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Facts and Figures

Quick Facts

• Zearing was founded on October 17, 1881.
   
• Zearing is located in the Lincoln Township of Story County.
   
• Our largest employer is Colonial Manor of Zearing, an excellent nursing home facility.
   
• Zearing is served by the Colo-NESCO Community School District.
   
• We are the proud home of Sparrow's World-Famous 40 Horse Hitch

On the Map

• According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²).
   
• Zearing is positioned 42.15 degrees north of the equator and 93.29 degrees west of the prime meridian.
   
• The distance from Zearing to Washington, DC is 921 statute miles.
   
• The distance from Zearing to the Iowa state capital in Des Moines is 43 statute miles ("as the crow flies").

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 617 people, 229 households, and 158 families residing in the city. The population density is 321.9/km˛ (828.4/mi˛). There are 249 housing units at an average density of 129.9 persons/km˛ (334.3 persons/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 97.57% White, 0.16% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 229 households out of which 35.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% are married couples living together, 6.6% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 30.6% are non-families. 28.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.55 and the average family size is 3.13.

In the city the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $37,614, and the median income for a family is $45,156. Males have a median income of $30,398 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,615. 3.2% of the population and 0.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 0.0% are under the age of 18 and 1.6% are 65 or older.

Source: Wikipedia

Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 US Census Adobe Acrobat Document, 1.1 MB