Carroll township, Tama County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 279 (all rural)
| Males: 140 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 139 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 279 (219 owner occupied, 60 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Carroll township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.5%
- Asian: 0.4%
Median age of males: 39.3
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.68
| Carroll township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Carroll township: | $52,055 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $449 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,419 (it was $67,900 in 2000)
| : | $103,419 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $136,877
Here: $136,877 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $154,219
Here: $154,219 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $119,025
Here: $119,025 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,611
Here: $139,611 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,575
Here: $117,575 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $53,522
Here: $53,522 State: $46,008
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 29.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 14.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Carroll township: Saint Wenceslaus Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Wiese Cemetery (1), Saint Vaclav Catholic Cemetery (2), Wheaton Cemetery (3), Fee Chapel Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Otter Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Kibbe Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Carroll township: Tama County Lake Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
60% of Carroll township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3683
- Northeast: 38
- Midwest: 186
- South: 395
- West: 30
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $21,900
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,215
- One, attached: 44
- Two: 211
- 3 or 4: 49
- 5 to 9: 43
- 10 to 19: 17
- 20 to 49: 31
- 50 or more: 6
- Mobile homes: 241
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,200
Housing units in Carroll township with a mortgage: 396 (34 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 400
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (17%)
- Textile mills and textile products (12%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Health care (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Textile mills and textile products (14%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (12%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Plant and system operators (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Carroll township:
- United States or American (21.6%)
- German (5.1%)
- Irish (3.2%)
- English (2.7%)
- Swedish (0.9%)
- French (except Basque) (0.8%)
- Italian (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,074 (76%)
- Carpooled: 193 (14%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 42 (3%)
- Other means: 34 (2%)
- Worked at home: 56 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (2%)
97.5% of residents of Carroll township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,219- In family households: 3,592 (713 male householders, 416 female householders)
725 spouses, 1,426 children (1,265 natural, 46 adopted, 115 stepchildren), 141 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 56 other relatives, 57 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 627 (237 male householders (226 living alone)), 334 female householders (302 living alone)), 56 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 113 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 505 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 222 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 528 1-person, 32 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
71 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (13 men, 1 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
| Here: | 10.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31
| Here: | 11.8% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |