Guthrie County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,503
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,692
Renter-occupied apartments: 863 (it was 949 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Land area: 591 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.7%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 78%
- Government: 14%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 9,87793.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3213.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 3062.9%Two or more races
- 500.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 280.3%Asian alone
- 110.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 90.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 46.5 years |
| Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
| Males: 5,354 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 5,303 |  (49.8%) |
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| Guthrie County: | 2.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $74,739 ($36,495 in 1999)
| This county: | $74,739 |
| Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $564 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $695)
| This county: | $564 |
| State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $164,060 (it was $67,200 in 2000)
| Guthrie: | $164,060 |
| Iowa: | $194,600 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,353
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $547
Institutionalized population: 125
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 20
- Thefts: 18
- Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 19
- Thefts: 23
- Auto thefts: 3
Health of residents in Guthrie County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.75.1% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
41.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
57.7% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
75.0% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 16 buildings, average cost: $456,600
- 2021: 15 buildings, average cost: $351,900
- 2020: 32 buildings, average cost: $368,000
- 2019: 12 buildings, average cost: $306,300
- 2018: 17 buildings, average cost: $304,200
- 2017: 22 buildings, average cost: $231,900
- 2016: 8 buildings, average cost: $293,500
- 2015: 8 buildings, average cost: $262,600
- 2014: 10 buildings, average cost: $261,800
- 2013: 15 buildings, average cost: $201,700
- 2012: 11 buildings, average cost: $216,800
- 2011: 11 buildings, average cost: $235,300
- 2010: 4 buildings, average cost: $248,300
- 2009: 11 buildings, average cost: $201,900
- 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $161,700
- 2007: 27 buildings, average cost: $135,100
- 2006: 33 buildings, average cost: $167,400
- 2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $180,400
- 2004: 50 buildings, average cost: $165,400
- 2003: 44 buildings, average cost: $150,400
- 2002: 42 buildings, average cost: $188,900
- 2001: 52 buildings, average cost: $137,800
- 2000: 59 buildings, average cost: $159,600
- 1999: 48 buildings, average cost: $120,900
- 1998: 32 buildings, average cost: $113,100
- 1997: 54 buildings, average cost: $105,700
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,299 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,001 (1.5%)
| Guthrie County: | 10.0% |
| Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 46.5 years old
(Males: 45.7 years old, Females: 46.9 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.3 years old, Black residents: 17.6 years old, American Indian residents: 55.6 years old, Asian residents: 49.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 44.0 years old, Other race residents: 42.4 years old)
Area name: Des Moines, IA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Guthrie County is $549 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $669 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $857 a month.
Cities in this county include: Stuart, Guthrie Center, Lake Panorama, Panora, Adair, Bayard, Casey, Diamondhead Lake, Menlo, Bagley.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Guthrie County: Dawson (A), Woodville (B), Adamsonville (C), Sugar Creek (D), Fairmont (E), Franklin (F), Riverview Honor Farm (G), Newton Speedway (H), Grinnell East Bound Rest Area (I), Grinnell West Bound Rest Area (J), Turner (K), Newburg (L), Metz (M), Diamond Trail Golf Club (N), Colfax Golf Club (O), Westwood Park Golf Course (P), Jasper County Home (Q), Wittemberg Grange Hall (R), Jasper County Jail (S), Newton Correctional Release Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Guthrie County include: Sully Meeting Room Church (A), Ashton Church (B), Tools Chapel (C), Union Chapel (D), Bethany Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Center Friends Church (G), Newburg United Church of Christ (H), Prairie City Brethren Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Antle Cemetery (1), Old German Lutheran Cemetery (2), Our Silent City Cemetery (3), Bethany Cemetery (4), Bethel Cemetery (5), Restland Cemetery (6), Rhinehart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Wire Lake (A), Ken Wolfe Lake (B), Lake Pla-Mor (C), Clarks Lake (D), Rock Creek Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alloway Creek (A), Benjamin Creek (B), Buck Creek (C), Burr Oak Creek (D), Byers Branch (E), Carson Creek (F), Cherry Creek (G), Clear Creek (H), Coon Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Guthrie County include: Ashton Wildwood County Park (1), Rock Creek State Park (2), Mariposa County Park (3), Schlosser Park (4), Westwood Park (5), Kellogg State Game Management Area (6), Bailey Wildlife Area (7), South Skunk River Wildlife Area (8), Historic Grinnell State Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Carroll County 
, Dallas County 
, Greene County 
, Iowa County , Keokuk County , Linn County , Mahaska County .
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 239
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 199 (26.7% naturalized citizens)
| Guthrie County: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 892010 or later
- 252000 to 2009
- 781990 to 1999
- 421980 to 1989
- 61970 to 1979
- 42Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,248
- One, attached: 143
- Two: 41
- 3 or 4: 76
- 5 to 9: 146
- 10 to 19: 52
- 20 to 49: 14
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 123
Housing units in Guthrie County with a mortgage: 2,180 (161 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 128 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
| Here: | 6.1% with mortgage |
| State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Guthrie County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Mainline Protestant | 2,643 | 14 |
| Catholic | 1,616 | 4 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,192 | 15 |
| Other | 1 | - |
| None | 5,502 | - |
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:
Number of grocery stores: 3
| Guthrie County: | 2.72 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10
| Guthrie County: | 9.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10
| This county: | 9.08 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Guthrie County: | 8.1% |
| Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Guthrie County: | 27.6% |
| State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 12.6% |
| State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Guthrie County:
Average size of farms: 366 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $125,631
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $235.00
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 53.39%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $119,334
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 68.12%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $87,331
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.28%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.16
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.92%
Corn for grain: 106286 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 97056 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Guthrie County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1894664.2 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/8/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Guthrie County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 238% greater than the overall U.S. average.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 386.9 miles away from Guthrie County center
On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi) earthquake occurred 443.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 412.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 287.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/3/2002 at 20:41:56, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 239.8 miles away from Guthrie County center
On 7/16/2004 at 12:17:30, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 92.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Iowa Severe Storms, Incident Period: August 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4557, Natural disaster type: Storm
- 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 20, 2015 to June 25, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4234: July 31, 2015, FEMA Id: 4234, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 01, 2010 to August 31, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1930: July 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1930, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Iowa Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 19, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1880: March 02, 2010, FEMA Id: 1880, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2008 to August 13, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1763: May 27, 2008, FEMA Id: 1763, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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
- 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Guthrie County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 5, Winter Storms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,854 (74.0%)
- Carpooled: 233 (6.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 15 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 32 (0.8%)
- Walked: 171 (4.4%)
- Worked at home: 577 (15.0%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (28%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (14%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Production occupations (9%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Personal care and service occupations (5%)
- Mexico (36%)
- Spain (17%)
- India (10%)
- Nicaragua (8%)
- Thailand (3%)
- Germany (3%)
- Guatemala (3%)
- German (32%)
- American (14%)
- English (11%)
- Irish (7%)
- Danish (4%)
- European (3%)
- Swedish (3%)
People in group quarters in Guthrie County, Iowa in 2010:
- 116 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 41 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 7 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 4 people in group homes intended for adults
- 2 people in in-patient hospice facilities
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
6.91% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($71,793 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.91% |
| Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.80% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($63,643 average AGI)
1.11% relocated from other states ($8,151 average AGI)
Guthrie County: 1.11% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Polk County, IA |  1.86% ($103,549 average AGI) |
| from Dallas County, IA | 1.27% ($70,393) |
| from Adair County, IA | 0.70% ($48,710) |
6.10% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,251 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.10% |
| Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.44% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($52,891 average AGI)
0.66% relocated to other states ($5,360 average AGI)
Guthrie County: 0.66% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Polk County, IA | 1.67% ($55,671 average AGI) |
| to Dallas County, IA | 1.19% ($79,365) |
| to Adair County, IA | 0.87% ($49,237) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.5%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,465 (2,213 aged, 252 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 141 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Guthrie County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Generalized and unspecified atherosclerosis (248)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (170)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (101)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (57)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (49)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (23)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (22)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,660
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 216
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 16,960
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 996
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,083
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,657- Male householders: 2,450 (529 living alone), Female householders: 2,210 (615 living alone)
2,848 spouses (2,825 opposite-sex spouses), 268 unmarried partners, (268 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,537 children (2,253 natural, 63 adopted, 224 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 4 foster children, 19 other relatives, 79 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 156
Size of family households: 1,891 2-persons, 593 3-persons, 415 4-persons, 261 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,144 1-person, 176 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 16 4-persons.
1,685 married couples with children.
506 single-parent households (195 men, 311 women).
97.9% of residents of Guthrie speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $73,444,000 ($6,339 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $620,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $31,280,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,272,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $13,569,000
Federal grants: $9,543,000
Federal procurement contracts: $679,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,101,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,050,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,144,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,884,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 751| Here: | 65 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 779
| Here: | 67 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +16
| Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +223
| Here: |  +19 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.77 millions of gallons per day (77% from ground, 23% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.9 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.5 |
| State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Guthrie County, Iowa
- 92020 or later
- 3832010 to 2019
- 6292000 to 2009
- 5521990 to 1999
- 7091980 to 1989
- 6681970 to 1979
- 4081960 to 1969
- 2381950 to 1959
- 1881940 to 1949
- 1,9971939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Guthrie County, Iowa
- 11 room
- 02 rooms
- 583 rooms
- 2624 rooms
- 6895 rooms
- 6856 rooms
- 6067 rooms
- 6688 rooms
- 9609+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Guthrie County, Iowa
- 81 room
- 132 rooms
- 923 rooms
- 1554 rooms
- 1035 rooms
- 2116 rooms
- 477 rooms
- 678 rooms
- 599+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Guthrie County, Iowa
- 14no bedroom
- 1031 bedroom
- 8092 bedrooms
- 1,7553 bedrooms
- 9604 bedrooms
- 2845+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Guthrie County, Iowa
- 8no bedroom
- 1461 bedroom
- 2632 bedrooms
- 2473 bedrooms
- 744 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Guthrie County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 61no vehicle
- 5841 vehicle
- 1,5942 vehicles
- 1,0083 vehicles
- 3724 vehicles
- 3095+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Guthrie County in renter-occupied apartments
- 94no vehicle
- 2961 vehicle
- 2912 vehicles
- 573 vehicles
- 84 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
90.0% of Guthrie County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Iowa.
| Guthrie County: | 90.0% |
| State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8,642
- Other state: 1,786
- Northeast: 109
- Midwest: 1,025
- South: 303
- West: 349
- 51.8%Utility gas
- 26.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.5%Electricity
- 2.4%Other fuel
- 1.6%Wood
- 1.3%No fuel used
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 50.7%Utility gas
- 26.2%Electricity
- 18.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.3%Wood
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.9%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Iowa: | 10.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Iowa: | 7.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37
| Here: | 15.5% |
| Iowa: | 23.9% |
Guthrie County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $888,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $16,284,000
Other: $1,208,000
Other: $681,000
- Construction - General - Other: $3,246,000
Regular Highways: $719,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $17,171,000
Regular Highways: $6,351,000
Regular Highways: $5,865,000
Police Protection: $2,169,000
Health - Other: $2,039,000
Central Staff Services: $1,449,000
Health - Other: $1,377,000
Police Protection: $1,197,000
General - Other: $868,000
Natural Resources - Other: $771,000
Solid Waste Management: $617,000
Natural Resources - Other: $540,000
General - Other: $539,000
Financial Administration: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $486,000
General Public Buildings: $374,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $303,000
Libraries: $146,000
Public Welfare - Other: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $436,000
Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $205,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,577,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,069,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,376,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,813,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $563,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,588,000
Interest Earnings: $291,000
Interest Earnings: $209,000
General Revenue - Other: $167,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,015,000
Regular Highways: $745,000
Regular Highways: $430,000
General - Other: $68,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,651,000
Cash and Securities: $7,756,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,554,000
Highways: $3,371,000
General Local Government Support: $1,333,000
Other: $803,000
Health and Hospitals: $603,000
Other: $213,000
General Local Government Support: $193,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,000
- Tax - Property: $6,722,000
Property: $5,845,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $654,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $566,000
Public Utilities Sales: $180,000
Other License: $37,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,408,000
Guthrie County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $888,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $16,284,000
Other: $1,208,000
Other: $681,000
- Construction - General - Other: $3,246,000
Regular Highways: $719,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $17,171,000
Regular Highways: $6,351,000
Regular Highways: $5,865,000
Police Protection: $2,169,000
Health - Other: $2,039,000
Central Staff Services: $1,449,000
Health - Other: $1,377,000
Police Protection: $1,197,000
General - Other: $868,000
Natural Resources - Other: $771,000
Solid Waste Management: $617,000
Natural Resources - Other: $540,000
General - Other: $539,000
Financial Administration: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $486,000
General Public Buildings: $374,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $303,000
Libraries: $146,000
Public Welfare - Other: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $436,000
Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $205,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,577,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,069,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,376,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,813,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $563,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,588,000
Interest Earnings: $291,000
Interest Earnings: $209,000
General Revenue - Other: $167,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,015,000
Regular Highways: $745,000
Regular Highways: $430,000
General - Other: $68,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,651,000
Cash and Securities: $7,756,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,554,000
Highways: $3,371,000
General Local Government Support: $1,333,000
Other: $803,000
Health and Hospitals: $603,000
Other: $213,000
General Local Government Support: $193,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,000
- Tax - Property: $6,722,000
Property: $5,845,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $654,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $566,000
Public Utilities Sales: $180,000
Other License: $37,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,408,000
Guthrie County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $888,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $16,284,000
Other: $1,208,000
Other: $681,000
- Construction - General - Other: $3,246,000
Regular Highways: $719,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $17,171,000
Regular Highways: $6,351,000
Regular Highways: $5,865,000
Police Protection: $2,169,000
Health - Other: $2,039,000
Central Staff Services: $1,449,000
Health - Other: $1,377,000
Police Protection: $1,197,000
General - Other: $868,000
Natural Resources - Other: $771,000
Solid Waste Management: $617,000
Natural Resources - Other: $540,000
General - Other: $539,000
Financial Administration: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $486,000
General Public Buildings: $374,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $303,000
Libraries: $146,000
Public Welfare - Other: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $436,000
Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $205,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,577,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,069,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,376,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,813,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $563,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,588,000
Interest Earnings: $291,000
Interest Earnings: $209,000
General Revenue - Other: $167,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,015,000
Regular Highways: $745,000
Regular Highways: $430,000
General - Other: $68,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,651,000
Cash and Securities: $7,756,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,554,000
Highways: $3,371,000
General Local Government Support: $1,333,000
Other: $803,000
Health and Hospitals: $603,000
Other: $213,000
General Local Government Support: $193,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,000
- Tax - Property: $6,722,000
Property: $5,845,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $654,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $566,000
Public Utilities Sales: $180,000
Other License: $37,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,408,000
Guthrie County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $888,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $16,284,000
Other: $1,208,000
Other: $681,000
- Construction - General - Other: $3,246,000
Regular Highways: $719,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $17,171,000
Regular Highways: $6,351,000
Regular Highways: $5,865,000
Police Protection: $2,169,000
Health - Other: $2,039,000
Central Staff Services: $1,449,000
Health - Other: $1,377,000
Police Protection: $1,197,000
General - Other: $868,000
Natural Resources - Other: $771,000
Solid Waste Management: $617,000
Natural Resources - Other: $540,000
General - Other: $539,000
Financial Administration: $518,000
Central Staff Services: $486,000
General Public Buildings: $374,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $303,000
Libraries: $146,000
Public Welfare - Other: $50,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $436,000
Interest on Debt: $154,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $205,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,577,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,069,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,376,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,813,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $563,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $508,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,588,000
Interest Earnings: $291,000
Interest Earnings: $209,000
General Revenue - Other: $167,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $1,015,000
Regular Highways: $745,000
Regular Highways: $430,000
General - Other: $68,000
Natural Resources - Other: $17,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,651,000
Cash and Securities: $7,756,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,554,000
Highways: $3,371,000
General Local Government Support: $1,333,000
Other: $803,000
Health and Hospitals: $603,000
Other: $213,000
General Local Government Support: $193,000
Health and Hospitals: $7,000
- Tax - Property: $6,722,000
Property: $5,845,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $654,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $566,000
Public Utilities Sales: $180,000
Other License: $37,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $11,408,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 150
- Number of aged recipients: 21
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 129
- Number of recipients under 18: 25
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 85
- Number of recipients older than 64: 40
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 77
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 64
| Most common first names in Guthrie County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 137 | 78.6 years |
| Mary | 114 | 79.9 years |
| William | 96 | 78.4 years |
| Charles | 79 | 78.3 years |
| George | 73 | 78.0 years |
| Harold | 69 | 76.5 years |
| James | 66 | 78.0 years |
| Helen | 58 | 82.9 years |
| Frank | 53 | 79.6 years |
| Robert | 51 | 70.0 years |
| Most common last names in Guthrie County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 69 | 79.8 years |
| Miller | 66 | 77.8 years |
| Sheeder | 40 | 77.3 years |
| Moore | 37 | 78.8 years |
| Wilson | 37 | 80.4 years |
| Anderson | 35 | 77.1 years |
| Clark | 31 | 75.2 years |
| Christensen | 31 | 78.9 years |
| Williams | 27 | 77.1 years |
| Hall | 26 | 82.5 years |
| Businesses in Guthrie County, IA | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmericInn | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
| Burger King | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 1 | |
| McDonald's | 1 | UPS | 2 | |
| Super 8 | 2 | |||