Webster 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: 40,235
- Males: 20,038
- Females: 20,197
Ethnicity:
- White: 37,230
- Black/African American: 1,123
- Hispanic: 788
- Native American/Eskimo: 99
- Asian: 394
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 49
- Other: 47
- 2 or more: 505
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (35,975)
- Spanish (815)
- German (185)
- French (95)
- Laotian (75)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 796
- Mexico (137)
- Russia (55)
- Laos (51)
- Germany (49)
- Taiwan (44)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (41)
- Philippines (35)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (7,184)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (5,030)
- United Methodist Church, The (3,871)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (3,568)
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1,072)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Proteus Migrant Health Project: 409 Kenyon Road, Fort Dodge - (515) 573-8225
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 11,382
- Sensory: 1,003
- Physical: 3,123
- Mental: 1,579
- Self-care: 787
- Go outside home: 2,116
- Employment: 2,268
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 235
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 15,878
- Utility gas: 12,224
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,071
- Electricity: 1,277
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 65
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 91
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 129
- No fuel used: 21
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 31,281
- No vehicle: 1,847
- 1 or more vehicle: 29,434
Education Attainment:
- No School: 160
- No High School: 1,328
- Some High School: 2,606
- High School: 9,569
- Some College: 5,470
- Associate's Degree: 2,465
- College Degree: 3,059
- Master's Degree: 749
- Professional Degree: 536
- Doctoral Degree: 39
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 15,878
- Owners with phone: 11,222
- Owners without phone: 87
- Renters with phone: 4,370
- Renters without phone: 199
10 closest counties:
- Humboldt County, Iowa
- Calhoun County, Iowa
- Hamilton County, Iowa
- Greene County, Iowa
- Boone County, Iowa
- Wright County, Iowa
- Pocahontas County, Iowa
- Kossuth County, Iowa
- Story County, Iowa
- Dallas County, Iowa
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
50501, 50516, 50518, 50521, 50523, 50524, 50530, 50532, 50543, 50544, 50557, 50566, 50569, 50594
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- KICB (88.1 FM) FORT DODGE, IA
- KTPR (91.1 FM) FORT DODGE, IA
- KIAQ (96.9 FM) FORT DODGE, IA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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