mitchell county fact sheet

Mitchell County
www.mitchellcountyia.com
Average Household Size:
Mitchell County: 2.5 vs. Iowa: 2
Esmated median household income in 2009: $42,412
Mitchell County: $42412 vs. Iowa: $48044
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a
mortgage: $905
Median monthly housing costs for units without a
mortgage: $304
Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $340
Mitchell County: $340 vs. Iowa: $496
Esmated median house or condo value in 2009: $108,199
Mitchell County: $108,199 vs. Iowa: $122,000
Esmated median house value in 2009: $98,401
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 3,498
Renter-occupied apartments: 796
% of renters here: 19% vs. State: 16%
Fair market rent in 2013 in Mitchell County
1-bedroom apartment is $425 a month.
2-bedroom apartment is $534 a month.
3-bedroom apartment is $682 a month.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.2%
Cost of Living Index – Overall: 86 Food: 95 U/li/es: 90 Misc: 94
Climate:
Average Winter Temperature:
Average Summer Temperature:
Average Annual Rainfall:
Average Annual Snowfall:
18.2 Degrees
70.7 Degrees
31.4 Inches
37.8 Inches
Distance to Other Cies:
Mason City, IA:
Rochester, MN:
Cedar Falls, IA:
Minneapolis, MN:
Des Moines, IA:
Madison, WI:
Chicago, IL:
36 miles
54 miles
72 miles
130 miles
153 miles
211 miles
344 miles
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with
mortgages in 2009: $1,046 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with
no mortgage in 2009: $1,019 (1.1%)
509 State Street, Osage
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Mitchell County
Popula/on in 2011: 10,783
Popula/on change since 2000: +5.1%
Males: 5,318
Females: 5,556
(48.9%)
(51.1%)
Cies in this county include: Osage, St.
Ansgar, Stacyville, McIn/re, Mitchell, Carpenter, Orchard
Median resident age:
Iowa median age:
40.6 years
36.6 years
Industries providing employment:
Manufacturing (22.6%), Educa/onal, health and social
services (21.7%), Agriculture, forestry, fishing and
hun/ng, and mining (14.0%), Retail trade (11.1%).
Means of transportaon to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,597 (71%)
Carpooled: 548 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 279 (6%)
Other means: 15 (0%)
Worked at home: 588 (12%)
Mean travel /me to work (commute): 19.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this
county: 73.3%
Annual per capita Income (2007): $32,480
Type of workers:
Private wage or salary: 73%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 15%
Unpaid family work: 1%
Current college students: 268
People 25 years of age or older with a high school
degree or higher: 84.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's
degree or higher: 12.8%
Religion stascs:
Percentage of popula/on affiliated with a religious
congrega/ons: 91.85%
Mitchell County: 91.9% vs. USA 50.2%
Crime (reported by the sheriff's office or county
police, not the county total):
2005:
Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 1
Burglaries: 17
TheAs: 13
Auto theAs: 0
Food Environment Stascs:
Number of grocery stores: 5
County: 4.65 / 10,000 pop. vs. Iowa: 2.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
County: 6.51 / 10,000 pop. vs. Iowa: 5.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
County: 7.45 / 10,000 pop. Vs. Iowa: 8.01 / 10,000 pop.
For popula/on 15 years and over in Osage:
Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 12.9%
Divorced: 8.0%