Center

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  1. Center Legal Resources
  2. Center Statistics
  3. Center Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Center Employment Information
  5. Center Family Information
  6. Center Education Information
  7. Center Public Benefits Information
  8. Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Center Legal Resources Back to top

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Iowa Legislature
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Federal Courts
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Center Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 10,853
  • Land Area (2000): 1,708.708 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 7.798 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 4,279
Center Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 953 8.77%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 2,216 20.40%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,696 70.83%

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Center Employment Information Back to top
Center Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 426 14.05%
2. Construction 354 11.68%
3. Metal Manufactuing 175 5.77%
4. Repair and Maintenance 159 5.25%
5. Machinery Manufacturing 130 4.29%
6. Educational Services 125 4.12%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 119 3.93%
8. Truck Transportation 105 3.46%
9. Food Manufacturing 96 3.17%
10. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 84 2.77%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 81 2.67%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 74 2.44%
13. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 69 2.28%
14. Finance and Insurance 69 2.28%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 66 2.18%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 62 2.05%
17. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 60 1.98%
18. Public Administration 59 1.95%
19. Health Care 57 1.88%
20. Other Transportation 44 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 456 18.78%
2. Educational Services 344 14.17%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 108 4.45%
4. Finance and Insurance 93 3.83%
5. Social Assistance 92 3.79%
6. Public Administration 88 3.62%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 86 3.54%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 81 3.34%
9. Department and Other General Stores 74 3.05%
10. Food Manufacturing 74 3.05%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 66 2.72%
12. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 58 2.39%
13. Construction 37 1.52%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 36 1.48%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 36 1.48%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 34 1.40%
17. Metal Manufactuing 34 1.40%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 34 1.40%
19. Repair and Maintenance 32 1.32%
20. Machinery Manufacturing 29 1.19%

Center Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 323 10.66%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 219 7.23%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 194 6.40%
4. Other Management Occupations 161 5.31%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 160 5.28%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 154 5.08%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 154 5.08%
8. Other Production Occupations 145 4.78%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 131 4.32%
10. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 114 3.76%
11. Agricultural Workers 94 3.10%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 81 2.67%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 80 2.64%
14. Assemblers and Fabricators 67 2.21%
15. Carpenters 63 2.08%
16. Other Construction Trades 63 2.08%
17. Top Executives 60 1.98%
18. Construction Laborers 56 1.85%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 49 1.62%
20. Electricians 36 1.19%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 172 7.08%
2. Registered Nurses 113 4.65%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 111 4.57%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 109 4.49%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 108 4.45%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 89 3.67%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 79 3.25%
8. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 79 3.25%
9. Cashiers 76 3.13%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 68 2.80%
11. Other Management Occupations 68 2.80%
12. Other Production Occupations 62 2.55%
13. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 61 2.51%
14. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 59 2.43%
15. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 59 2.43%
16. Personal Appearance Workers 59 2.43%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 59 2.43%
18. Other Personal Care, Not child care 49 2.02%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 49 2.02%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 46 1.89%

Center Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,884 58.39%
15-35 hours 1,167 13.95%
1-14 hours 362 4.33%
No regular hours 1,952 23.34%

Center Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 214 3.95%
5 AM-5:29 AM 250 4.62%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 330 6.10%
6 AM-6:29 AM 447 8.26%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 607 11.22%
7 AM-7:29 AM 779 14.39%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 965 17.83%
8 AM-8:29 AM 456 8.43%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 214 3.95%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 230 4.25%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 69 1.27%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 49 0.91%
Noon-3:59 PM 467 8.63%
4 PM-11:59 PM 335 6.19%

Center Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 362 6.69%
5-9 824 15.23%
10-14 1,415 26.15%
15-19 866 16.00%
20-24 664 12.27%
25-29 192 3.55%
30-34 458 8.46%
35-39 68 1.26%
40-44 103 1.90%
45-59 222 4.10%
60-89 118 2.18%
At least 90 120 2.22%

Center Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 11 0.20% 4,312 79.67%
30-44 0 0.00% 629 11.62%
45-59 4 0.07% 218 4.03%
At least 60 0 0.00% 238 4.40%

Center Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 14 0.24%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 531 9.08%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,697 80.33%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 34 0.58%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 15 0.26%
Color 6 Box Walked 121 2.07%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 435 7.44%

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Center Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,764 (9,874 people)
Families (2000): 2,918 (8,746 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,821
People at same address in 1995: 6,849
Center Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 146 3.57%
$10,000-$14,999 205 5.01%
$15,000-$19,999 227 5.55%
$20,000-$24,999 292 7.14%
$25,000-$29,999 350 8.55%
$30,000-$34,999 309 7.55%
$35,000-$39,999 266 6.50%
$40,000-$44,999 304 7.43%
$45,000-$49,999 297 7.26%
$50,000-$59,999 409 10.00%
$60,000-$74,999 499 12.19%
$75,000-$99,999 394 9.63%
$100,000-$124,999 153 3.74%
$125,000-$149,999 98 2.39%
$150,000-$199,999 46 1.12%
$200,000 or more 97 2.37%

Center Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 650 16.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,490 37.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 133 3.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 606 15.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 21 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 590 14.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 287 7.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 119 3.01%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 48 1.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.03%

Center Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,553 28.44%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,004 16.04%
Public Assistance 62 0.50%
Retirement 538 4.31%
Self Employment 1,198 9.59%
Social Security 1,047 8.38%
Supplemental Security 162 1.30%
Wage / Salary 3,326 26.62%
Other 604 4.83%

Center Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,759 60.68%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,140 39.32%

Center Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 402 9.17%
Color 1 Box Married 2,957 67.45%
Color 2 Box Never Married 965 22.01%
Color 3 Box Widowed 60 1.37%

Center Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 235 5.69%
Color 1 Box Married 2,913 70.53%
Color 2 Box Never Married 718 17.38%
Color 3 Box Widowed 264 6.39%

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Center Education Information Back to top
Center Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 248 3.11%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 813 10.19%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,193 40.03%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,681 21.08%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 639 8.01%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,031 12.93%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 371 4.65%

Center Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 72 0.66% 82 0.76% 154 1.42%
Kindergarten 103 0.95% 46 0.42% 149 1.37%
Grades 1-4 502 4.63% 131 1.21% 633 5.83%
Grades 5-8 630 5.80% 134 1.23% 764 7.04%
Grades 9-12 693 6.39% 112 1.03% 805 7.42%
Undergrad college 194 1.79% 27 0.25% 221 2.04%
Graduate or professional school 24 0.22% 30 0.28% 54 0.50%
Total 2,218 20.44% 562 5.18% 2,780 25.62%

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Center Public Benefits Information Back to top
Center Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 10,107 94.48%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 591 5.52%

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Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Center Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,349 12.43%
10-19 Years 1,959 18.05%
20-29 Years 912 8.40%
30-39 Years 1,375 12.67%
40-49 Years 2,041 18.81%
50-59 Years 1,464 13.49%
60-69 Years 873 8.04%
70-79 Years 645 5.94%
80-89 Years 209 1.93%
90+ Years 26 0.24%

Center Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,578 51.40%
Color 1 Box Female 5,275 48.60%

Center Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 10,548 97.19%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 119 1.10%
Color 2 Box Asian 71 0.65%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 53 0.49%
Color 1 Box African-American 31 0.29%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 23 0.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 5 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.03%

Center Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,844 35.41%
2. Irish 1,353 12.46%
3. English 1,156 10.65%
4. United States Or American 880 8.11%
5. Norwegian 711 6.55%
6. Dutch 544 5.01%
7. French Non-Basque 443 4.08%
8. Swedish 275 2.53%
9. Danish 263 2.42%
10. Polish 226 2.08%

Center Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 9,855 96.29%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 221 2.16%
3. German 59 0.58%
4. French 36 0.35%
5. Thai 25 0.24%
6. Vietnamese 12 0.12%
7. Korean 9 0.09%
8. Other Native North American 7 0.07%
9. Japanese 6 0.06%
10. Scandinavian 4 0.04%

Center Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 10,733 98.79%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 82 0.75%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 50 0.46%

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