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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Zearing, IA Alden, IA, Ames, IA (Gilbert), Colo, IA, Hubbard, IA, Jewell, IA, Nevada, IA (240th St/U.S. Route 30), Nevada, IA (City Center), State Center, IA, Story City, IA, Zearing, IA

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $118,652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to IA, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Mobile homes, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms), a few Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), 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: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
515 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of IA school districts |
50.8% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
65.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 12 |
| STATE AVERAGE 14 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| COLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 919 WEST ST, COLO, IA 50056 (641) 377-2282 |
KG-04 |
| COLO-NESCO MIDDLE SCHOOL 407 N CENTER, ZEARING, IA 50278 (641) 487-7411 |
05-08 |
| COLO-NESCO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 919 WEST ST, COLO, IA 50056 (641) 377-2282 |
09-12 |
| MC CALLSBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 400 LATROBE, MC CALLSBURG, IA 50154 (515) 434-2302 |
PK-04 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 98.3 | 86.6 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.0 | 5.1 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 23.0 | 31.9 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,454 | $2,294,000 | 45.0 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $17 | $9,000 | 0.2 |
| STAFF | $192 | $99,000 | 1.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $227 | $117,000 | 2.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $689 | $355,000 | 7.0 |
| OPERATION | $899 | $463,000 | 9.1 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $375 | $193,000 | 3.8 |
| OTHER | $326 | $168,000 | 3.3 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,726 | $1,404,000 | 27.5 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,722 | $1,402,000 | 27.5 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,903 | $5,100,000 | 100.0 |
Zearing EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Zearing WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 13.6 |
| CHILDREN IN Zearing LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 3.3 |
Zearing is a tiny town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 923 people and just one neighborhood, Zearing is the 311st largest community in Iowa. Zearing has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
Zearing is a blue-collar town, with 35.6% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Zearing is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zearing who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.81%), sales jobs (10.70%), and management occupations (5.84%).
Being a small town, Zearing does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Zearing are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.30% of adults in Zearing have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Zearing in 2000 was $15,627, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,508 for a family of four.
The people who call Zearing home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Zearing is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Zearing include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Zearing is English.
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