Des Moines township, Jefferson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 354 (all rural)
| Males: 175 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 179 |  (50.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 354 (291 owner occupied, 63 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Des Moines township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
Median age of males: 35.0
Median age of females: 32.6
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Average household size: 2.95
| Des Moines township: | 3.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.27
| Des Moines township: | $49,177 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $462 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $94,333 (it was $72,700 in 2000)
| : | $94,333 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Des Moines township: Mount Zion Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Fell Cemetery (1), Winsell Cemetery (2), Gonferman Cemetery (3), Brethren Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Des Moines township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 241
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 78
- South: 17
- West: 38
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 51
- Mobile homes: 95
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,600
Housing units in Des Moines township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (51%)
- Warehousing and storage (12%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Health care (51%)
- Food (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (19%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (17%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (23%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Des Moines township:
- United States or American (51.2%)
- German (20.7%)
- English (17.1%)
- Italian (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 149 (73%)
- Carpooled: 54 (27%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (63%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
98.5% of residents of Des Moines township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 385- In family households: 373 (78 male householders, 20 female householders)
86 spouses, 153 children (151 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 8 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
93 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (5 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 20.6% |
| 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% |