Delaware township, Sac County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 313 (all rural)
| Males: 172 |  (55.0%) |
| Females: 141 |  (45.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 313 (236 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Delaware township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 41.6
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Average household size: 2.52
| Delaware township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Delaware township: | $48,451 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,367 (it was $54,500 in 2000)
| : | $81,367 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Nemaha.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Vogel Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Nemaha Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buck Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Delaware township include: Whitetail Woods Wildlife Area (1), Burrows Pond Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Delaware township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 260
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 25
- South: 14
- West: 6
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 138
Housing units in Delaware township with a mortgage: 29 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Construction (17%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Delaware township:
- German (57.6%)
- English (12.6%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- Danish (7.1%)
- Irish (4.0%)
- Norwegian (4.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 96 (61%)
- Carpooled: 24 (15%)
- Walked: 10 (6%)
- Worked at home: 28 (18%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (79%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Utility gas (7%)
- Wood (2%)
94.9% of residents of Delaware township speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 305- In family households: 284 (90 male householders, 14 female householders)
98 spouses, 78 children (73 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (14 male householders (11 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 65 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 3 2-persons,
68 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 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% |