Competine township, Wapello County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 310 (all rural)
| Males: 157 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 153 |  (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 295 (236 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Competine township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.1
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Average household size: 2.63
| Competine township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Competine township: | $40,946 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $463 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,448 (it was $51,600 in 2000)
| : | $80,448 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 21.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Farson (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Competine Cemetery (1), Deuser Cemetery (2), Dickens Cemetery (3), Martinsburg Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Competine township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 257
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 0
- West: 35
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 109
- Mobile homes: 8
Housing units in Competine township with a mortgage: 19 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Construction (32%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Metal and metal products (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Finance and insurance (25%)
- U. S. Postal service (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Carpenters (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (15%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (13%)
- Computer specialists (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Competine township:
- German (34.9%)
- English (13.7%)
- Welsh (13.7%)
- Norwegian (13.0%)
- Dutch (6.8%)
- Scottish (6.8%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99 (73%)
- Carpooled: 27 (20%)
- Worked at home: 10 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Electricity (5%)
15 people in other nonhousehold living situations
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 306- In family households: 284 (63 male householders, 22 female householders)
65 spouses, 123 children (123 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (13 male householders (13 living alone)), 4 female householders (0 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 15 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 4 2-persons,
66 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (1 men, 10 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% |