Atkins, Iowa

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,713
Male Share of the Population	51.7%
Female Share of the Population	48.3%
Senior Citizens	16.1%
Employed Population 16+	911
Age of the Population	38

Families

% of people married	74.6%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	30.8%
Median Earnings25+	$50,116
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$75,833
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$41,250

Wealth

Median Family Income	$91,563
% Above Poverty Level	96.5%
% Below Poverty Level	3.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	2.3%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.4%
% Using Public Transportation	0.8%

Housing

People Living Alone	15.9%
Median Gross Rent	$528
Median House Value	$204,200

Ancestry

German	49.8%
Irish	15.8%
English	7.4%
Norwegian	5.5%
Czech	5.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	5%
French Except Basque	2.9%
Swedish	2.2%
Belgian	1.5%
Danishn	1.3%
Dutch	0.8%
Scottish	0.7%
Canadian	0.7%
Polish	0.6%
Italian	0.5%
Arab	0.5%
Lebanese	0.5%
Welsh	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Hungarian	0.2%
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Atkins Almanac

Category	Value
County	Benton County
Standard Zip Codes	52206
Phone Area Codes	319
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.99
Approximate Longitude	-91.85

Atkins Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	CEDAR RAPIDS AP
Distance	10.8 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 27 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	33.4 inches

Station	VINTON
Distance	13.7 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 26 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	40 to 63 F
Annual Precip	34.2 inches

Station	INDEPENDENCE
Distance	33.7 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 26 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Fairfax	2,418	$103,750
Newhall	985	$72,250
Norway	525	$64,792
Palo	1,036	$80,417
Shellsburg	1,097	$72,083
Walford	1,428	$107,000

Atkins Public Libraries

Atkins Public Library
480 THIRD AVE
Atkins, Iowa
(319) 446-7676

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Atkins Public Schools

Atkins Elementary School
217 4th Ave
ZIP: 52206
(319) 446-7525
Primary
Total Enrollment 280

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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