Leighton, Iowa - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	205
Male Share of the Population	49.3%
Female Share of the Population	50.7%
Senior Citizens	21.5%
Employed Population 16+	104
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	61.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	16.5%
Median Earnings25+	$36,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,000

Wealth

Median Family Income	$61,250
% Above Poverty Level	98.5%
% Below Poverty Level	1.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	16 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	5.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	24.7%
Median Gross Rent	$0
Median House Value	$105,400

Ancestry

Dutch	44.9%
German	15.1%
English	9.3%
Irish	5.4%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.9%
French Except Basque	2.4%
Italian	2%
Norwegian	1.5%
Welsh	1%
Scottish	1%
Belgian	0.5%
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Leighton Almanac

Category	Value
County	Mahaska County
Standard Zip Codes	50143
Phone Area Codes	641
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	41.33
Approximate Longitude	-92.78

Leighton 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	OSKALOOSA
Distance	7.3 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 29 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	36.9 inches

Station	KNOXVILLE
Distance	17.1 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 29 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	65 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	35 inches

Station	GRINNELL 3 SW
Distance	26.3 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 27 F
Apr Temp	34 to 59 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	36 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Beacon	580	$39,792
Bussey	491	$46,750
Harvey	172	$50,000
Oskaloosa	11,505	$57,739
Pella	10,273	$77,368
University Park	485	$50,341

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, 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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