City of Wilton, Iowa Community Profile Welcome Located at the junction of Cedar and Muscatine Counties, Iowa, Wilton is a community whose residents have the opportunity to enjoy the many advantages of Iowa’s larger cities, as well as the comforts and security of Eastern Iowa. Despite being an idyllic and safe community with small town values, Wilton has numerous amenities including an indoor swimming pool, four parks, a country club, and numerous other events and attractions. In terms of industry, Wilton is currently developing a new industrial park, contains numerous large-scale employers such as Gerdau Ameristeel, GDS Global, and Wilton Precision Steel, and has a city-wide tax rate less than nearby communities, West Liberty and Muscatine. Additionally, Wilton has competitive public schools characteristic of the State of Iowa, with a student-teach ratio of 14 to 1, and a high school graduation rate of nearly 92%. Wilton is also fortunate to have numerous historical attractions, including the former Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Depot and the Wilton Candy Kitchen, one of the oldest ice cream parlors in the world. Location Just three miles south of Interstate 80, which traverses the U.S. from coast to coast, Wilton is within easy driving distance of Muscatine, the Quad Cities, and Iowa City. In terms of regional commuting options, U.S. Highway 6, State Highway 38, and Muscatine County Highway F58, all provide easy access to nearby metro areas, and the city’s location also benefits from freight firms local to Wilton, in addition to easy access to the Eastern Iowa Airport, Muscatine Municipal Airport, and the Quad Cities International Airport. The 300 mile market includes Wilton the seven major metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Omaha and St. Louis, reaching a 63 20 20 total area population of 39 million. As for quality of life, residents have218 the benefits of being nestled nearby the Minneapolis Mississippi and Cedar To Rivers, and the American Discovery Trail, the Miss- issippi River Trail, Cedar and the Wiese Slough Rapids Wildlife Area, in addition 61 to many cultural offerings in 30 UP Railroad nearby Muscatine, Iowa City, 380 and the Quad Cities. Wilton Quad To To 80 Cities River Chicago Des Moines IAIS Iowa City Railroad 88 Muscatine 80 To Mississippi 74 Chicago CP Railroad 61 67 Indianapolis To 34 2 63 Demographics Population Educational Attainment % change 2010 2014 2019 2010-2019 City of Wilton, IA ..............................2,802 ...............2,893 ...............2,971 ........ ▲ 6.0% For the Population Age 25 and Over Muscatine County, IA .....................42,745 .............43,343 .............43,756 ........ 45% ▲ 2.4% 38.5% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010; Esri Community Analyst, 2014 and 2019 Esri 40% forecasts. 35% 30% 25% Households 19.3% 20% 17.3% % change 14.7% 2010 2014 2019 2000-2019 15% City of Wilton, IA ..............................1,155 ...............1,198 ...............1,230 ........ ▲ 6.5% 10% Muscatine County, IA .....................16,412 .............16,695 .............16,867 ........ ▲ 2.8% 5% 2.8% 3.4% 4.0% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010; Esri Community Analyst, 2014 and 2019 Esri 0% Less than 9th 9th to 12th High school Some college, Associates Bachelors Graduate or forecasts. grade grade, no graduate no degree degree degree professional diploma (includes degree Age equivalency) Wilton Iowa U.S. Age Cohorts Percent high school graduate or higher............93.8 ............91.0 ...........86.0 18.0% Percent bachelors degree or higher .................21.3 ............25.7 ...........28.8 16.0% 15.3% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2009-2013. 14.0% 12.8% 12.9% 12.3% 12.4% Sex 12.0% Male ..................................................................................................... 50.1% 10.0% 7.4% 7.4% Female................................................................................................. 49.9% 8.0% 6.4% 6.8% 6.0% Source: Esri Community Analyst, 2014 Esri forecasts. 3.7% 4.0% 2.4% Race 2.0% 0.0% White ................................................................................................... 96.8% Under 5‐9 10‐14 15‐24 25‐34 35‐44 45‐54 55‐64 65‐74 75‐84 85+ Black or African American...................................................................... 0.6% 5 years years years years years years years years years years years American Indian and Alaska Native ....................................................... 0.0% Source: Esri Community Analyst, 2014 Esri forecasts. Asian...................................................................................................... 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander .......................................... 0.0% Some Other Race .................................................................................. 1.0% Median Age Two of More Races................................................................................ 1.5% 39 38.7 Source: Esri Community Analyst, 2014 Esri forecasts. 38.5 38.5 38.2 38.2 38 37.7 37.7 Hispanic or Latino Origin 37.5 37.2 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)............................................................. 2.9% 36.9 37 Source: Esri Community Analyst, 2014 Esri forecasts. 36.5 36.5 36 Income 35.5 35 Household Income 2010 2014 2019 1.6% 0.4% 10.8% 6.9% Less than $15,000 City of Wilton, IA Muscatine County, IA U.S. 7.9% $15,000 to $24,999 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010; Esri Community Analyst, 2014 and 2019 Esri 13.5% $25,000 to $34,999 forecasts. 10.9% $35,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $100,000 to $149,999 $150,000 to $199,999 10.9% $200,000 or more 37.3% Median Household Income (City of Wilton) .......................................$53,787 Median Household Income (Iowa) .....................................................$52,406 Median Household Income (U.S.) .....................................................$52,076 Source: Esri Community Analyst, 2014 Esri forecasts. 3 Transportation Road Freight Service Air Service Interstate 80 • U.S. Highway 6 • State Highway 38 Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) Trucking Carriers Distance from Wilton ........................................................................ 52 miles Wilton: Becker Trucking • D and C Express • Ellsworth Trucking • Larry Jen- ................................................................................................35 kins Trucking • Michael Martin Trucking • R H Hummer Jr, Inc. • R & J Express • Daily Flights Timothy A White Trucking Major Airlines ................................................................................................4 West Liberty: Craig A Jones Trucking • Florilli Transportation • South 6 Trucking Non-Stop Cities ..........................................................................................11 Iowa City: Brookstone Logistics • Central Transport • Circle K Transportation Fixed Base Operator ................................................................................Yes • D Garringer Trucking • Farr Transport • Hawkeye Courier Express • Lineage Air Cargo Carriers.........................................................................................3 Logistics • Metro Transport • Republic Services of Iowa • Riley Warehousing • Rittenmeyer Trucking • Sharkey Transportation • STS Transportation Services • Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) Swift Transportation • Zook Transportation Distance from Wilton ........................................................................ 38 miles Muscatine: Commercial Transport, Inc. • Corn Belt Express • Curry’s Trans- Daily Flights ................................................................................................50 portation Services, Inc. • Daufeldt Transport, Inc. • Galaxy Trucking • Holladay Major Airlines ................................................................................................5 Trucking • JRB Target, Inc. • Lindle Enterprises • Morgan Trucking Co. • New- Non-Stop Cities ..........................................................................................10 comb Warehouse, Inc. • On time Delivery • P & W Trucking • Robert Brauns, Inc. • Robison Trucking • Ruan Transport • SwiftTransportation • Tantara Trans- ................................................................................Yes Fixed Base Operator portation • Thompson Trucking • Total Freight Solutions Air Cargo Carriers.........................................................................................3 Source: Infogroup, www.ReferenceUSAGov.com, accessed 02-Jul-2015; www. Muscatine Municipal Airport (MUT) QuickTransportSolutions.com, accessed 02-Jul-2015; 2015. Distance from Wilton ........................................................................ 23 miles General Aviation Provider .........................................................................Yes Water Freight Service Fixed Base Operator ................................................................................Yes Mississippi River - Lock and Dam No. 16 near Muscatine, IA, approximate- Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) ly 15 miles; 9-foot channel, 10-month navigation season ® Distance from Wilton ........................................................................ 35 miles Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Mississippi River Valley Division. “Upper Mississippi River Locks & Dams.” 2012. General Aviation Provider .........................................................................Yes