Center township, Decatur County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 32.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 317 (all rural)
Males: 164 | (51.7%) |
Females: 153 | (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 317 (285 owner occupied, 32 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 10% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 36.2
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Average household size: 2.83
Center township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.23
Center township: | $36,596 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $361 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,325 (it was $51,900 in 2000)
: | $79,325 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Center township: Franklin (A), Crown (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Center township: Franklin Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Franklin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
River: West Little River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Center township include: Little River Recreation Area (1), Kobville Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 282
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 18
- South: 18
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 116
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 14 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Truck transportation (14%)
- Construction (12%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Social assistance (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Health care (11%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (23%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Child care workers (18%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Accountants and auditors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (37.6%)
- United States or American (21.9%)
- English (11.6%)
- Irish (9.1%)
- Swiss (5.4%)
- French Canadian (2.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 125 (85%)
- Carpooled: 18 (12%)
- Worked at home: 4 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (9%)
- Wood (4%)
97.5% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 336- In family households: 329 (110 male householders, 0 female householders)
101 spouses, 108 children (102 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (1 male householders (1 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 56 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
93 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (4 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Here: | 21.4% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
Here: | 51.9% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |