Beaver township, Polk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 24.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,657 (all rural)
Males: 1,152 | (43.4%) |
Females: 1,505 | (56.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,280 (1,843 owner occupied, 437 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Beaver township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.2%
- Black: 2.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 35.6
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.62
Beaver township: | 2.6 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
Beaver township: | $59,328 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $688 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $156,600 (it was $100,100 in 2000)
: | $156,600 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $185,794
Here: $185,794 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $273,530
Here: $273,530 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $129,213
Here: $129,213 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,499
Here: $193,499 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,575
Here: $120,575 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $21,166
Here: $21,166 State: $46,008
Population density: 110 people per square mile | (average). |
This township: | 1.3% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Mitchellville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Beaver township: Mitchellville West Bound Rest Area (A), Mitchellville East Bound Rest Area (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Beaver township: Ivy Centennial United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Beaver township include: Thomas Mitchell County Park (1), Historic Des Moines State Historical Marker (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Beaver township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 214
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 11
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
322 people in state prisons
55 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 97
- Mobile homes: 26
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Beaver township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (61%)
- Food (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (30%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Leather and allied products (17%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (39%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (26%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (17%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Beaver township:
- German (25.5%)
- United States or American (22.4%)
- English (20.5%)
- Irish (5.6%)
- Scottish (5.0%)
- Italian (3.1%)
- British (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 81 (77%)
- Carpooled: 13 (12%)
- Worked at home: 11 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Utility gas (13%)
- Wood (2%)
322 people in state prisons
55 people in nursing homes
99.0% of residents of Beaver township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 225- In family households: 209 (72 male householders, 3 female householders)
67 spouses, 54 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (3 male householders (3 living alone)), 13 female householders (13 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
499 married couples with children.
128 single-parent households (28 men, 100 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): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |