Cass township, Boone County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 18.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 668 (all rural)
| Males: 437 |  (65.4%) |
| Females: 231 |  (34.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 291 (241 owner occupied, 50 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Cass township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.2%
- Black: 3.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 38.4
Median age of females: 42.4
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Average household size: 2.40
| Cass township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.76
| Cass township: | $50,913 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $506 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,754 (it was $77,100 in 2000)
| : | $119,754 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 37 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 39.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 16.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: State Hospital Cemetery (1), Liberty Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Caton Branch (A), Preston Creek (B), Eversoll Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Cass township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 568
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 53
- South: 15
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
281 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 107
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $106,300
Housing units in Cass township with a mortgage: 25 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cass township:
- German (20.7%)
- English (15.2%)
- Swedish (15.2%)
- Norwegian (7.6%)
- Dutch (6.8%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
- Irish (5.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 129 (81%)
- Carpooled: 30 (19%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Wood (23%)
- Utility gas (18%)
- Electricity (5%)
281 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
98.3% of residents of Cass township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 277- In family households: 232 (80 male householders, 8 female householders)
88 spouses, 52 children (52 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 45 (16 male householders (6 living alone)), 17 female householders (17 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 378 (86 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 16 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 10 2-persons,
42 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 41.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 50
| Here: | 47.6% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |