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Denmark township, Lee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 20.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 913 (all rural)

Males: 448  (49.1%)
Females: 465  (50.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 913 (787 owner occupied, 126 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

14%
State:

28%


Races in Denmark township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 37.6

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Average household size: 2.62

Denmark township:

2.6 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.00

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($25,938 in 1999)
Denmark township:

$43,094
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $423 (lower quartile is $212, upper quartile is $367)
Here:

$423
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $84,838 (it was $61,100 in 2000)
:

$84,838
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,038 - $140,192

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $125,639
Here:

$125,639
State:

$159,697

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,871
Here:

$126,871
State:

$193,868

In 2-unit structures: $74,576
Here:

$74,576
State:

$120,896

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $166,614
Here:

$166,614
State:

$122,004

Mobile homes: $23,974
Here:

$23,974
State:

$46,008
Population density: 45 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

12.7%
Whole state:

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

4.5%
Whole state:

3.8%

Cities in this township include: Denmark.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable locations in Denmark township: Augusta Access (A), Gray's Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Creek: Deeds Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

70% of Denmark township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 44
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 37
  • South: 15
  • West: 14

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $135,000


Housing units in Denmark township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 9
  • 1990 to 1994: 8
  • 1980 to 1989: 20
  • 1970 to 1979: 7
  • 1960 to 1969: 16
  • 1950 to 1959: 3
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 0

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 9
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 5
  • 5 rooms: 14
  • 6 rooms: 20
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 9
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 22
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 26
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 29
  • 2 vehicles: 17
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 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 (16%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (17%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Denmark township:

  • United States or American (34.9%)
  • Irish (22.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish (19.8%)
  • German (12.8%)
  • English (5.8%)
  • Dutch (4.7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
  • Wood (25%)
  • Electricity (16%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 110

Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 13 3-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person,

189 married couples with children.
50 single-parent households (18 men, 32 women).

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 Denmark township:

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