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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR La Porte City, IA Clutier, IA, Dunkerton, IA, Garrison, IA, Hudson, IA, La Porte City, IA, Waterloo, IA (11th St/Easton Ave), Waterloo, IA (Mitchell Ave/Kimball Ave), Waterloo, IA (Orange), Waterloo, IA (Ridgeway Ave/9th St), Waterloo, IA (San Marnan Dr/Jonathon St)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $124,461 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to IA, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
UNION COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT School District
1,247 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of IA school districts |
83.9% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
9 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
81.5% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 16 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| DYSART-GENESEO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 411 LINCOLN, DYSART, IA 52224 (319) 476-7110 |
KG-05 |
| LA PORTE CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 515 FILMORE, LA PORTE CITY, IA 50651 (319) 342-3033 |
KG-05 |
| UNION HIGH SCHOOL 200 ADAMS ST, LA PORTE CITY, IA 50651 (319) 342-2697 |
09-12 |
| UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL 505 WEST, DYSART, IA 52224 (319) 476-5100 |
06-08 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 96.5 | 86.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 1.0 | 5.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 23.2 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,122 | $5,140,000 | 49.1 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $185 | $231,000 | 2.2 |
| STAFF | $277 | $346,000 | 3.3 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $130 | $162,000 | 1.5 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $547 | $682,000 | 6.5 |
| OPERATION | $688 | $858,000 | 8.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $463 | $577,000 | 5.5 |
| OTHER | $133 | $166,000 | 1.6 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,423 | $3,022,000 | 28.9 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,843 | $2,298,000 | 22.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,388 | $10,460,000 | 100.0 |
La Porte City EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN La Porte City WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 10.4 |
| CHILDREN IN La Porte City LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 7.2 |
La Porte City Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IA* |
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| Since 1990 |  179.85%
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About La Porte City
La Porte City is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 2,257 people and just one neighborhood, La Porte City is the 182nd largest community in Iowa.
Unlike some cities , La Porte City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in La Porte City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Porte City is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Porte City who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.33%), sales jobs (12.80%), and healthcare (6.19%).
La Porte City is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of La Porte City isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.24% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
As is often the case in a small city, La Porte City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
La Porte City Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in La Porte City with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.22% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in La Porte City in 2000 was $19,266, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $77,064 for a family of four.
The people who call La Porte City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in La Porte City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in La Porte City include German, Irish, English, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in La Porte City is English.
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