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Dallas township, Dallas County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)

Dallas township:

1.0%
Whole state:

3.1%

57% of Dallas township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 304
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 24
  • South: 11
  • West: 9

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,100


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $12,000


Housing units in Dallas township with a mortgage: 66 (9 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 11
  • 1995 to 1998: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 1
  • 1980 to 1989: 8
  • 1970 to 1979: 22
  • 1960 to 1969: 6
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 12
  • 1939 or earlier: 90

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Dallas township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 11
  • 5 rooms: 16
  • 6 rooms: 18
  • 7 rooms: 32
  • 8 rooms: 24
  • 9 or more rooms: 12

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dallas township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 5
  • 6 rooms: 11
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 7
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Dallas township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 44
  • 3 bedrooms: 36
  • 4 bedrooms: 27
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dallas township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 15
  • 4 bedrooms: 1
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Dallas township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 23
  • 2 vehicles: 49
  • 3 vehicles: 23
  • 4 vehicles: 20
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Dallas township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 16
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 2
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (25%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (12%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (21%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (18%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Dallas township:

  • German (24.8%)
  • Norwegian (14.2%)
  • Swedish (14.2%)
  • United States or American (12.4%)
  • Dutch (6.9%)
  • Danish (4.6%)
  • Irish (4.6%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • El Salvador (75%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
  • Utility gas (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Electricity (1%)

96.5% of residents of Dallas township speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 352

Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person,

81 married couples with children.
21 single-parent households (13 men, 8 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: 4
Here:

26.7%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Dallas township:

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