Delaware township, Polk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (73% naturalized citizens)
| Delaware township: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
58% of Delaware township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4523
- Northeast: 108
- Midwest: 619
- South: 119
- West: 110
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
36 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,616
- One, attached: 36
- Two: 8
- 20 to 49: 7
- Mobile homes: 584
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,700
Housing units in Delaware township with a mortgage: 953 (121 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 408
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (19%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (19%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Delaware township:
- United States or American (22.8%)
- German (22.8%)
- English (11.0%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- Dutch (5.1%)
- Norwegian (4.1%)
- French (except Basque) (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (20%)
- Mexico (13%)
- Poland (10%)
- Guatemala (10%)
- Greece (8%)
- Korea (8%)
- Other Northern Europe (7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,346 (84%)
- Carpooled: 315 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%)
- Walked: 44 (2%)
- Other means: 15 (1%)
- Worked at home: 64 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (1%)
36 people in nursing homes
96.4% of residents of Delaware township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 47% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,545- In family households: 4,838 (1,273 male householders, 264 female householders)
1,225 spouses, 1,652 children (1,558 natural, 41 adopted, 53 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 57 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 68 other relatives, 87 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 707 (298 male householders (209 living alone)), 285 female householders (267 living alone)), 124 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 36 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 693 2-persons, 327 3-persons, 301 4-persons, 131 5-persons, 75 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 476 1-person, 92 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 8 4-persons,
1,015 married couples with children.
246 single-parent households (63 men, 183 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 56
| Here: | 7.4% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 3.8% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18
| Here: | 11.6% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |