Bruce township, Benton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 319 (all rural)
| Males: 162 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 157 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 319 (254 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Bruce township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 36.9
Median age of females: 37.3
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Average household size: 2.80
| Bruce township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Bruce 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: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bruce Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Fairview Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Bruce township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 93
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 7
- South: 27
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 66
- Mobile homes: 33
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,400
Housing units in Bruce township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Machinery (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Food (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Health care (30%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (21%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Private households (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (17%)
- Business operations specialists (16%)
- Customer service representatives (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Bruce township:
- Irish (22.6%)
- English (14.3%)
- German (13.1%)
- United States or American (11.9%)
- Acadian/Cajun (7.1%)
- Italian (2.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47 (94%)
- Carpooled: 3 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (41%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood (8%)
99.3% of residents of Bruce township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 151- In family households: 122 (37 male householders, 2 female householders)
37 spouses, 37 children (18 natural, 2 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 29 (18 male householders (12 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 9 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 6 2-persons,
71 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (3 men, 14 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% |