Carter Lake, Iowa

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Population in July 2007: 3,230. Population change since 2000: +0.4%

Males: 1,615	(50.0%)
Females: 1,615	(50.0%)

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 51510.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,200 (it was $37,851 in 2000)

Carter Lake	$46,200
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $106,600 (it was $70,400 in 2000)

Carter Lake	$106,600
Iowa:	$117,900

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Races in Carter Lake:

White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
Hispanic (2.9%)
American Indian (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Carter Lake: 86.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.8%), Irish (17.6%), English (11.6%), Italian (6.6%), United States (6.1%), Danish (5.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/5/1930

Elevation: 980 feet

Land area: 1.80 square miles.

Population density: 1790 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Carter Lake

High school or higher: 79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
Unemployed: 6.6%
Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carter Lake city

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 57.3%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 11.7%

84 residents are foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.4% Europe).

This city:	2.6%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Carter Lake:	1.3% ($884)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Council Bluffs, IA (4.5 miles , pop. 58,268).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (7.2 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (567.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Council Bluffs, IA (4.5 miles ), Crescent, IA (6.2 miles ), Omaha, NE (7.2 miles ), Bellevue, NE (9.4 miles ), Ralston, NE (10.5 miles ), La Vista, NE (11.4 miles ), Offutt AFB, NE (12.4 miles ), Papillion, NE (12.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 24 buildings, average cost: $111,000
1997: 27 buildings, average cost: $155,900
1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $221,500
1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $108,000
2000: 19 buildings, average cost: $200,000
2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $236,800
2002: 21 buildings, average cost: $236,800
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $250,000
2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $219,100
2005: 14 buildings, average cost: $222,500
2006: 5 buildings, average cost: $226,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $154,000

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Latitude: 41.29 N, Longitude: 95.91 W

Area code: 712

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Carter Lake, Iowa business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+1.5%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (19%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Carter Lake by Year
Type	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	29.2
Rapes	1	0	0
per 100,000	30.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	2	0	2
per 100,000	60.0	0.0	58.4
Assaults	17	5	12
per 100,000	510.4	150.6	350.7
Burglaries	34	36	46
per 100,000	1020.7	1084.3	1344.2
Thefts	145	162	239
per 100,000	4353.0	4879.5	6984.2
Auto thefts	14	18	19
per 100,000	420.3	542.2	555.2
Arson	3	3	0
per 100,000	90.1	90.4	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	423.3	344.6	564.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (9 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.79
US city average:	3.00

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Carter Lake-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 100% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/1975, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.3 miles away from the Carter Lake city center killed 3 people and injured 133 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/25/1957, a category 4 tornado 11.1 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Carter Lake:

ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; OMAHA, NE)
BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; OMAHA, NE)
DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER (about 6 miles; OMAHA, NE)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carter Lake:

EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 3 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
LINCOLN MUNI (about 66 miles; LINCOLN, NE; ID: LNK)
SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 83 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carter Lake:

NORTH OMAHA (about 9 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: 3NO)
COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 12 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; ID: CBF)
MILLARD (about 15 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: MLE)

Amtrak station near Carter Lake:

4 miles: OMAHA (1003 S. 9TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Operable nuclear power plant near Carter Lake:

14 miles: Fort Calhoun in Fort Calhoun, NE.

Local government website: www.cityofcarterlake.com

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carter Lake:

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 4 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 18 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 60 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)

Public elementary/middle school in Carter Lake:

Carter Lake Elementary School (Location: 1105 Redick Boulevard; Grades: PK-6)

Library in Carter Lake:

EDWARD F. OWEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $140,759; Location: 1120 WILLOW DRIVE; 13,289 books; 298 audio materials; 495 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Wingate Inn (1201 Avenue H), Country Inn & Suites Carlson (2210 Abbott Drive), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (2510 Abbott Plaza), Super 8 Carter Lake IA (3000 Airport Eppley Drive), Super 8 Motel (3000 Airport Road).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Carter Lake and their reported violations in the past:

CARTER LAKE WATER DISTRICT (Address: 950 LOCUST ST, Population served: 3248, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	74.9%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.8%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Carter Lake compared to Iowa state average:

Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Carter Lake (2007 data):

American National Bank: Carter Lake Branch at 1204 Locust Street, branch established on 1982-07-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,592.8 mil, Deposits: $1,296.1 mil, headquarters in Omaha, NE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices, Holding Company: American National Corporation

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways	4	$10,795	$32,385	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,384	$28,608	6	$3,394
Local Libraries	1	$2,502	$30,024	2	$2,291
Parks and Recreation	2	$4,720	$28,320	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$7,592	$45,552	7	$3,105
Police Protection - Officers	8	$25,720	$38,580	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,953	$23,436	0	$0
Totals for Government	19	$55,667	$35,158	15	$8,790

Carter Lake government finances in 2006:

Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $5,000
Charges - Sewerage: $329,000
All Other: $199,000

Solid Waste Management: $166,000

Parks and Recreation: $11,000
Construction - General - Other: $301,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $738,000
Parks and Recreation: $428,000

Water Utilities: $345,000

Regular Highways: $319,000

Sewerage: $302,000

Financial Administration: $153,000

Solid Waste Management: $121,000

Libraries: $118,000

Local Fire Protection: $61,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $45,000

Central Staff Services: $39,000

General Public Buildings: $27,000

Health - Other: $23,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $20,000

General - Other: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $103,000
General - Interest on Debt: $122,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $222,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000
Sale of Property: $42,000

Interest Earnings: $37,000

Fines and Forfeits: $33,000

Rents: $25,000

Special Assessments: $1,000
NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,710,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,332,000

Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $600,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $36,000
Health - Other: $17,000

Police Protection: $13,000

Libraries: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,465,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $411,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $56,000
End of Fiscal Year: $32,000
Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $32,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $272,000
All Other: $63,000
Tax - Property: $1,666,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $404,000

Other Selective Sales: $288,000

Other License: $46,000

Public Utilities Sales: $9,000
Total Salaries and Wages: $950,000

6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,824 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($158 average AGI)
Pottawattamie County: 0.05%
Iowa average: 0.10%

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

from Douglas County, NE	1.92% ($36,509 average AGI)
from Sarpy County, NE	0.48% ($42,137)
from Mills County, IA	0.29% ($32,737)

6.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,183 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($107 average AGI)
Pottawattamie County: 0.03%
Iowa average: 0.03%

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

to Douglas County, NE	2.00% ($28,681 average AGI)
to Sarpy County, NE	0.53% ($29,746)
to Mills County, IA	0.31% ($36,077)

Strongest AM radio stations in Carter Lake:

KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KCRO (660 AM; 1 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: ETERNAL BROADCASTING, LLC)
KOSR (1490 AM; 1 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KHLP (1420 AM; 1 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carter Lake:

KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KEZO-FM (92.3 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KQCH (94.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KSRZ (104.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KIWR (89.7 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
K299AK (107.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: BAER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KIOS-FM (91.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 001)
KRQC (93.3 FM; BENNINGTON, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KVNO (90.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIV. OF NEBRASKA)
KVSS (88.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KKCD (105.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KXKT (103.7 FM; GLENWOOD, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBBX-FM (97.7 FM; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KCTY-FM (106.9 FM; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: PLATTE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KKYY (101.3 FM; WHITING, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Carter Lake:

KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
K61GA (Channel 61; OMAHA, NE; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
KVSS-LP (Channel 67; OMAHA, NE; Owner: VSS CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS)
KKAZ-CA (Channel 24; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
K52GP (Channel 52; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: DOUGLAS SHELDAHL)
K54GL (Channel 54; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: TV-45, INC.)
KBIN-TV (Channel 32; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KHIN (Channel 36; RED OAK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KOHA-LP (Channel 65; OMAHA, NE; Owner: K. SANDOVAL BURKE)
K53EY (Channel 53; OMAHA, NE; Owner: TV-45, INC.)

Carter Lake fatal accident list for 1989:
Oct 31, 1989 10:25 AM, 165, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

Carter Lake fatal accident list for 1985:
Feb 15, 1985 02:15 AM, Hwy 165, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

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