Hamilton County, Iowa
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Iowa Department of Public Health: Lucas State Office Building, Des Moines
Population:
- Total Population: 16,438
- Males: 8,108
- Females: 8,330
Ethnicity:
- White: 15,883
- Black/African American: 9
- Hispanic: 164
- Native American/Eskimo: 7
- Asian: 277
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 6
- Other: 3
- 2 or more: 89
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (14,695)
- Spanish (285)
- Laotian (170)
- Czech (65)
- German (50)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 349
- Laos (123)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (77)
- Mexico (26)
- Taiwan (22)
- Thailand (16)
- Korea (14)
- India (7)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (3,297)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,287)
- Catholic Church (2,081)
- United Church of Christ (928)
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (606)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 4,295
- Sensory: 443
- Physical: 1,276
- Mental: 608
- Self-care: 258
- Go outside home: 672
- Employment: 867
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 89
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 6,692
- Utility gas: 4,247
- Bottled or LP gas: 1,854
- Electricity: 444
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 102
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 29
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 14
- No fuel used: 2
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 13,260
- No vehicle: 656
- 1 or more vehicle: 12,604
Education Attainment:
- No School: 85
- No High School: 435
- Some High School: 885
- High School: 4,481
- Some College: 2,280
- Associate's Degree: 984
- College Degree: 1,442
- Master's Degree: 341
- Professional Degree: 137
- Doctoral Degree: 24
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 6,692
- Owners with phone: 4,821
- Owners without phone: 50
- Renters with phone: 1,755
- Renters without phone: 66
10 closest counties:
- Wright County, Iowa
- Boone County, Iowa
- Story County, Iowa
- Webster County, Iowa
- Hardin County, Iowa
- Franklin County, Iowa
- Humboldt County, Iowa
- Hancock County, Iowa
- Greene County, Iowa
- Dallas County, Iowa
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
50034, 50075, 50130, 50132, 50231, 50246, 50249, 50271, 50595
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KQWC-FM (95.7 FM) WEBSTER CITY, IA
- KQWC (1570 AM) WEBSTER CITY, IA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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