Benton township, Des Moines County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 800 (all rural)
Males: 412 | (51.5%) |
Females: 388 | (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 800 (708 owner occupied, 92 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Benton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.7
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Average household size: 2.71
Benton township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
Benton township: | $42,377 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $472 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,864 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
: | $95,864 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,625
Here: $125,625 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $184,375
Here: $184,375 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $87,523
Here: $87,523 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,754
Here: $131,754 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $52,418
Here: $52,418 State: $46,008
Population density: 22 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 2.9% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Benton township include: Kingston United Methodist Church (A), Saint Marys Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Driskell Farm Cemetery (1), Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery (2), Kingston Cemetery (3), Bazel Cemetery (4), Dravis Cemetery (5), Hinson Family Plot (6), Latty Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Benton township: Seven Ponds Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 688
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 61
- South: 9
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 279
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $70,800
Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 87 (9 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45
- Construction (17%)
- Plastics and rubber products (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:
- German (47.4%)
- United States or American (13.6%)
- Swedish (13.4%)
- English (6.4%)
- Norwegian (4.0%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- Scottish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 416 (80%)
- Carpooled: 40 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Other means: 8 (2%)
- Worked at home: 52 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
97.9% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 781- In family households: 714 (193 male householders, 52 female householders)
230 spouses, 230 children (207 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 67 (32 male householders (16 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 133 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 16 2-persons,
193 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (7 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here: | 15.5% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here: | 2.4% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16
Here: | 42.1% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |