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Boone township, Hancock County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)

Boone township:

0.9%
Whole state:

3.1%

73% of Boone township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 237
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 12
  • South: 0
  • West: 5

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.2% of all households
Boone township, IA map Boone township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Boone township with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 21

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 2
  • 1970 to 1979: 24
  • 1960 to 1969: 11
  • 1950 to 1959: 5
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 44

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boone township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 9
  • 6 rooms: 13
  • 7 rooms: 17
  • 8 rooms: 10
  • 9 or more rooms: 12

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone township, Iowa:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boone township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 29
  • 4 bedrooms: 20
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boone township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 12
  • 3 bedrooms: 9
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 4
  • 2 vehicles: 30
  • 3 vehicles: 21
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Boone township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 14
  • 3 vehicles: 11
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Truck transportation (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (31%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (22%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Health technologists and technicians (23%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Registered nurses (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Art and design workers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Boone township:

  • German (37.6%)
  • Slavic (18.6%)
  • United States or American (10.0%)
  • Norwegian (7.6%)
  • English (4.8%)
  • Czech (3.8%)
  • Irish (3.8%)

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

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
  • Utility gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Wood (5%)

96.4% of residents of Boone township speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 256

Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 11 6-persons,

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

54 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 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%

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 Boone township:

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