Center township, O'Brien County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 381 (all rural)
Males: 194 | (50.9%) |
Females: 187 | (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 381 (305 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 20% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Center township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 43.6
Median age of females: 46.3
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Average household size: 2.47
Center township: | 2.5 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
Center township: | $48,544 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $401 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,945 (it was $59,300 in 2000)
: | $94,945 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $121,253
Here: $121,253 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $143,526
Here: $143,526 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $124,391
Here: $124,391 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $62,217
Here: $62,217 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $170,607
Here: $170,607 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $25,960
Here: $25,960 State: $46,008
Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 3.1% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 1.7% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Jenness Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Steuck Cemetery (1), Center Township Cemetery (2), Randolph Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
68% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 264
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 86
- South: 0
- West: 2
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 176
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 35 (2 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58
- Construction (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:
- German (40.4%)
- Dutch (20.6%)
- Norwegian (14.2%)
- English (9.7%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- United States or American (4.9%)
- Swedish (3.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 136 (78%)
- Carpooled: 29 (17%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Wood (1%)
99.4% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 353- In family households: 284 (93 male householders, 15 female householders)
92 spouses, 64 children (61 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 69 (33 male householders (23 living alone)), 20 female householders (18 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 41 1-person, 12 2-persons,
77 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (6 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |