Fast Facts & Answers
33,380
County Population
$ 68,822 Median Household Income
14,303
Total Housing Units
30.9 % Have Bachelor ’ s Degree or higher
Population by Town Pella ............ 10,464 Knoxville ....... 7,595 Pleasantville .. 1,676 Melcher-Dallas . 1,195 Bussey .............. 387
Ancestry
Harvey .............. 236 Hamilton ........... 119 Swan ................... 76 Marysville .......... 44
German ............................................ 25.4 % Irish ................................................... 12.8 % English ............................................... 9.8 % Norwegian ........................................... 3.1 % French ................................................. 1.8 % Scottish ............................................... 1.5 % Polish ..................................................... 1 % Subsaharan African ........................... 0.3 %
Driving Distances from Pella , IA
City Miles Time Des Moines ........................ 44 miles ................................ 50 min Iowa City ........................... 96.7 miles ........................ 1 hr 34 min Cedar Rapids .................... 109 miles ........................ 1 hr 44 min Davenport ......................... 148 miles ....................... 2 hr 23 min Omaha , Neb ...................... 177 miles ........................ 2 hr 49 min Kansas City ....................... 213 miles ....................... 3 hr 24 min Sioux City .......................... 241 miles ....................... 3 hr 42 min Minneapolis ...................... 282 miles ........................ 4 hr 11 min St . Louis ............................ 297 miles ....................... 4 hr 42 min Chicago ............................. 315 miles ....................... 4 hr 42 min Indianapolis ...................... 433 miles ....................... 6 hr 30 min
Major Employers Pella Corporation
Vermeer Corporation 3M Company Pella Regional Health Center Precision , Inc . Weiler Corporation Hormel Foods Knoxville Hospitals & Clinics LDJ Manufacturing Lely North America Ring-O-Matic , Inc .
Bussey : 50044 Columbia : 50057 Melcher-Dallas : 50062 Hamilton : 50116 Harvey : 50119 Knoxville : 50138
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Marion County
Top industries 24.3 % - Manufacturing 13.5 % - Education 12.9 % - Healthcare 9.1 % - Retail
Data retreived from various U . S . Census Bureau statistics .
ZIP Codes Otley : 50219 Pella : 50219 Pleasantville : 50225 Swan : 50252 Tracy : 50256
Phone Prefixes in and around Marion County ( Area code is 641 ):
Pella : 204 , 230 , 416 , 613 , 620 , 621 , 628 , 629 , 651 , 780 , 861 Knoxville : 205 , 218 , 318 , 820 , 828 , 842 , 871 , 891
— For property taxes , contact the Marion County Assessor ’ s Office 641- 828-2215 .
— For elections and voting information , contact the Marion County Auditor ’ s Office at 641-828-2217 .
— For juror information , contact the Marion County Attorney ’ s Office at 641- 828-2223 .
— For county government , finances , budget and special event permits , contact the Marion County Courthouse at 641-828-2231 .
— For garbage removal , recycling and yard waste , contact the city hall that serves your community .
— For parks , camping , environmental education and maps , contact the Marion County Conservation Office at Steve Edwards at 641-828-2213 .
— For mental health and disability services , contact CROSS Mental Health at 641-828-2238 option 6 .
— For economic initiatives , development and tourism , contact the Marion County Development Commission at 641-828-2257 .
— For emergency alerts , contact Marion County Emergency Management at 641-828-2256 .
— For county facilities and bids , contact the Marion County Maintenance Office at 641-828-2244 .
— For transportation , contact the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency at 877-686-0029 .
— For health and wellness services , including immunizations , senior nutrition and Hawki , contact Marion County Public Health at 641-828-2238 .
— For marriage , military , birth and death records , passports and marriage licenses , contact the Marion County Recorder ’ s Office at 641-828-2211 .
— For transportation information and road closures , contact the Marion County Roads Department at 641-828-2225 . — For incident / accident reports , background checks or to pay a traffic citation , contact the Marion County Sheriff ’ s Office at 641-828-2220 .
— For vehicle registration , driver ’ s licenses and legal notices , contact the Marion County Treasurer ’ s Office at 641-828-2202 .
— For veterans assistance , contact the Marion County Commission of Veterans Affairs at 641-828-2201 .
— For building permits , zoning ordinances and surveyors , contact the Marion County Zoning Office at 641- 828-2231 option 9 .
16,508 Total Workforce
7 % Work from home
Bussey : 668 , 944 Melcher-Dallas : 448 , 947 Otley : 627 Tracy : 949
Marion County Courthouse 214 E Main St ., Knoxville 641-828-2231 marioncountyiowa . gov Pella City Hall 825 Broadway St ., Pella 641-628-4173 cityofpella . com Knoxville City Hall 305 S 3rd St . # 4 , Knoxville 641-828-0550 knoxvilleia . gov
Emergency Contacts Marion County Sheriff 641-828-2220 marioncountyiowa . gov / sheriff Pella Police Department 641-628-4921 cityofpella . com / pellapd Pella Regional Health Center 641-628-3150 pellahealth . org Knoxville Police Department 641-828-0541 knoxvilleia . gov / 138 / police Knoxville Hospital and Clinics 641-842-2151 knoxvillehospital . org Libraries Pella Public Library 641-628-4268 Knoxville Public Library 641-828-0585