Winneshiek County, Iowa (IA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,348
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 5,690
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,910 (it was 2,044 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 26% |
State: | 28% |
Land area: 690 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 29 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (31.4%), Manufacturing (14.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 76%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 18,78594.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5072.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 3151.6%Two or more races
- 1640.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1260.6%Asian alone
- 440.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 150.08%Some other race alone
- 10.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 43.2 years |
Iowa median age: | 38.9 years |
Males: 10,129 | (50.3%) |
Females: 9,994 | (49.7%) |
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Winneshiek County: | 2.0 people |
Iowa: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $66,826 ($38,908 in 1999)
This county: | $66,826 |
Iowa: | $69,588 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $613 (lower quartile is $485, upper quartile is $749)
This county: | $613 |
State: | $741 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $241,535 (it was $90,300 in 2000)
Winneshiek: | $241,535 |
Iowa: | $194,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,463Detached houses: $277,306
Here: $277,306 State: $245,224 Townhouses or other attached units: $352,268
Here: $352,268 State: $238,767 In 2-unit structures: $186,084
Here: $186,084 State: $243,070 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $199,264
Here: $199,264 State: $162,139 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $318,881
Here: $318,881 State: $190,519 Mobile homes: $103,133
Here: $103,133 State: $51,271
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $588
Institutionalized population: 262
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 3
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 7
- Thefts: 8
- Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 4
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 3
- Auto thefts: 3
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 33 buildings, average cost: $382,200
- 2021: 41 buildings, average cost: $331,600
- 2020: 25 buildings, average cost: $302,800
- 2019: 41 buildings, average cost: $280,700
- 2018: 49 buildings, average cost: $268,000
- 2017: 49 buildings, average cost: $252,400
- 2016: 56 buildings, average cost: $233,000
- 2015: 54 buildings, average cost: $255,100
- 2014: 43 buildings, average cost: $255,000
- 2013: 50 buildings, average cost: $269,200
- 2012: 39 buildings, average cost: $175,300
- 2011: 41 buildings, average cost: $208,800
- 2010: 33 buildings, average cost: $184,500
- 2009: 45 buildings, average cost: $201,300
- 2008: 40 buildings, average cost: $244,600
- 2007: 82 buildings, average cost: $190,300
- 2006: 73 buildings, average cost: $189,500
- 2005: 81 buildings, average cost: $166,700
- 2004: 97 buildings, average cost: $155,400
- 2003: 14 buildings, average cost: $202,900
- 2002: 70 buildings, average cost: $142,400
- 2001: 69 buildings, average cost: $159,900
- 2000: 60 buildings, average cost: $139,800
- 1999: 40 buildings, average cost: $140,500
- 1998: 80 buildings, average cost: $134,700
- 1997: 52 buildings, average cost: $128,000
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,681 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,625 (1.1%)
Winneshiek County: | 8.8% |
Iowa: | 11.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 43.2 years old
(Males: 42.8 years old, Females: 43.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.7 years old, Black residents: 20.6 years old, American Indian residents: 18.1 years old, Asian residents: 26.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.7 years old, Other race residents: 26.7 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Winneshiek County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $498 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.
Cities in this county include: Decorah, Calmar, Ossian, Fort Atkinson, Spillville, Ridgeway, Castalia, Burr Oak, Jackson Junction.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Winneshiek County: Osbourne (A), Cecilia (B), Camp Kiwanis (C), State Line Acres (D), Baarsch Farms (E), Ollendieck Farm (F), Myers Farm (G), Ludwig Farm (H), Neubauer Farms (I), Caffrey Farm (J), Pine Creek Farm (K), Triple R Farm (L), Foreston (M), New Oregon (N), Country Club (O), Jamestown Highway Rest Area (P), Albion Townhall (Q), Howard County Farm (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Winneshiek County include: Bonair Methodist Church (A), Zion Church (B), Holy Cross Church (C), Community Chapel (D), Our Lady of Lourdes Church (E), Granger Methodist Church (F), Saint Cecilia Church (G), Saint Pauls Church (H), Saratoga Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Albion Township Cemetery (1), Oak Lawn Cemetery (2), Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery (3), Phillips Cemetery (4), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (5), Reckner Cemetery (6), Calvary Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lyla Marsh (A), Lake Hendricks (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Beaver Creek (A), Chihaks Creek (B), Staff Creek (C), South Branch Turkey River (D), Little Turkey Creek (E), West Branch Turkey River (F), North Branch Turkey River (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Winneshiek County include: Vernon Springs County Park (1), Bonair County Park (2), McBride Park (3), Lylahs Marsh County Park (4), Lubbert Park (5), Roman Park (6), Lidtke County Park (7), Turkey River Area (8), Hayden Prairie State Wildlife Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Allamakee County , Chickasaw County , Freeborn County, Minnesota , Genesee County, Michigan , McCook County, South Dakota , Turner County, South Dakota .
Here: | 2.9% |
Iowa: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 2,830
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 399 (36.0% naturalized citizens)
Winneshiek County: | 2.0% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2352010 or later
- 842000 to 2009
- 461990 to 1999
- 981980 to 1989
- 251970 to 1979
- 44Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,400
- One, attached: 186
- Two: 292
- 3 or 4: 319
- 5 to 9: 214
- 10 to 19: 163
- 20 to 49: 203
- 50 or more: 21
- Mobile homes: 243
Housing units in Winneshiek County with a mortgage: 3,561 (449 second mortgage, 43 home equity loan, 330 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 108
Here: | 2.7% with mortgage |
State: | 97.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Winneshiek County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 10,308 | 28 |
Catholic | 6,307 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 500 | 7 |
Other | 59 | 2 |
None | 3,882 | - |
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:
Winneshiek County: | 3.35 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
Winneshiek County: | 5.27 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 10.05 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Winneshiek County: | 7.7% |
Iowa: | 7.8% |
Winneshiek County: | 27.3% |
State: | 27.3% |
Here: | 12.7% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Winneshiek County:
Average size of farms: 253 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $98,886
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $195.97
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.20%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.76%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $88,840
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.25%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $99,197
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 21.53
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 23.07%
Corn for grain: 118871 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 69199 harvested acres
Vegetables: 40 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 25 acres
Tornado activity:
Winneshiek County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Iowa state average. It is 1453692.9 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 16 fatalities and 494 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado killed 13 people and injured 462 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Winneshiek County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Iowa state average. It is 83% greater 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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 392.7 miles away from Winneshiek County center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 265.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 196.1 miles away from the county 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 371.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 392.7 miles away from Winneshiek County center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 192.9 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- 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 6, 2018 - July 2, 2018, FEMA Id: 4386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: July 19, 2017 - July 23, 2017, FEMA Id: 4334, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 21, 2016 to October 03, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4289: October 31, 2016, FEMA Id: 4289, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Iowa Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 23, 2016 to August 27, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4281: September 29, 2016, FEMA Id: 4281, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- 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, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 14, 2014 to June 24, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4184: July 24, 2014, FEMA Id: 4184, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Iowa Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 21, 2013 to June 28, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4135: July 31, 2013, FEMA Id: 4135, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 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
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Winneshiek County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 16, Storms: 14, Tornadoes: 8, Winds: 5, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,713 (67.7%)
- Carpooled: 781 (6.9%)
- Bus: 29 (0.3%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 44 (0.4%)
- Bicycle: 24 (0.2%)
- Walked: 1,383 (12.1%)
- Worked at home: 1,452 (12.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Manufacturing (12%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Management occupations (17%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Production occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (5%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Guatemala (14%)
- Korea (13%)
- Mexico (8%)
- Burma (Myanmar) (7%)
- Ghana (5%)
- Ukraine (4%)
- Dominican Republic (4%)
- German (35%)
- Norwegian (23%)
- American (9%)
- Irish (6%)
- Czech (5%)
- English (5%)
- European (1%)
People in group quarters in Winneshiek County, Iowa in 2010:
- 2,020 people in college/university student housing
- 249 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 13 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 5 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in Winneshiek County, Iowa in 2000:
- 1,941 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 291 people in nursing homes
- 38 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 38 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 3 people in religious group quarters
5.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($61,572 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.00% |
Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.81% relocated from other counties in Iowa ($32,765 average AGI)
2.19% relocated from other states ($28,804 average AGI)
Winneshiek County: 2.19% Iowa average: 2.75%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Howard County, IA | 0.43% ($40,371 average AGI) |
from Allamakee County, IA | 0.37% ($42,133) |
from Fayette County, IA | 0.28% ($47,913) |
4.89% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($57,967 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 4.89% |
Iowa average: | 6.50% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.64% relocated to other counties in Iowa ($29,596 average AGI)
2.24% relocated to other states ($28,368 average AGI)
Winneshiek County: 2.24% Iowa average: 2.79%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Howard County, IA | 0.56% ($44,244 average AGI) |
to Fayette County, IA | 0.42% ($57,088) |
to Allamakee County, IA | 0.33% ($56,222) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 9.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.7%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 3,652 (3,359 aged, 293 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 162 (4%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Winneshiek County, Iowa in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (291)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (169)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (121)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (80)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (67)
- Unspecified dementia (57)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (23)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (11)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 6,617
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 354
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 36,624
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 834
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 819
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 5
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 66
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,123- Male householders: 4,316 (1,424 living alone), Female householders: 4,161 (1,204 living alone)
4,705 spouses (4,656 opposite-sex spouses), 340 unmarried partners, (335 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,254 children (4,025 natural, 35 adopted, 195 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 32 foster children, 9 other relatives, 210 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 2,053
Size of family households: 3,067 2-persons, 826 3-persons, 771 4-persons, 591 5-persons, 113 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,631 1-person, 456 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 18 4-persons.
2,983 married couples with children.
582 single-parent households (146 men, 436 women).
96.3% of residents of Winneshiek speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $109,919,000 ($5,188 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,769,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $42,527,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,616,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,555,000
Federal grants: $16,815,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,147,000 ($146,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,260,000 ($4,581,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $16,453,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,317,000
Federal Government insurance: $35,659,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 994Here: | 47 per 1000 residents |
State: | 66 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 940
Here: | 44 per 1000 residents |
State: | 48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +210
Here: | +10 per 1000 residents |
State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -313
Here: | -15 per 1000 residents |
State: | -14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.74 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 7.0 |
State: | 6.8 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Winneshiek County, Iowa
- 72020 or later
- 4692010 to 2019
- 1,0572000 to 2009
- 8021990 to 1999
- 7781980 to 1989
- 8731970 to 1979
- 5541960 to 1969
- 6101950 to 1959
- 4591940 to 1949
- 3,3031939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Winneshiek County, Iowa
- 81 room
- 312 rooms
- 1213 rooms
- 5184 rooms
- 7405 rooms
- 1,3576 rooms
- 9977 rooms
- 1,0248 rooms
- 1,7379+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winneshiek County, Iowa
- 581 room
- 1162 rooms
- 3903 rooms
- 4544 rooms
- 3165 rooms
- 1886 rooms
- 1077 rooms
- 1028 rooms
- 2319+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Winneshiek County, Iowa
- 18no bedroom
- 1501 bedroom
- 1,2532 bedrooms
- 2,7533 bedrooms
- 1,7264 bedrooms
- 6405+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winneshiek County, Iowa
- 56no bedroom
- 5321 bedroom
- 6572 bedrooms
- 4583 bedrooms
- 1744 bedrooms
- 765+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Winneshiek County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 74no vehicle
- 1,3171 vehicle
- 2,7302 vehicles
- 1,4853 vehicles
- 5634 vehicles
- 3565+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Winneshiek County in renter-occupied apartments
- 294no vehicle
- 9811 vehicle
- 4612 vehicles
- 1323 vehicles
- 784 vehicles
- 145+ vehicles
89.7% of Winneshiek County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Iowa.
Winneshiek County: | 89.7% |
State average: | 87.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 14,139
- Other state: 5,504
- Northeast: 235
- Midwest: 3,739
- South: 767
- West: 754
- 41.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 41.3%Utility gas
- 8.8%Electricity
- 5.0%Wood
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.3%Other fuel
- 0.4%No fuel used
- 0.4%Solar energy
- 37.8%Utility gas
- 31.4%Electricity
- 26.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%Wood
- 1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 8.5% |
Iowa: | 10.6% |
Here: | 1.0% |
Iowa: | 7.9% |
Here: | 84.6% |
Iowa: | 23.9% |
Winneshiek County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $60,541,000
Other: $647,000
Solid Waste Management: $283,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $855,000
Sewerage: $125,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $56,882,000
Regular Highways: $7,444,000
General - Other: $4,988,000
Health - Other: $1,751,000
Police Protection: $1,586,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,272,000
Central Staff Services: $1,263,000
Correctional Institutions: $826,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $448,000
Natural Resources - Other: $408,000
Parks and Recreation: $379,000
Financial Administration: $309,000
Libraries: $146,000
Public Welfare - Other: $145,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $76,000
Housing and Community Development: $59,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
Sewerage: $27,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $659,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $111,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,695,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,787,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $908,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,326,000
Donations From Private Sources: $482,000
Interest Earnings: $260,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $3,329,000
Regular Highways: $837,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,073,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $105,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,911,000
Other: $2,150,000
Health and Hospitals: $138,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $9,857,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,550,000
Motor Vehicle License: $243,000
Public Utilities Sales: $115,000
Other License: $32,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $23,470,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
Winneshiek County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $60,541,000
Other: $647,000
Solid Waste Management: $283,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $855,000
Sewerage: $125,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $56,882,000
Regular Highways: $7,444,000
General - Other: $4,988,000
Health - Other: $1,751,000
Police Protection: $1,586,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,272,000
Central Staff Services: $1,263,000
Correctional Institutions: $826,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $448,000
Natural Resources - Other: $408,000
Parks and Recreation: $379,000
Financial Administration: $309,000
Libraries: $146,000
Public Welfare - Other: $145,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $76,000
Housing and Community Development: $59,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
Sewerage: $27,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $659,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $111,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,695,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,787,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $908,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,326,000
Donations From Private Sources: $482,000
Interest Earnings: $260,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $3,329,000
Regular Highways: $837,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,073,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $105,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,911,000
Other: $2,150,000
Health and Hospitals: $138,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $9,857,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,550,000
Motor Vehicle License: $243,000
Public Utilities Sales: $115,000
Other License: $32,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $23,470,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
Winneshiek County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $60,541,000
Other: $647,000
Solid Waste Management: $283,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $855,000
Sewerage: $125,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $56,882,000
Regular Highways: $7,444,000
General - Other: $4,988,000
Health - Other: $1,751,000
Police Protection: $1,586,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,272,000
Central Staff Services: $1,263,000
Correctional Institutions: $826,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $448,000
Natural Resources - Other: $408,000
Parks and Recreation: $379,000
Financial Administration: $309,000
Libraries: $146,000
Public Welfare - Other: $145,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $76,000
Housing and Community Development: $59,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
Sewerage: $27,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $659,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $111,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,695,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,787,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $908,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,326,000
Donations From Private Sources: $482,000
Interest Earnings: $260,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $3,329,000
Regular Highways: $837,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,073,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $105,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,911,000
Other: $2,150,000
Health and Hospitals: $138,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $9,857,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,550,000
Motor Vehicle License: $243,000
Public Utilities Sales: $115,000
Other License: $32,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $23,470,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
Winneshiek County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $33,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $60,541,000
Other: $647,000
Solid Waste Management: $283,000
Sewerage: $47,000
Natural Resources - Other: $4,000
- Construction - Natural Resources - Other: $855,000
Sewerage: $125,000
Water Utilities: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $56,882,000
Regular Highways: $7,444,000
General - Other: $4,988,000
Health - Other: $1,751,000
Police Protection: $1,586,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,272,000
Central Staff Services: $1,263,000
Correctional Institutions: $826,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $448,000
Natural Resources - Other: $408,000
Parks and Recreation: $379,000
Financial Administration: $309,000
Libraries: $146,000
Public Welfare - Other: $145,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $76,000
Housing and Community Development: $59,000
Water Utilities: $31,000
Sewerage: $27,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Health and Hospitals: $659,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $111,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $6,695,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,787,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $908,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $1,326,000
Donations From Private Sources: $482,000
Interest Earnings: $260,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Hospitals: $3,329,000
Regular Highways: $837,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $21,073,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $105,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,911,000
Other: $2,150,000
Health and Hospitals: $138,000
Water Utilities: $25,000
- Tax - Property: $9,857,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,550,000
Motor Vehicle License: $243,000
Public Utilities Sales: $115,000
Other License: $32,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $23,470,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 187
- Number of aged recipients: 37
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 150
- Number of recipients under 18: 20
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 116
- Number of recipients older than 64: 51
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 113
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 71
Most common first names in Winneshiek County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 124 | 79.1 years |
William | 84 | 80.8 years |
Mary | 84 | 84.6 years |
Anna | 78 | 86.0 years |
Joseph | 71 | 78.5 years |
Henry | 66 | 79.8 years |
George | 65 | 76.8 years |
Robert | 65 | 73.5 years |
Edward | 62 | 80.5 years |
Helen | 59 | 82.7 years |
Most common last names in Winneshiek County, IA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 82 | 80.4 years |
Anderson | 57 | 81.7 years |
Hageman | 45 | 80.1 years |
Peterson | 44 | 81.6 years |
Olson | 41 | 77.9 years |
Larson | 40 | 80.6 years |
Thompson | 39 | 79.0 years |
Haugen | 37 | 80.9 years |
Hanson | 36 | 77.0 years |
Nelson | 36 | 76.9 years |
Businesses in Winneshiek County, IA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 2 | Nike | 5 | |
Ashley Furniture | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
FedEx | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
Ford | 2 | Slumberland | 1 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Subway | 2 | |
H&R Block | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
JCPenney | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | U-Haul | 1 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | U.S. Cellular | 2 | |
MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 | UPS | 4 | |
Maurices | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
McDonald's | 2 |