Worth County, Iowa
10 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 7,350
- Median household income
- $78,008
- ±6,274
- Unemployed
- 3.5%
- 144 of 4,062 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.0%
- 2,702 of 3,178 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Worth | 7,385 (2021) | 1000 Central Ave, Northwood | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fertile | 302 (2021) | Po Box 161, Fertile | — |
| City of Grafton | 215 (2021) | Po Box 550, Grafton | Website |
| City of Hanlontown | 204 (2021) | Po Box 5, Hanlontown | Website |
| City of Joice | 208 (2021) | Po Box 195, Joice | — |
| City of Kensett | 256 (2021) | Po Box 95, Kensett | — |
| City of Manly | 1,246 (2021) | Po Box 516, Manly | Website |
| City of Northwood | 2,063 (2021) | 627 Central Ave, Northwood | Website |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth County E911 Service Board | Other single function districts | 1000 Central Ave, Northwood | — |
| Worth County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1004 10th St S, Northwood | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Central Springs Comm School District
School district4 schools
105 S East St, Manly, IA, 50456
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Northwood-Kensett Comm School District
School district2 schools
1496 480th Street, Northwood, IA, 50459
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
The Mason City Market (9 N. Federal Avenue Mason City) · Clear Lake Farmers Market (Clear Lake) · Mason City Farmers Market (Mason City) · and 1 more
Albert Lea Farmers' Market (Albert Lea) · Albert Lea Winter Farmers' Market (Albert Lea)
Britt Farmers' Market (170 Main Avenue S Britt) · Garner Farmers' Market (Garner) · Kanawha Farmers Market (Kanawha)
Osage Farmers Market (Osage) · Riceville Farmers Market (Riceville) · St. Ansgar Farmers Market (St Ansgar)
Cedar River Farmers' Market (Austin) · Cedar River Farmers' Market - Winter (Austin) · Farmers' Market Place LLC (Austin) (Austin) · and 3 more
Forest City Farmers Market (Forest City) · Lake Mills Farmers' Market (Lake Mills)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.