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Dayton township, Butler County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 323 (all rural)

Males: 171  (52.9%)
Females: 152  (47.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 323 (251 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

22%
State:

28%


Races in Dayton township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.6%
  • Asian: 0.9%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 41.8

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Average household size: 2.78

Dayton township:

2.8 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.96

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($38,929 in 1999)
Dayton township:

$52,413
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $435 (lower quartile is $168, upper quartile is $323)
Here:

$436
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,500 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
:

$102,500
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,115 - $166,229

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $144,288
Here:

$144,288
State:

$159,697

Townhouses or other attached units: $81,454
Here:

$81,454
State:

$193,868

In 2-unit structures: $107,612
Here:

$107,612
State:

$120,896

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,691
Here:

$105,691
State:

$122,004

Mobile homes: $34,273
Here:

$34,273
State:

$46,008
Population density: 9 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

9.9%
Whole state:

9.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

6.2%
Whole state:

3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Dayton township: Packard (A), Packard Elevator Company Elevator (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Coldwater Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: Coldwater Creek (A), Schuyler Creek (B), Flood Creek (C), Palmer Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Dayton township: Camp Comfort (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

66% of Dayton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 426
  • Northeast: 10
  • Midwest: 40
  • South: 44
  • West: 14

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Dayton township, IA map Dayton township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $37,300


Housing units in Dayton township with a mortgage: 48 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 10
  • 1995 to 1998: 25
  • 1990 to 1994: 17
  • 1980 to 1989: 0
  • 1970 to 1979: 86
  • 1960 to 1969: 20
  • 1950 to 1959: 14
  • 1940 to 1949: 14
  • 1939 or earlier: 15

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 15
  • 5 rooms: 48
  • 6 rooms: 31
  • 7 rooms: 37
  • 8 rooms: 18
  • 9 or more rooms: 20

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 44
  • 3 bedrooms: 96
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Dayton township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 6
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 14
  • 1 vehicle: 52
  • 2 vehicles: 45
  • 3 vehicles: 39
  • 4 vehicles: 19
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 6
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Machinery (20%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
  • Utilities (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (26%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Personal and laundry services (17%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (12%)
  • U. S. Postal service (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (23%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Personal appearance workers (17%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Secondary school teachers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Dayton township:

  • United States or American (19.1%)
  • Irish (17.7%)
  • German (14.7%)
  • European (10.6%)
  • English (7.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (5.2%)
  • Italian (4.9%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Wood (12%)
  • Solar energy (3%)

98.8% of residents of Dayton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 534

Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 11 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,

77 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (1 men, 11 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%

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 Dayton township:

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