Bennezette township, Butler County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 317 (all rural)
| Males: 162 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 155 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 317 (252 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Bennezette township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 34.5
Median age of females: 34.8
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Average household size: 2.86
| Bennezette township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.28
| Bennezette township: | $52,413 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $436 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,500 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
| : | $102,500 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $144,288
Here: $144,288 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $81,454
Here: $81,454 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $107,612
Here: $107,612 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,691
Here: $105,691 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $34,273
Here: $34,273 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Aredale.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Reser Farms (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Bennezette township: Bennezette Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Bennezette township: Kyle Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of Bennezette township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% 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: 288
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 3
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 125
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Bennezette township with a mortgage: 17 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Construction (23%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (30%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bennezette township:
- German (54.2%)
- United States or American (16.5%)
- English (6.9%)
- Irish (3.8%)
- French (except Basque) (3.5%)
- Swiss (3.1%)
- Norwegian (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79 (61%)
- Carpooled: 18 (14%)
- Walked: 7 (5%)
- Worked at home: 26 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
98.5% of residents of Bennezette township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 294- In family households: 268 (70 male householders, 17 female householders)
80 spouses, 96 children (80 natural, 6 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person,
93 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (7 men, 0 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% |