Central City, Iowa

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Population in July 2007: 1,175. Population change since 2000: +0.6%

Males: 542	(46.8%)
Females: 615	(53.2%)

Linn County

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Iowa median age:	36.6 years

Zip codes: 52214.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,600 (it was $36,544 in 2000)

Central City	$38,600
Iowa:	$43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $95,900 (it was $78,400 in 2000)

Central City	$95,900
Iowa:	$106,600

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Races in Central City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Central City: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.9%), Irish (16.8%), English (13.7%), United States (6.8%), Czech (5.0%), Danish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/6/1889

Elevation: 830 feet

Land area: 0.89 square miles.

Population density: 1293 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Central City

High school or higher: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Central City city

Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 56.6%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 10.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Iowa:	3.1%

According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Central City, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Central City to the number of sex offenders is 115 to 1.

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

Central City:	1.3% ($990)
Iowa:	1.3% ($1,077)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cedar Rapids, IA (18.2 miles , pop. 120,758).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (158.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (265.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Coggon, IA (5.2 miles ), Prairieburg, IA (7.3 miles) , Alburnett, IA (7.5 miles ), Ryan, IA (10.5 miles ), Springville, IA (11.6 miles ), Marion, IA (12.4 miles ), Robins, IA (13.4 miles ), Hiawatha, IA (15.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $81,300
1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $69,000
1998: 8 buildings, average cost: $101,300
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $151,000
2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $91,600
2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $120,000
2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $122,900
2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $109,700
2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $109,000
2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $138,200
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $163,700
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $90,700

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Latitude: 42.20 N, Longitude: 91.53 W

Area code: 319

Central City household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +69 (+6.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (12%)
Health care (11%)
Educational services (11%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Customer service representatives (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)

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Average climate in Central City, Iowa

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Central City, Iowa average precipitation

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Central City-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 115% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/13/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 7.4 miles away from the Central City city center caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 tornado 10.5 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Central City:

ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA)
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; ANAMOSA, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Central City, IA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Central City:

THE EASTERN IOWA (about 26 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
WATERLOO MUNI (about 66 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Central City:

MARION (about 13 miles; MARION, IA; ID: C17)
MANCHESTER MUNI (about 20 miles; MANCHESTER, IA; ID: C27)
MONTICELLO REGIONAL (about 26 miles; MONTICELLO, IA; ID: MXO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Central City:

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 7,991)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 33 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 58 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 71 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
LUTHER COLLEGE (about 78 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)

Public high school in Central City:

Central City High School (Location: 400 Barber St; Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Central City:

Central City Middle School (Location: 400 Barber St; Grades: 7-8)
Central City Elementary School (Location: 400 Barber St; Grades: PK-6)

Library in Central City:

J.C. CLEGG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $29,895; Location: 137 4TH STREET N.; 8,477 books; 47 audio materials; 462 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Central City: Meadowview Country Club (A), Central City Hall (B), John C Clegg Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Central City include: Saint Stephen's Catholic Church (A), United Church of Christ (B), United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Central City Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Central City and their reported violations in the past:

CENTRAL CITY WATER SUPPLY (Address: 137 4TH ST N, Population served: 1157, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004), St Public Notif requested (AUG-06-2004), St Public Notif received (SEP-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-21-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-26-2004), St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-22-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-26-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAR-26-2004), St Public Notif received (APR-23-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2005 and AUG-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-2005), St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2005)

5 regular monitoring violations

ST STEPHENS CATHOLIC CHURCH (Population served: 103, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-19-2004), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-24-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-24-2004), St Public Notif received (NOV-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (2 times from OCT-21-2005 to DEC-16-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

MEADOW VIEW COUNTRY CLUB (Address: 1500 E MAPLE ST, Population served: 42, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.5%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	3.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This city:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Central City compared to Iowa state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Central City (2007 data):

City State Bank: at 59 Fourth Street North, branch established on 1946-06-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $86.6 mil, Deposits: $63.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: M.S.b. Corporation

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Central City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Linn County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$1,461
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$2,110
Other Government Administration	1	$2,247	$26,964	6	$1,384
Streets and Highways	1	$2,834	$34,008	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$886
Water Supply	1	$2,081	$24,972	1	$1,271
Totals for Government	3	$7,162	$28,648	11	$7,111

Central City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $67,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $94,000
Health Services - Other: $79,000

Housing & Community Development: $59,000

Water Utilities: $54,000

Sewerage: $48,000

Welfare - Other: $47,000

Libraries: $33,000

Parks & Recreation: $30,000

Financial Administration: $30,000

General - Other: $23,000

Fire Protection: $22,000

Police Protection: $20,000

Central Staff Services: $9,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000

General Public Buildings: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $102,000
Housing & Community Development: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $29,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $415,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $85,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $19,000
Property Sale Other: $15,000

Rents: $3,000

General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $695,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $63,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $93,000
General Support: $15,000

All Other: $8,000
Tax - Property: $363,000
Total General Sales: $29,000

NEC: $10,000

Public Utilities: $3,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $150,000

5.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,941 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Iowa average:	6.30%

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($317 average AGI)
Linn County: 0.08%
Iowa average: 0.10%

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

from Johnson County, IA	0.75% ($35,732 average AGI)
from Benton County, IA	0.42% ($38,018)
from Black Hawk County, IA	0.20% ($35,775)

5.22% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,441 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.22%
Iowa average:	6.47%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($397 average AGI)
Linn County: 0.04%
Iowa average: 0.03%

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

to Johnson County, IA	0.63% ($39,219 average AGI)
to Benton County, IA	0.37% ($44,746)
to Polk County, IA	0.27% ($40,374)

Strongest AM radio stations in Central City:

WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KMRY (1450 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SELLERS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KMJM (1360 AM; 1 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Central City:

KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WMT-FM (96.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KHAK (98.1 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KCCK-FM (88.3 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KMCH (94.7 FM; MANCHESTER, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
KKRQ (100.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Central City:

KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)
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)
K17ET (Channel 17; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
KCDE-LP (Channel 67; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KCDR-LP (Channel 55; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KHHH-LP (Channel 57; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KRUB-LP (Channel 65; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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