Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct - Dec 1952)

97.6% IOWA HOMES HAVE RADIO £= tasn RADIO home saturation in Iowa reached a peak of 99% of all occupied homes in the Waterloo urbanized area, according to 1950 U. S. Census data just released by the Census Bureau. Percentage of TV homes in the state was small in April 1950, when census data were collected, there being only 5 million TV sets in the nation compared to 19 million at the present time. In all major Iowa cities, more than 97% of occupied homes were equipped with radio sets, according to the Census Bureau. Official U. S. Census radio and TV data (April 1950) for Iowa follow: RADIO AND TELEVISION— 1950 U. S. CENSUS OF HOUSING— IOWA RADIO TELEVISION With Radio With TV Area c 1950 Total populatio Total occupied dwelling units Number reporting Number Per Cent 1940 Radio Homes Number reporting Number |per Cent RADIO AND TELEVISION— 1950 U. S. CENSUS OF HOUSING— IOWA Area RADIO With Radio e 1950 Total populatio Total occupied dwelling units Number reporting Number Per Cent 1940 Radio Homes ^TELEVISION _ With TV Z £ The State 2,621,073 780,167 771,035 752,805 97.6 617,006 767,200 12,235 1.6 Urban and Rural nonfarm 1,838,423 573,187 565,645 552,285 97.6 422,370 563,160 9,355 1.7 Urban 1 ,250,938 382,563 377,800 370,225 98.0 284,354 375,880 6,545 1.7 Rural nonfarm 587,485 190,624 187,845 182,060 96.9 138,016 187,280 2,810 1.5 Rural farm 782,650 206,980 205,390 200,520 97.6 194,636 204,040 2,880 1.4 S. M. A. Cedar Rapids 104,274 31,821 31 ,600 31 ,045 98.2 23,922 31 ,560 185 0.6 Cedar Rapids Urbanized Area 78,212 24,329 24,200 23,885 98.7 24,165 115 0.5 Davenport-Rock Island-Moline 234,256 68,802 67,675 66,605 98.4 51,786 67,580 2,910 4.3 Davenport-Rock Island-Moline Urbanized Area 194,925 57,804 56,945 55,975 98.3 * 56,800 2,430 4.3 Des Moines 226,010 70,128 69,200 67,835 98.0 51,022 68,965 1,630 2.4 Des Moines Urbanized Area 199,934 62,665 61,935 60,730 98.1 61,710 1,490 2.4 Sioux City 103,917 31 ,253 30,945 30,110 97.3 25,208 30,880 190 0.6 Sioux City Urbanized Area 90,101 27,249 27,015 26,340 97.5 * 26,950 165 0.6 Waterloo 100,448 29,189 28,750 28,385 98.7 21,084 28,665 200 0.7 Waterloo Urbanized Area 84,386 24,778 24,470 24,220 99.0 24,380 155 0.6 URBAN PLACES Ames 22,898 5,976 5,950 5,885 98.9 3,442 5,945 170 2.9 Boone 12,164 3,935 3,925 3,860 98.3 3,247 3,830 35 0.9 Burlington 30,613 9,688 9,680 9,345 96.5 7,029 9,640 180 1.9 Cedar Falls 14,334 3,923 3,875 3,850 99.4 2,670 3,855 10 0.3 Cedar Rapids 72,296 22,480 22,355 22,055 98.7 17,175 22,325 100 0.4 Charles City 10,309 3,171 3,185 3,115 97.8 2,286 3,210 35 1.1 Clinton 30,379 9,307 9,230 9,045 98.0 6,952 9,210 170 1.8 Council Bluffs 45,429 13,622 13,415 13,110 97.7 10,487 13,280 955 7.2 Davenport 74,549 22,201 21,655 21,315 98.4 17,842 21 ,620 835 3.9 Des Moines 177,965 56,296 55,645 54,560 98.1 42,318 55,440 1,315 2.4 Dubuque 49,671 13,431 13,115 12,835 97.9 10,602 13,080 110 0.8 Fort Dodge 25,115 7,634 7,485 7,320 97.8 6,042 7,410 140 1.9 Fort Madkon 14,954 4,452 4,370 4,240 97.0 3,316 4,345 10 0.2 Iowa City 27,212 6,634 6,475 6,425 99.2 4,791 6,445 45 0.7 Keokuk 16,144 5,126 5,075 4,875 96.1 3,866 5,080 60 1.2 Marshalltown 19,821 6,279 6,200 6,135 99.0 5,181 6,150 40 0.7 Mason City 27,980 8,268 8,060 7,925 98.3 6,684 8,030 70 0.9 Muscatine 19,041 6,189 6,125 6,010 98.1 5,136 6,140 160 2.6 Newton 1 1 ,723 3,633 3,595 3,570 99.3 2,748 3,565 55 1.5 Oskaloosa 11,124 3,835 3,755 3,660 97.5 3,081 3,725 35 0.9 Ottumwa 33,631 10,630 10,560 10,205 96.6 8,427 10,520 80 0.8 Sioux City 83,991 25,474 25,180 24,560 97.6 20,664 25,115 145 0.6 Waterloo 65,198 19,507 19,255 19,040 98.9 14,018 19,180 130 0.7 Statistics in adjacent table are extracted from final reports of the 1950 Census of Housing, Series H-A, No. 15 for Iowa, which will be available in about six weeks from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C, at 55 cents per copy. Statistics on distribution of the population in the states are presented in final reports of the 1950 Census of Population, Series P-A, No. 15, now available from the Superintendent of Documents, at 25 cents a copy for each state. Descriptions and maps of "urbanized areas" are presented in these reports. Statistics on characteristics of the population in the states are presented in final reports of the 1950 Census of Population, Series P-B, No. 15, available from the Superintendent of Documents, at 60 cents per copy. Descriptions of Standard Metropolitan Areas, if any, are presented in these reports. A Standard Metropolitan Area is generally described as a county or group of contiguous counties with at least one city of 50,000 or more. In New England, it is defined on a town or city rather than county basis. An urbanized area contains at least one city of 50,000 or more and includes surrounding closely settled incorporated and unincorporated areas. COUNTIES Adair Adams Allamakee Appanoose Audubon Benton Black Hawk Boone Bremer Buchanan Buena Vista Butler Calhoun Carroll Cass Cedar Cerro Gords Cherokee Chickasaw Clarke Clay Clayton Clinton Crawford Dallas Davis Decatur Delaware Des Moines Dickinson Dubuque Emmet Fayette Floyd Franklin Fremont Greene Grundy Guthrie Hamilton Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Howard Humboldt Ida Iowa Jackson Jasper Jefferson Johnson Jones Keokuk Kossuth Lee Linn Louisa Lucas Lyon Madison Mahaska Marion Marshall Mills Mitchell Monana Monroe Montgomery Muscatine O'Brien Osceola Page Palo Alto Plymouth Pocahontas Polk Pottawattamie Poweshiek Ringgold Sac Scott Shelby Sioux Story Tama Taylor Union Van Buren Wapello Warren Washington Wayne Webster Winnebago Winneshiek Woodbury Worth Wright 12,292 8,753 16,351 19,683 1 1 ,579 22,656 100,448 28,139 18,884 21 ,927 21,113 17,394 16,925 23,065 18,532 16,910 46,053 19,052 15,228 9,369 18,103 22,522 49,664 19,741 23,661 9,959 12,601 17,734 42,056 12,756 71 ,337 14,102 28,294 21 ,505 16,268 12,323 15,544 13,722 15,197 19,660 15,077 22,218 19,560 18,708 13,105 13,117 10,697 15,835 18,622 32,305 15,696 45,756 19,401 16,797 26,241 43,102 104,274 11,101 12,069 14,697 13,131 24,672 25,930 35,611 14,064 13,945 16,303 11,814 15,685 32,148 18,970 10,181 23,921 15,891 23,252 15,496 226,010 69,682 19,344 9,528 17,518 100,698 15,942 26,381 44,294 21,688 12,420 15,651 11,007 47,397 17,758 19,557 1 1 ,737 44,241 13,450 21,639 103,917 1 1 ,068 19,652 3,871 2,789 4,577 6,339 3,508 6,887 29,189 8,375 5,534 5,767 6,460 5,293 5,164 6,380 5,945 5,229 13,667 5,072 4,332 3,036 5,498 6,704 14,852 5,687 7,574 3,116 3,765 5,017 12,989 3,919 18,574 4,118 8,314 6,408 4,907 3,903 4,798 4,218 4,829 6,013 4,340 7,085 5,881 5,330 3,738 3,874 3,299 4,672 5,487 9,793 4,912 1 1 ,761 5,427 5,410 7,145 12,935 31,821 3,389 3,963 4,098 4,145 7,938 7,517 10,765 3,625 4,110 4,827 3,577 5,028 10,024 5,685 2,922 7,127 4,369 6,529 4,454 70,128 20,620 5,531 3,047 5,236 29,440 4,478 7,297 12,295 6,681 4,065 5,001 3,614 14,558 5,326 6,037 3,943 13,051 3,816 5,869 31 ,253 3,208 6,054 3,830 2,760 4,565 6,280 3,455 6,790 28,750 8,300 5,460 5,595 6,365 5,205 6,130 6,265 5,850 5,190 13,345 5,085 4,250 2,990 5,435 6,655 14,680 5,590 7,635 3,025 3,655 4,880 12,920 3,840 18,175 4,135 8,215 6,495 4,925 3,815 4,780 4,210 4,795 5,955 4,290 7,030 5,835 5,420 3,725 3,810 3,230 4,655 5,505 9,620 4,925 1 1 ,550 5,340 5,330 7,090 12,710 31,600 3,340 3,875 4,095 4,095 7,895 7,390 10,705 3,560 3,995 4,835 3,610 5,010 9,970 5,680 2,935 7,135 4,325 6,620 4,240 69,200 20,400 5,555 2,880 5,230 28,695 4,420 7,205 12,290 6,480 4,050 4,955 3,205 14,370 5,220 6,035 3,915 12,865 3,845 5,815 30,945 3,185 5,945 3,750 2,720 4,405 6,085 3,385 6,670 28,385 8,110 5,325 5,340 6,310 5,060 5,015 6,160 5,715 5,085 13,130 5,000 4,160 2,885 5,325 6,390 14,330 5,455 7,460 2,870 3,470 4,765 12,480 3,800 17,775 4,075 8,075 6,325 4,855 3,665 4,700 4,125 4,670. 5,825 4,200. 6,910 5,660 5,235 3,575 3,730 3,150 4,495 5,295 9,485 4,770 11,240 5,145 5,185 6,940 12,245 31,045 3,170 3,685 3,965 3,900 7,710 7,135 10,570 3,445 3,910 4,660 3,470 4,925 9,785 5,570 2,865 7,015 4,235 6,490 4,215 67,835 19,960 5,440 2,785 5,105 28,340 4,355 7,020 12,125 6,340 3,940 4,825 3,070 13,775 5,115 5,760 3,840 12,570 3,790 5,620 30,110 3,085 5,845 97.9 98.6 96.5 96.9 98.0 98.2 98.7 97.7 97.5 95.4 99.1 97.2 81.8 98.3 97.7 98.0 98.4 98.3 97.9 96.5 98.0 96.0 97.6 97.6 97.7 94.9 94.9 97.6 96.6 99.0 97.8 98.5 98.3 97.4 98.6 96.1 98.3 98.0 97.4 97.8 97.9 98.3 97.0 96.6 96.0 97.9 97.5 96.6 96.2 98.6 96.9 97.3 96.3 97.3 97.9 96.3 98.2 94.9 95.1 96.8 95.2 97.7 96.5 98.7 96.8 97.9 96.4 96.1 98.3 98.1 98.1 97.6 98.3 97.9 98.0 99.4 98.0 97.8 97.9 96.7 97.6 98.8 98.5 97.4 98.7 97.8 97.3 97.4 95.8 95.9 98.0 95.4 98.1 97.7 98.6 96.6 97.3 96.9 98.3 3,222 2,491 3,665 5,544 2,790 5,762 21,084 7,043 4,332 4,655 5,054 4,328 4,398 5,216 4,773 4,087 10,721 4,174 3,510 2,450 4,395 5,504 11,313 4,708 6,380 2,430 3,060 4,246 9,523 2,946 14,322 3,121 6,906 5,046 3,995 3,464 4,262 3,384 4,074 4,925 3,568 5,555 4,857 4,099 3,024 3,060 2,711 4,031 4,407 7,843 3,836 8,117 4,434 4,707 5,772 9,611 23,922 2,682 3,548 3,236 3,430 6,687 6,125 8,934 3,046 3,323 3,874 3,174 4,131 8,210 4,689 2,380 5,772 3,498 5,249 3,815 51,022 16,259 4,808 2,617 4,320 22,303 3,783 5,659 8,478 5,570 3,440 4,142 2,997 1 1 ,249 4,195 4,909 3,341 10,444 3,047 4,959 25,208 2,629 4,967 3,810 2,760 4,470 6,255 3,040 6,765 28,665 8,135 5,455 5,580 6,360 5,185 5,070 6,200 5,815 5,175 1 3,300 5,105 4,245 2,960 5,390 6,605 14,670 5,545 7,620 2,955 3,635 4,870 12,880 3,810 18,120 4,140 8,215 6,500 4,885 3,765 4,770 4,220 4,780 5,925 4,280 6,995 5,810 5,405 3,705 3,795 3,185 4,515 5,495 9,565 4,940 1 1 ,495 5,325 5,335 7,090 12,685 31,560 3,325 3,870 4,085 4,085 7,745 7,410 10,670 3,505 3,975 4,840 3,595 4,960 9,960 5,690 2,920 7,115 4,225 6,540 4,215 68,965 20,265 5,445 2,885 5,220 28,735 4,415 7,180 12,265 6,465 4,050 4,935 2,945 14,315 5,210 6,050 3,905 12,735 3,845 5,825 30,880 3,190 5,915 45 45 25 55 45 35 200 175 95 25 55 5 30 90 120 105 110 60 10 25 25 80 320 120 160 10 15 50 210 5 185 65 40 65 65 125 95 65 70 130 25 110 265 50 10 25 55 50 70 130 35 105 55 70 55 120 185 80 40 20 60 90 105 120 200 45 90 10 140 215 35 35 200 40 55 85 1,630 1,315 55 10 40 1,195 150 85 350 45 70 25 35 135 85 80 30 185 40 40 190 15 95 1.2 1.6 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.5 0.7 2.2 1.7 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.0 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.8 0.5 1.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.6 0.1 1.0 1.6 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.3 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.2 0.6 1.6 4.6 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.7 1.1 1.3 1.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.8 0.9 0.6 2.4 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.1 5.7 1.1 1.9 0.3 2.8 2.2 0.6 1.2 2.8 0.9 0.8 2.0 2.4 6.5 1.0 0.3 0.8 4.2 3.4 1.2 2.9 0.7 1.7 0.5 1.2 0.9 1.6 1.3 0.8 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.6 * Not available. 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