Allison township, Lyon County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 27.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 222 (all rural)
| Males: 115 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 107 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 222 (190 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Allison township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 43.7
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Average household size: 2.61
| Allison township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Allison township: | $52,540 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,911 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
| : | $107,911 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Allison township: Rock Bottom Dairy (A), Summit Farms (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Allison township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 145
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 63
- South: 7
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 73
- 5 to 9: 4
- 10 to 19: 6
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Allison township with a mortgage: 25 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Construction (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Food (9%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (21%)
- Food (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Health care (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Allison township:
- German (44.2%)
- Dutch (28.6%)
- Norwegian (14.1%)
- United States or American (7.0%)
- Swiss (3.5%)
- English (1.5%)
- Swedish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63 (53%)
- Carpooled: 10 (8%)
- Walked: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 41 (34%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Solar energy (2%)
97.6% of residents of Allison township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 215- In family households: 200 (62 male householders, 7 female householders)
77 spouses, 51 children (51 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 9 female householders (9 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
50 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 47.4% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |