Benton township, Benton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 22.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 900 (all rural)
| Males: 474 |  (52.7%) |
| Females: 426 |  (47.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 900 (826 owner occupied, 74 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Benton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.55
| Benton township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Benton township: | $56,430 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $452 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $134,251 (it was $85,800 in 2000)
| : | $134,251 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 40 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Benton township: Oak Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: McBroom Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lake: Ice House Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Benton township: Benton City Fry Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
54% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 795
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 48
- South: 11
- West: 39
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 367
- Mobile homes: 90
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 105 (19 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Paper (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:
- German (50.5%)
- English (15.1%)
- Norwegian (7.7%)
- Irish (7.1%)
- French (except Basque) (4.3%)
- United States or American (3.7%)
- Italian (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 421 (83%)
- Carpooled: 69 (14%)
- Worked at home: 16 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Wood (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.2% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 893- In family households: 772 (215 male householders, 30 female householders)
210 spouses, 280 children (269 natural, 4 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 121 (72 male householders (56 living alone)), 23 female householders (18 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 118 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 74 1-person, 19 2-persons, 2 4-persons,
192 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (17 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 14.8% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 45.5% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |