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Cedar township, Black Hawk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (62% naturalized citizens)

Cedar township:

0.7%
Whole state:

3.1%

71% of Cedar township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 324
  • Northeast: 44
  • Midwest: 246
  • South: 124
  • West: 82

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $42,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Cedar township, IA map Cedar township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $32,800


Housing units in Cedar township with a mortgage: 69 (1 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 89

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 28
  • 1995 to 1998: 56
  • 1990 to 1994: 76
  • 1980 to 1989: 78
  • 1970 to 1979: 124
  • 1960 to 1969: 47
  • 1950 to 1959: 14
  • 1940 to 1949: 13
  • 1939 or earlier: 15

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cedar township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 3
  • 3 rooms: 38
  • 4 rooms: 67
  • 5 rooms: 115
  • 6 rooms: 55
  • 7 rooms: 40
  • 8 rooms: 8
  • 9 or more rooms: 13

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 3
  • 4 rooms: 6
  • 5 rooms: 9
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cedar township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 27
  • 2 bedrooms: 155
  • 3 bedrooms: 133
  • 4 bedrooms: 18
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cedar township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 9
  • 3 bedrooms: 17
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 148
  • 2 vehicles: 143
  • 3 vehicles: 33
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Cedar township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 10
  • 2 vehicles: 10
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (16%)
  • Machinery (14%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Food (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (28%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Cedar township:

  • United States or American (19.3%)
  • German (17.4%)
  • English (13.5%)
  • Irish (6.4%)
  • Scottish (4.3%)
  • French (except Basque) (3.9%)
  • Polish (3.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Germany (31%)
  • Philippines (23%)
  • Mexico (23%)
  • Thailand (15%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (33%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Utility gas (21%)
  • Wood (15%)

98.3% of residents of Cedar township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 837

Size of family households: 143 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 13 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 16 2-persons,

342 married couples with children.
79 single-parent households (25 men, 54 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%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here:

6.3%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Cedar township:

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