Blaine township, Ida County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 527 (all rural)
| Males: 263 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 264 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 527 (437 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Blaine township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.1
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.44
| Blaine township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Blaine township: | $43,773 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $306 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,998 (it was $59,400 in 2000)
| : | $77,998 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Arthur.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Hoskins Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Blaine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 267
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 52
- South: 22
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 134
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,100
Housing units in Blaine township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (17%)
- Transportation equipment (13%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Construction (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Personal appearance workers (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Blaine township:
- United States or American (35.6%)
- Irish (17.1%)
- British (14.4%)
- English (8.1%)
- German (5.9%)
- Polish (4.1%)
- Italian (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 100 (71%)
- Carpooled: 22 (16%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (4%)
- Other means: 8 (6%)
- Worked at home: 5 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Wood (31%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Electricity (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 350- In family households: 288 (76 male householders, 19 female householders)
75 spouses, 98 children (83 natural, 3 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 9 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 35 female householders (32 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 43 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 9 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 3 2-persons,
121 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (5 men, 3 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% |