Butler township, Jackson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 359 (all rural)
| Males: 193 |  (53.8%) |
| Females: 166 |  (46.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 359 (309 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Butler township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Black: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.72
| Butler township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Butler township: | $46,928 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $434 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,301 (it was $80,300 in 2000)
| : | $112,301 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Butler township include: Saint Patricks Church (A), Saint Aloysius Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Aloysius Cemetery (1), Saint Patrick's Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Butler township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 210
- Northeast: 29
- Midwest: 66
- South: 66
- West: 78
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 164
- Mobile homes: 53
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Butler township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Construction (22%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care (28%)
- Social assistance (17%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Construction (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Construction laborers (12%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Registered nurses (15%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Butler township:
- United States or American (34.1%)
- German (23.5%)
- English (12.8%)
- Irish (12.5%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.7%)
- Swedish (2.1%)
- Dutch (1.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 166 (72%)
- Carpooled: 13 (6%)
- Worked at home: 51 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Wood (32%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Utility gas (3%)
96.5% of residents of Butler township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 455- In family households: 416 (107 male householders, 25 female householders)
101 spouses, 183 children (183 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (11 male householders (5 living alone)), 17 female householders (12 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 13 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 11 2-persons,
88 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (7 men, 6 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% |