Resolutions-2018-005

CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA GENERAL INFORMATION Location/Access/Transportation The City of Tiffin, located in Johnson County, is situated in east central Iowa. The City lies approximately 8 miles northwest of Iowa City, 23 miles south of Cedar Rapids, and 63 miles west of Davenport. Access is available via Interstate Highways 80 and 380 and U.S. Highway 6. Area 2,650 Acres (4.14 Square Miles) Population <table> <tr> <th></th> <th>1990 Census</th> <th>2000 Census</th> <th>2010 Census</th> <th>2017 Estimate*</th> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>460</td> <td>975</td> <td>1,947</td> <td>3,150</td> </tr> </table> Labor Force Data¹ Comparative average labor force and unemployment rate figures for 2017 (through November) and year-end 2016 are listed below. Figures are not seasonally adjusted and numbers of people are estimated by place of residence. <table> <tr> <th rowspan="2"></th> <th colspan="2">November 2017</th> <th colspan="2">2016</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Civilian Labor Force</th> <th>Unemployment Rate</th> <th>Civilian Labor Force</th> <th>Unemployment Rate</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnson County</td> <td>85,955</td> <td>2.5%</td> <td>84,500</td> <td>2.6%</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Iowa</td> <td>1,688,136</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>1,700,700</td> <td>3.7</td> </tr> </table> Income Data² Comparative income levels are listed below for the City, the State of Iowa and the United States. <table> <tr> <th>Tiffin, Iowa</th> <th>State of Iowa</th> <th>United States</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Median Family Income</td> <td>$84,638</td> <td>$69,419</td> <td>$67,871</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Per Capita Income</td> <td>29,360</td> <td>28,872</td> <td>29,829</td> </tr> </table> City Government Tiffin, incorporated in 1906, operates with a mayor-council form of government. It has a mayor elected for a two-year term and five council members elected at large. Council members serve four-year overlapping terms. The professional staff includes an administrator/clerk, deputy clerk, utility billing clerk, building official, public works director, contracted city engineer, and contracted city attorney. The City also operates the following business-type activities: water utility and sewer utility. * Source: City of Tiffin. ¹ Iowa Workforce Development. ² Source: 2012-2016 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau (www.factfinder.census.gov).