Dale township, O'Brien County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 527 (all rural)
| Males: 263 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 264 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 493 (390 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Dale township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Asian: 1.7%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 42.2
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Average household size: 2.71
| Dale township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Dale 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: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Dale township: Hofmeyer Farms (A), D and C Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: West Branch Mill Creek (A), Dry Run (B), Johnson Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Dale township: Mill Creek Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Dale township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 467
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 68
- South: 9
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
34 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 218
- Two: 2
- 20 to 49: 2
Housing units in Dale township with a mortgage: 50 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
- Construction (19%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Textile mills and textile products (6%)
- Beverage and tobacco products (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Health care (31%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Textile mills and textile products (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Private households (4%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dale township:
- German (54.3%)
- Dutch (12.9%)
- Norwegian (12.2%)
- United States or American (5.9%)
- English (4.1%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
- Irish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 152 (59%)
- Carpooled: 42 (16%)
- Walked: 8 (3%)
- Worked at home: 56 (22%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Electricity (17%)
34 people in nursing homes
98.3% of residents of Dale township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English well, 50% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 530- In family households: 467 (134 male householders, 10 female householders)
148 spouses, 163 children (141 natural, 3 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (32 male householders (32 living alone)), 29 female householders (27 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 34 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 2 2-persons,
132 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (6 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 17.6% |
| 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% |