Winneshiek County, Iowa (IA)

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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

Mean price in 2022:

Detached 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

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

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%)

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.

Neighboring counties: Allamakee County , Chickasaw County , Freeborn County, Minnesota , Genesee County, Michigan , McCook County, South Dakota , Turner County, South Dakota .

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)

• 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

Religion statistics for Winneshiek County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Winneshiek County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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.

5.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($61,572 average adjusted gross income)

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%

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)

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%

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Winneshiek County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• 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:

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)

• 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 houses/apartments in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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 houses/apartments in Winneshiek County, Iowa

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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, Iowa in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• 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.

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

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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