 59,949 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 21
| Black Hawk County: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Here: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
| Black Hawk County: | 0.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 59
| Black Hawk County: | 4.64 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 94
| Black Hawk County: | 7.39 / 10,000 pop. |
| Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.9% |
| Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 26.6% |
| State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Black Hawk County: | 14.0% |
| Iowa: | 14.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| This city: | 48.5% |
| Iowa: | 48.7% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| Here: | 43.4% |
| Iowa: | 44.7% |
Average BMI:
| This city: | 28.3 |
| Iowa: | 28.6 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Here: | 18.6% |
| Iowa: | 22.0% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| La Porte City: | 9.1% |
| Iowa: | 10.7% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| La Porte City: | 6.8 |
| Iowa: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| This city: | 34.8% |
| Iowa: | 33.5% |
General health condition:
| Here: | 53.9% |
| Iowa: | 54.9% |
Average condition of hearing:
| La Porte City: | 76.5% |
| Iowa: | 77.3% |
More about Health and Nutrition of La Porte City, IA Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Protection - Officers | 3 | $9,592 | $38,368 | 2 | $3,556 |
| Other Government Administration | 3 | $9,002 | $36,008 | 6 | $484 |
| Streets and Highways | 2 | $6,502 | $39,012 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage | 2 | $7,592 | $45,552 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management | 1 | $2,954 | $35,448 | 2 | $1,680 |
| Local Libraries | 1 | $1,894 | $22,728 | 2 | $1,780 |
| Police - Other | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | |
| Firefighters | 0 | $0 | 35 | $7,210 | |
| Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 4 | $1,213 | |
| Totals for Government | 12 | $37,536 | $37,536 | 51 | $15,923 |
La Porte City government finances - Expenditure in 2012 (per resident):
- Construction - Water Utilities: $1,124,000 ($494.72)
General - Other: $86,000 ($37.85)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,588,000 ($698.94)
Water Utilities: $404,000 ($177.82)
Police Protection: $382,000 ($168.13)
Regular Highways: $338,000 ($148.77)
Parks and Recreation: $295,000 ($129.84)
Sewerage: $287,000 ($126.32)
Local Fire Protection: $204,000 ($89.79)
Solid Waste Management: $155,000 ($68.22)
Libraries: $89,000 ($39.17)
General Public Buildings: $70,000 ($30.81)
Financial Administration: $58,000 ($25.53)
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $56,000 ($24.65)
General - Other: $17,000 ($7.48)
Central Staff Services: $10,000 ($4.40)
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,000 ($2.64)
Health - Other: $5,000 ($2.20)
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities - Other: $1,000 ($0.44)
Public Welfare - Other: $1,000 ($0.44)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000 ($8.36)
- General - Interest on Debt: $95,000 ($41.81)
- Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $76,000 ($33.45)
Sewerage: $15,000 ($6.60)
Police Protection: $10,000 ($4.40)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $984,000 ($433.10)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $53,000 ($23.33)
La Porte City government finances - Revenue in 2012 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $282,000 ($124.12)
Solid Waste Management: $185,000 ($81.43)
Other: $95,000 ($41.81)
Parks and Recreation: $58,000 ($25.53)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $46,000 ($20.25)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $180,000 ($79.23)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $88,000 ($38.73)
Fines and Forfeits: $23,000 ($10.12)
Sale of Property: $18,000 ($7.92)
Interest Earnings: $14,000 ($6.16)
Rents: $11,000 ($4.84)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $1,882,000 ($828.35)
Water Utilities: $560,000 ($246.48)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $217,000 ($95.51)
Other: $25,000 ($11.00)
- Tax - Property: $950,000 ($418.13)
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $294,000 ($129.40)
Other License: $23,000 ($10.12)
La Porte City government finances - Debt in 2012 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,448,000 ($2838.03)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,970,000 ($1747.36)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,071,000 ($1351.67)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $593,000 ($261.00)
La Porte City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2012 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,167,000 ($513.64)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,203,000 ($2290.05)
4.47% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($43,795 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.47% |
| Iowa average: | 5.97% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
| from Bremer County, IA |  0.31% ($45,761 average AGI) |
| from Linn County, IA | 0.26% ($37,847) |
| from Polk County, IA | 0.21% ($43,343) |
6.57% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($48,385 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.57% |
| Iowa average: | 6.23% |
0.43% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,845 average AGI)
Black Hawk County: 0.43% Iowa average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
| to Polk County, IA | 0.58% ($52,360 average AGI) |
| to Bremer County, IA | 0.39% ($51,157) |
| to Linn County, IA | 0.36% ($39,204) |
Businesses in La Porte City, IA
- Chevrolet: 1
- Ford: 1
- U-Haul: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in La Porte City:
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
- KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNWS (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KWOF (850 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: FRIENDSHIP COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
- KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in La Porte City:
- KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KHKE (89.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KOEL (98.5 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
- KQMG-FM (95.3 FM; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)
- KCVM (96.1 FM; HUDSON, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KBBG (88.1 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: AFRO AMERICAN COMMUNITY B/CSTING,INC)
TV broadcast stations around La Porte City:
- KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
- KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
- K44FK (Channel 44; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
La Porte City fatal accident list:
Jun 28, 1992 07:00 PM, 8th St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Nov 19, 1990 12:44 AM, 1st.St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 9, 1982 05:20 PM, Us 218, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Nov 19, 1990 12:44 AM, 1st.St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 9, 1982 05:20 PM, Us 218, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 34Number of bridges
- 289ft / 88.1mTotal length
- 15,000Total average daily traffic
- 1,739Total average daily truck traffic
- 15,000Total future (year 2035) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11930-1939
- 21940-1949
- 41950-1959
- 21960-1969
- 51970-1979
- 61980-1989
- 41990-1999
- 62000-2009
- 42010-2018
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in La Porte City)
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $119,790 | 1 | $133,550 | 4 | $110,520 | 1 | $40,140 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $157,010 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $154,590 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0029.02
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $62,520 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0029.02
2003 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in La Porte City, IA
- 7651.7%Outside Fires
- 4832.7%Structure Fires
- 2013.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 32.0%Other
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2017 the average number of fire incidents per year is 10. The highest number of fires - 36 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (51.7%), and Structure Fires (32.7%).| Most common first names in La Porte City, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 28 | 78.9 years |
| Robert | 24 | 74.9 years |
| Donald | 23 | 75.2 years |
| Helen | 20 | 83.0 years |
| Harold | 20 | 75.2 years |
| Mary | 19 | 79.9 years |
| George | 19 | 77.1 years |
| William | 18 | 76.2 years |
| Henry | 13 | 83.1 years |
| James | 13 | 73.5 years |
| Most common last names in La Porte City, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 13 | 86.8 years |
| Taylor | 12 | 75.3 years |
| Miller | 12 | 83.2 years |
| Brown | 11 | 77.4 years |
| Clark | 11 | 76.2 years |
| Anton | 10 | 85.9 years |
| Harting | 10 | 81.0 years |
| Elliott | 9 | 82.0 years |
| Kline | 9 | 78.2 years |
| Johnson | 8 | 77.9 years |
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 83.5%Utility gas
- 11.9%Electricity
- 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Wood
- 76.8%Utility gas
- 23.2%Electricity
La Porte City compared to Iowa state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Top Patent Applicants
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Total of 5 patent applications in 2008-2020.
