Clear Creek township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 356 (all rural)
| Males: 175 |  (49.2%) |
| Females: 181 |  (50.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 356 (288 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Clear Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 43.1
Median age of females: 42.9
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Average household size: 2.41
| Clear Creek township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.69
| Clear Creek township: | $55,261 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $532 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $115,466 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
| : | $115,466 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 7.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Clear Creek township include: Ashton Church (A), Union Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Kintz Cemetery (1), Union Chapel Cemetery (2), Ashton Cemetery (3), Graham Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Byers Branch (A), Wolf Creek (B), Mud Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Clear Creek township include: Ashton Wildwood County Park (1), Clear Creek Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Clear Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 273
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 22
- South: 18
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 132
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $131,300
Housing units in Clear Creek township with a mortgage: 26 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Department and other general merchandise stores (27%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Wood products (12%)
- Machinery (12%)
- Plastics and rubber products (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Health care (56%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (19%)
- Wood products (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (24%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Top executives (9%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (56%)
- Cashiers (19%)
- Top executives (13%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clear Creek township:
- German (35.2%)
- English (28.8%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- United States or American (9.4%)
- Dutch (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (3.4%)
- French Canadian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 156 (84%)
- Carpooled: 19 (10%)
- Worked at home: 10 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (4%)
97.5% of residents of Clear Creek township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 323- In family households: 271 (91 male householders, 12 female householders)
87 spouses, 70 children (57 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (17 male householders (12 living alone)), 21 female householders (15 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person, 11 2-persons,
51 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (10 men, 9 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% |