Buena Vista township, Clayton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (78% naturalized citizens)
Buena Vista township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
84% of Buena Vista township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 347
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 21
- South: 12
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 8.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 118
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 100
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Buena Vista township with a mortgage: 27 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Construction (31%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (6%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (14%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Construction laborers (16%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Personal appearance workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buena Vista township:
- German (74.7%)
- United States or American (8.6%)
- English (6.3%)
- Luxemburger (2.6%)
- Irish (1.4%)
- French (except Basque) (1.1%)
- Polish (0.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (67%)
- United Kingdom (33%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 123 (74%)
- Carpooled: 31 (19%)
- Walked: 9 (5%)
- Worked at home: 4 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Wood (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.4% of residents of Buena Vista township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (6% speak English very well, 82% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 399- In family households: 339 (83 male householders, 11 female householders)
92 spouses, 144 children (144 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (20 male householders (12 living alone)), 18 female householders (14 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 10 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
84 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
Here: | 84.4% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 18.8% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |