DEMOGRAPHICS  
 Population by Community      Age & Sex     Race
Family Relationship
Households by:    Type      Occupancy      Tenure
 

City

2000

Archer
Calumet
Hartley
Paullina
Primghar
Sanborn
Sheldon
Sutherland

Balance of County
County Total
ISU Social Economic & Trend Analysis (SETA)

 126
181
1,733
1,124
891
1,353
4,814
707

4,173
15,102


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Total population

15,102

100.0

SEX AND AGE

   
Male 7,390 48.9
Female 7,712 51.1
     
Under 5 years 889 5.9
5 to 9 years 964 6.4
10 to 14 years 1,123 7.4
15 to 19 years 1,198 7.9
20 to 24 years 753 5.0
25 to 34 years 1,457 9.6
35 to 44 years 2,188 14.5
45 to 54 years 1,944 12.9
55 to 59 years 693 4.6
60 to 64 years 702 4.6
65 to 74 years 1,471 9.7
75 to 84 years 1,154 7.6
85 years and over 566 3.7
     
Median age (years) 40.7 (X)
     
18 years and over 11,360 75.2

Male

 5,455 36.1

Female

 5,905 39.1
21 years and over 10,756 71.2
62 years and over 3,631 24.0
65 years and over 3,191 21.1

Male

 1,236 8.2

Female

 1,955 12.9


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RACE

   
White 14,863 98.4
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 267 1.8
Black or African American 66 0.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 49 0.3
Asian 98 0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 8 0.1
Some other race 87 0.6


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RELATIONSHIP

   

Total population

15,102

100.0

In households 14,511 96.1

Householder

 6,001 39.7

Spouse

 3,661 24.2

Child

 4,260 28.2

Own child under 18 years

 3,622 24.0

Other relatives

 194 1.3

Under 18 years

 70 0.5

Nonrelatives

 395 2.6

Unmarried partner

 169 1.1
In group quarters 591 3.9

Institutionalized population

 553 3.7

Noninstitutionalized population

 38 0.3


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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

   

Total households

6,001

100.0

Family households (families) 4,125 68.7

With own children under 18 years

 1,822 30.4

Married-couple family

 3,661 61.0

With own children under 18 years

 1,530 25.5

Female householder, no husband present

293 4.9

With own children under 18 years

 186 3.1
Nonfamily households 1,876 31.3

Householder living alone

 1,680 28.0

Householder 65 years and over

 882 14.7
     
Households with individuals under 18 years 1,877 31.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1,962 32.7
     
Average household size 2.42 (X)
Average family size 2.97 (X)


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HOUSING OCCUPANCY

   

Total housing units

6,509

100.0

Occupied housing units 6,001 92.2
Vacant housing units 508 7.8

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

17 0.3
     
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 (X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.5 (X)


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HOUSING TENURE

   

Occupied housing units

6,001

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units 4,615 76.9
Renter-occupied housing units 1,386 23.1
     
Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.47 (X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit 2.23 (X)
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CONTACT:
O'BRIEN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
P.O. Box 616, Primghar, IA.  51245
712-757-1313          ocedc@tcaexpress.net

 

 

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Economic Development Corporation, Kiana Johnson, 712.957.1313, P.O. Box 616, Primghar, IA 51245. email
BOARD: J. Zeutenhorst(Sanborn); R Holtkamp (Primghar); M. Weber (Paullina); M. Cody (Sutherland); M. Gaul (Sheldon);
D Schmidt (Calumet); S. Leng (Hartley); T. Farnsworth (Archer); J. Haack (Supervisors)
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