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Black Hawk township, Black Hawk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (68% naturalized citizens)

Black Hawk township:

1.0%
Whole state:

3.1%

78% of Black Hawk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 35% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 351
  • Northeast: 6
  • Midwest: 62
  • South: 65
  • West: 66

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Black Hawk township, IA map Black Hawk township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $39,400


Housing units in Black Hawk township with a mortgage: 50 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 15
  • 1995 to 1998: 33
  • 1990 to 1994: 51
  • 1980 to 1989: 16
  • 1970 to 1979: 50
  • 1960 to 1969: 39
  • 1950 to 1959: 17
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 0

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Black Hawk township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 25
  • 5 rooms: 54
  • 6 rooms: 25
  • 7 rooms: 34
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 16

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Black Hawk township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 17
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 16
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Black Hawk township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 24
  • 3 bedrooms: 113
  • 4 bedrooms: 17
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Black Hawk township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 17
  • 3 bedrooms: 33
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Black Hawk township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 16
  • 1 vehicle: 14
  • 2 vehicles: 84
  • 3 vehicles: 40
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Black Hawk township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 34
  • 2 vehicles: 8
  • 3 vehicles: 8
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Machinery (17%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Black Hawk township:

  • United States or American (39.4%)
  • English (16.0%)
  • German (11.1%)
  • Irish (9.3%)
  • Dutch (1.9%)
  • Russian (1.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Vietnam (68%)
  • Germany (32%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (70%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (7%)

92.3% of residents of Black Hawk township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 575

Size of family households: 79 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 26 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 6 2-persons,

611 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (13 men, 66 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here:

12.3%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:

24.2%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:

50.0%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Black Hawk township:

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