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% change 2010 2014 2019 2010-2019 ForthePopulationAge25andOver City of West Liberty, IA ...... 3,736...... 3,768 ...... 3,789 ...... Ÿ Muscatine County, IA ...... 42,745...... 43,343 ...... 43,756 ...... Ÿ 35.0% 29.2% 29.3% 6RXUFH86&HQVXV%XUHDX&HQVXV(VUL&RPPXQLW\$QDO\VWDQG(VUL 30.0% IRUHFDVWV 25.0% 20.0% 18.1% Households 15.0% 8.0% % change 10.0% 6.7% 2010 2014 2019 2010-2019 6.0% 2.8% City of West Liberty, IA ...... 1,251...... 1,264 ...... 1,271 ...... Ÿ 5.0% Muscatine County, IA ...... 16,412...... 16,695 ...... 16,867 ...... Ÿ 0.0% Lessthan9th 9thto12th Highschool Somecollege, Associates Bachelors Graduateor 6RXUFH86&HQVXV%XUHDX&HQVXV(VUL&RPPXQLW\$QDO\VWDQG(VUL grade grade,no graduate nodegree degree degree professional IRUHFDVWV diploma (includes degree Age equivalency) West Liberty Iowa U.S. Percent high school graduate or higher...... 75.9 ...... 91.0 ...... 86.0 AgeCohorts Percent bachelors degree or higher ...... 9.4 ...... 25.7 ...... 28.8 ϭϲ͘Ϭй ϭϰ͘Ϭй 6RXUFH86&HQVXV%XUHDX$PHULFDQ&RPPXQLW\6XUYH\\HDUHVWLPDWHV ϭϰ͘Ϭй ϭϮ͘ϰй ϭϮ͘ϵй ϭϮ͘Ϭй ϭϬ͘ϱй Sex ϭϬ͘Ϭй Male ...... 49.1% ϳ͘ϵй ϴ͘ϯй ϴ͘ϭй ϴ͘Ϭй ϳ͘Ϭй Female...... 50.9% ϲ͘ϰй ϲ͘Ϯй ϲ͘Ϭй 6RXUFH86&HQVXV%XUHDX$PHULFDQ&RPPXQLW\6XUYH\\HDUHVWLPDWHV ϯ͘ϳй ϰ͘Ϭй Ϯ͘ϲй Race Ϯ͘Ϭй White ...... 71.3% Ϭ͘Ϭй hŶĚĞƌ ϱͲϵ ϭϬͲϭϰ ϭϱͲϭϵ ϮϬͲϮϰ ϮϱͲϯϰ ϯϱͲϰϰ ϰϱͲϱϰ ϱϱͲϲϰ ϲϱͲϳϰ ϳϱͲϴϰ ϴϱн Black or African American...... 0.6% ϱLJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ LJĞĂƌƐ American Indian and Alaska Native ...... 0.1% 6RXUFH(VUL&RPPXQLW\$QDO\VW(VULIRUHFDVWV Asian...... 2.9% 3DFL¿F,VODQGHU ...... 0.0% MedianAge Some Other Race ...... 21.9% Two of More Races...... 3.2% 40 6RXUFH(VUL&RPPXQLW\$QDO\VW(VULIRUHFDVWV 38.5 38.7 39 38.1 38.2 37.7 38 37.2 37 Hispanic or Latino Origin 36 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)...... 52.2% 35 33.8 34.0 6RXUFH86&HQVXV%XUHDX&HQVXV 34 32.7 33 32 Income 31 30 ,ŽƵƐĞŚŽůĚ/ŶĐŽŵĞ 29 >ĞƐƐƚŚĂŶΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬ 2010 2014 2019 ϯ͘ϰϲй ϭϭ͘ϳϵй ϭϭ͘ϯϮй ΨϭϬ͕ϬϬϬƚŽΨϭϰ͕ϵϵϵ CityofWestLibertyIA MuscatineCounty,IA U.S. Ϭ͘ϴϰй Ψϭϱ͕ϬϬϬƚŽΨϮϰ͕ϵϵϵ ϵ͘ϱϰй 6RXUFH86&HQVXV%XUHDX&HQVXV(VUL&RPPXQLW\$QDO\VWDQG(VUL ΨϮϱ͕ϬϬϬƚŽΨϯϰ͕ϵϵϵ IRUHFDVWV ϭϰ͘ϭϯй Ψϯϱ͕ϬϬϬƚŽΨϰϵ͕ϵϵϵ

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Median Household Income (City of West Liberty) ...... $50,565 Median Household Income (Iowa) ...... $51,843 Median Household Income (U.S.) ...... $53,046 6RXUFH86&HQVXV%XUHDX$PHULFDQ&RPPXQLW\6XUYH\\HDUHVWLPDWHV

 Transportation Utilities 5HVLGHQWLDO(OHFWULFLW\:HVW/LEHUW\(OHFWULF0XQLFLSDOLW\ Air Service ,QGXVWULDO3DUN(OHFWULFLW\$OOLDQW(QHUJ\ Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) Natural Gas0LG$PHULFDQ(QHUJ\ Distance from West Liberty ...... 40 miles :DWHU6HZHUDQG*DUEDJH - City of West Liberty 3KRQH,QWHUQHWDQG&$79 - Liberty Communications Daily Flights ...... 35 Major Airlines ...... 4 Internet Non-Stop Cities ...... 11 Broadband Internet infrastructure is 100% Fiber to the Premise, deliver- Fixed Base Operator ...... Yes ing ultra-fast speeds and exceptional reliability. Liberty Communications’ Air Cargo Carriers...... 3 ¿EHUEURDGEDQGQHWZRUNLVFDSDEOHRIGHOLYHULQJ*LJDELWVSHHGVDQGKDV multiple redundant backbone connections to Tier 1 Internet providers. International Airport (MLI) Distance from West Liberty ...... 55 miles The City of West Liberty provides water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer Daily Flights ...... 50 infrastructure within the corporate limits of West Liberty and a portion of the contiguous rural areas. The City has one water tower with 750,000 gallons Major Airlines ...... 5 of capacity. Non-Stop Cities ...... 10 Fixed Base Operator ...... Yes Commercial refused collection is provided for city and company owned Air Cargo Carriers...... 3 GXPSVWHUV(OHFWULFLW\LVSURYLGHGDWWKHLQGXVWULDO3DUNE\$OOLDQW(QHUJ\ DQGQDWXUDOJDVLVSURYLGHGE\0LG$PHULFDQ(QHUJ\ Muscatine Municipal Airport (MUT) Distance from West Liberty ...... 22.5 miles Competitive Utility Rates General Aviation Provider ...... Yes Utility Rates Fixed Base Operator ...... 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([SUHVV,QF‡'DXIHOGW7UDQVSRUW‡'XIIH*UDLQ‡-5%7DUJHW‡0HHNHU KCCK (106.9 FM; Iowa City, IA; Owner: Kirkwood Community College) )DUPV7UXFNLQJ‡0RUJDQ7UXFNLQJ‡0XUGRFN)DUPV7UXFNLQJ‡1HZFRPE KXIC (800 AM; Iowa City, IA; Owner: Citicasters Licenses, Inc.) :DUHKRXVH‡5RELVRQ7UXFNLQJ‡5ROOLQJ2DWV/LPLWHG‡5XDQ7UDQVSRUWD- WSUI (910 AM; Iowa City, IA; Owner: The University of Iowa) WLRQ‡5XE\7UXFN/LQHV‡7DQWDUD7UDQVSRUWDWLRQ‡7ULPDF .&-- $0,RZD&LW\,$2ZQHU5LYHU&LW\5DGLR,QF 6RXUFH:H/HDG 6RXUFHKWWSZZZUDGLRORFDWRUFRPDFFHVVHG$XJXVW  Economy Major Employers Workforce West Liberty Laborshed Area Labor Force (Muscatine) ...... 344,2981 West Liberty Foods ...... 850 Muscatine County Labor Force ...... 22,1102 :LOWRQ DSSUR[PLQXWHV 0XVFDWLQH&RXQW\(PSOR\HG0XVFDWLQH&RXQW\ ...... 21,1502 Gerdau Ameristeel (nearby in Muscatine County) ...... 350 Muscatine County Current Unemployment Rate ...... 4.4%2 CDS Global...... 310 Cedar County Labor Force ...... 11,0702 Wilton Community Schools...... 125 &HGDU&RXQW\(PSOR\HG ...... 10,6102 (DVWHUQ,RZD5(& /LJKW 3RZHU&RRSHUDWLYH ...... 105 Cedar County Current Unemployment Rate...... 4.1%2 Wilton Precision Steel...... 100 Source: 1,RZD:RUNIRUFH'HYHORSPHQW'HFHPEHU´/DERUVKHG$QDO\VLV0XVFDWLQH,RZD Micro-Surface Finishing Products, Inc...... 89 2 0LG$PHULFDQ(QHUJ\ ...... 60 $6WXG\RI:RUNIRUFH&KDUDFWHULVWLFVµ ,RZD:RUNIRUFH'HYHORSPHQW0DUFK 0XVFDWLQH DSSUR[PLQXWHV DŽŶƚŚůLJ>ĂďŽƌ&ŽƌĐĞͲ й'ƌŽǁƚŚ&ƌŽŵϭϵϳϲ HNI Corporation/The HON Company, Allsteel ...... 3,600 ϲϯ͘ϵϮй ϳϬй Grain Processing/Kent Feeds...... 900 Muscatine Community School District ...... 855 ϲϬй Trinity Muscatine (formerly Unity Health Care) ...... 485 ϱϬй

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