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Notable locations in Altoona: Adventureland Campground (A), Prairie Meadows Racetrack (B), Altoona (C), Altoona City Fire Department (D), Altoona City Hall (E), Altoona City Public Library (F), Altoona Community Service Campus (G), Altoona Police Deaprtment (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Altoona include: Adventure-Life Reformed Church (A), Altoona Assembly of God Church (B), Altoona Christian Church (C), Altoona Regular Baptist Church (D), Altoona United Methodist Church (E), Saints John and Paul Catholic Church (F), Christ the King Lutheran Church (G), Church of the Cross (H), Community Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Altoona include: Greenbelt Park (1), Sam Wise Youth Complex (2), Eagle Ridge Park (3), Lions Park (4), Adventureland Estates (5), Haines Park (6), Greenway Park (7), Village Park (8), Prairie Heritage Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Altoona Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Carousel of Des Moines Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 500 Adventureland Drive), Altoona Municipal Pool (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1200 Venbury Drive), Tack Shack (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1 Prairie Meadows Drive), Recroomgames4u (Arcades & Amusements; 2013 3rd Street Southwest).
Hotels: Des Moines East - Altoona (3225 Adventureland Dr), Motel 6 (3225 Adventureland Drive), Settle Inn & Suites (2101 Adventureland Drive), Howard Johnson Express Inn (2701 Adventureland Drive).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Altoona and their reported violations in the past:
ALTOONA WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 13301, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Single Sample - Between JUL-2001 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-28-2003), St Public Notif requested (MAR-28-2003), St Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1992 and MAR-01-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  5.5% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Altoona compared to Iowa state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Altoona (2007 data):
- Community State Bank, National Association: Altoona Branch at 200 8th Street, S.E., branch established on 1933-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $621.9 mil, Deposits: $439.4 mil, headquarters in Ankeny, IA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Van Diest Investment Company
- Bank Iowa: at 420 8th Street Southeast, branch established on 1994-08-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $122.8 mil, Deposits: $100.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Iowa Corporation
- U.S. Bank National Association: Altoona Branch at 111 8th Street, S.E., branch established on 1959-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Legacy Bank: at 502 8th Street, S.W., branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $75.1 mil, Deposits: $69.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: F. S. Bancor, Inc.
- Great Western Bank: Altoona Branch at 2770 8th Street Southwest, branch established on 2004-12-13. Info updated 2007-01-26: Bank assets: $1,387.6 mil, Deposits: $1,100.3 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: Great Western Bancorporation, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2004)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Water Supply |
4 | $12,943 | $38,829 | 1 | $731 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $19,235 | $46,164 | 1 | $511 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,210 | $38,520 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
6 | $18,339 | $36,678 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
5 | $17,446 | $41,870 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $18,188 | $43,651 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,967 | $35,868 | 1 | $379 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $33,662 | $57,706 | 6 | $2,152 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $78,936 | $49,854 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $6,429 | $38,574 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $4,897 |
| Fire - Other |
2 | $7,680 | $46,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $7,273 | $43,638 | 17 | $12,440 |
| Totals for Government |
61 | $232,308 | $45,700 | 31 | $21,110 |
Altoona government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $992,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,791,000
All Other: $585,000
Solid Waste Management: $393,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $3,624,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,133,000
General: $794,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,716,000
Water Utilities: $1,179,000
Regular Highways: $922,000
General - Other: $814,000
Sewerage: $766,000
Parks & Recreation: $707,000
Libraries: $442,000
Solid Waste Management: $433,000
Fire Protection: $367,000
Central Staff Services: $298,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $214,000
Financial Administration: $85,000
Health Services - Other: $49,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $47,000
General Public Buildings: $10,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $650,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $665,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $154,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,100,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,935,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $3,940,000
Water Utilities: $955,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $13,905,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $1,265,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $3,015,000
Other, NEC: $1,565,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,775,000
Other, NEC: $1,405,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $568,000
Special Assessments: $92,000
Interest Earnings: $86,000
Rents: $3,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $158,000
Regular Highways: $86,000
Parks & Recreation: $78,000
Libraries: $29,000
Sewerage: $24,000
Water Utilities: $18,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,779,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,910,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $862,000
All Other: $64,000
General Support: $15,000
- Tax - Property: $6,304,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,302,000
NEC: $556,000
Public Utilities: $78,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,351,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $233,000
6.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,746 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($372 average AGI)| Polk County: | 0.06% | | Iowa average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,662 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.85% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)| Polk County: | 0.04% | | Iowa average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Altoona:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KBGG (1700 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KXNO (1460 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KRNT (1350 AM; 5 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- WOI (640 AM; 5 kW; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIV., OF SCIENCE & TECH.)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFGQ (1260 AM; 5 kW; BOONE, IA; Owner: BOONE BIBLICAL MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KWKY (1150 AM; 1 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: PUTBRESE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KXLQ (1490 AM; 1 kW; INDIANOLA, IA; Owner: WARREN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Altoona:
- KGGO (94.9 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KAZR (103.3 FM; PELLA, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KDFR (91.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KIOA (93.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KMXD (100.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOI-FM (90.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCI & TECH)
- KSTZ (102.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KKDM (107.5 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KJMC (89.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: MINORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KVJZ (106.3 FM; ANKENY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- K269EJ (101.7 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
- KJJY (92.5 FM; WEST DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K209EN (89.7 FM; CLIVE, IA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KLTI-FM (104.1 FM; AMES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KRKQ (98.3 FM; BOONE, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KHKI (97.3 FM; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLRX (96.1 FM; MADRID, IA; Owner: THOMAS H. BURKE, RECEIVER FOR LIFESTYLE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- K213DV (90.5 FM; PLEASANT HILL, IA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Altoona:
- WOI-TV (Channel 5; AMES, IA; Owner: CAPITAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
- KDIN-TV (Channel 11; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KPWB-TV (Channel 23; AMES, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KDSM-TV (Channel 17; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: KDSM LICENSEE, LLC)
- KCCI (Channel 8; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: DES MOINES HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC.)
- WHO-TV (Channel 13; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- KRPG-LP (Channel 43; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBXF-CA (Channel 4; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- K29EA (Channel 29; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- K46EY (Channel 46; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
- K41DD (Channel 41; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- KFPX (Channel 39; NEWTON, IA; Owner: PAXSON DES MOINES LICENSE, INC.)
- K48FZ (Channel 48; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-52, INC.)
- K56GD (Channel 56; AMES, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
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