Delhi township, Delaware County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Delhi township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
60% of Delhi township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 474
- Northeast: 17
- Midwest: 116
- South: 152
- West: 71
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $187,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
56 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 280
- Two: 2
- Mobile homes: 74
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Delhi township with a mortgage: 51 (10 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (14%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Registered nurses (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Delhi township:
- United States or American (32.9%)
- German (18.0%)
- Irish (9.7%)
- English (8.5%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (43%)
- Germany (29%)
- Taiwan (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 290 (79%)
- Carpooled: 55 (15%)
- Other means: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Wood (23%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
56 people in nursing homes
97.9% of residents of Delhi township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 842- In family households: 748 (214 male householders, 23 female householders)
215 spouses, 239 children (213 natural, 5 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 8 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 94 (42 male householders (31 living alone)), 33 female householders (29 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 112 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 10 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
232 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (10 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 4.6% |
| 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% |