REACHING GRANGER, POLK, IA
This location has been identified as one of the top areas in Iowa in need of new churches.  This report has been written to assist you in gaining an understanding of where God has gathered concentrations of people in need of Him in order that your church can focus your efforts and resources where He is at work and the need is greatest.  May this report assist your church in hearing God’s invitation to join Him where He is calling.

During the night a vision appeared to Paul: a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, "Cross over to Macedonia and help us!"  After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to evangelize them.  Acts 10:9-10

LOCATION SUMMARY
The table below identifies the center of the smallest ring in the map above.  The location data provides various types of identification to better describe the location.  The GIS data can be used to map the location in Google maps or Google Earth.

Central Street Address	11360 NW 103rd Ct	GIS Latitude	41.768420	
Subdivision		GIS Longitude	-93.761200	
Zip Code	50109	Sitescape Category	Townscape	
State Region	Metro	Sitescape Group	Small Towns	

POPULATION & HOUSEHOLD BAND COMPOSITION
Below are listed the total number of people and the total number of households corresponding to each of the 3 bands indicated on the map.

CATEGORY	COUNTY	0-3 MILES	3-7 MILES	7-10 MILES	
2010 Population	436,002	4,564	26,498	90,571	
2010 Households	171,303	1,593	9,262	34,330	
2010 Group Quarters	9,295	68	99	1,234	

TOP COMMUNITY TYPES
The largest type of community within this area is affluent, white-collar families. Approximately 954 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

COMMUNITY	0-3 MI BAND	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Upscale Communities	Affluent, White-collar Families	954	59.96%	
Mainstay Communities	Established, Diverse Households	596	37.46%	
Aspiring Communities	Young Singles / Aspiring-Multihousing	29	1.82%	

TOP LIFESTYLE SEGMENTS
The largest type of lifestyle within this area is the Small Town Success segment. Approximately 421 households within the 0-3 mile band as indicated on the map fall into this description.

LIFESTYLE	DESCRIPTOR	HHLDS	PERCENT	
Small Town Success
(69.25% unreached)	White-collar, college educated, middle-aged working couples living in newly developed subdivisions outside the nation's beltways	421	26.43%	
Prime Middle America
(65.13% unreached)	A mix of young, upper-middle-class couples and families living in both small towns and mid-sized cities working in well paying white-collar and blue-collar jobs	263	16.51%	
Family Convenience
(63.76% unreached)	Sprawling families living in remote towns and military bases containing dual-income couples working at skilled blue-collar jobs in manufacturing and construction as well as in the military	254	15.94%	

EVANGELSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The numbers in this segment communicate the most compelling reasons why this community needs churches and believers to intercede in missional prayer and activity.  This community needs eternal transformation that only comes by way of the gospel and the working of the Holy Spirit.

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY HHLDS	COUNTY %	BAND HHLDS	BAND %	
Unreached	118,806	69.35%	1,078	67.64%	
Religious but NOT Evangelical	27,073	15.8%	209	13.1%	
Spiritual but NOT Evangelical	19,462	11.36%	216	13.54%	
Non-Evangelical but NOT Interested	72,576	42.37%	653	41%	

CHURCHSCAPE: SPIRITUAL INDICATORS
The indicators below reveal a snapshot of the extent of evangelical presence in the focus community.  The last item in this section reveals how many churches are needed in order to have a minimum of one church for every 2000 hhlds (4000 –5000 people).

SPIRITUALITY INDICATOR	COUNTY	COUNTY %	3 MI RING	RING %	
Active Evangelical HHlds	16,458	10%	161	10%	
Inactive Evangelical HHlds	36,040	21%	353	22%	
# New Churches Needed	86	1	

MISSIONSCAPE: CULTURAL BRIDGES
Cultural bridges are those characteristics that could be used to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group. Various activities, interests, or opinions represented among the consumer behavior characteristics of the lifestyle group offer ways for believers to build relationships with people in the lifestyle group and through that relationship impact them for Christ.

CULTURAL BRIDGE	#HHlds	%HHlds	
Family Restaurants/Steak Houses-Visit Any	1,405	88%	
Home Personal Computer-HH Own	1,392	87%	
Fast Food/Drive-In Restaurant-Visit Any	1,388	87%	
First Aid BandAid/Topical Antibiotic Remedies (Non-Prescription) Use	1,232	77%	
HH Uses Computer For Internet/E-mail	1,225	77%	
Important To Respect Customs And Beliefs	1,178	74%	
Movies-Attended Movie In Last 6 Months	1,157	73%	

This mission site is located in the Metro of the Baptist Convention of Iowa.  For more information about this need, contact the regional Church Planting Strategist:  Tim Lubinus (tlubinus@bciowa.org)