Afton township, Howard County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Afton township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
66% of Afton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 692
- Northeast: 63
- Midwest: 55
- South: 15
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
47 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 303
- 3 or 4: 5
- 5 to 9: 15
- 10 to 19: 5
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Afton township with a mortgage: 51 (10 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 81
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (36%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Afton township:
- German (48.4%)
- Irish (12.3%)
- Czech (9.2%)
- Norwegian (5.2%)
- Danish (3.8%)
- United States or American (3.8%)
- Swiss (3.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Pakistan (50%)
- Thailand (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 240 (69%)
- Carpooled: 30 (9%)
- Walked: 37 (11%)
- Worked at home: 39 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
47 people in nursing homes
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
88.5% of residents of Afton township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
10.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 792- In family households: 674 (201 male householders, 29 female householders)
208 spouses, 219 children (205 natural, 4 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 118 (49 male householders (43 living alone)), 51 female householders (46 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 59 (49 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 2 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 3 4-persons,
175 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (1 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 2.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |