Des Moines township, Lee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 39.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 720 (all rural)
Males: 372 | (51.7%) |
Females: 348 | (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 720 (643 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Des Moines township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 36.5
Median age of females: 36.4
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Average household size: 2.88
Des Moines township: | 2.9 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
Des Moines township: | $43,094 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
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 |
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: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 12.2% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 9.8% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Des Moines township: Sand Prairie Station (A), Turkey Run Access (B), Argyle (C), Des Moines Township Fire and Rescue (D), Argyle City Hall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Des Moines township include: Bethel Bible Church (A), Argyle Presbyterian Church (B), Melrose Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Oakland Cemetery (1), Sand Cemetery (2), Argyle Memorial Cemetery (3), Ambrosia Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Monks Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Des Moines township: Amborn-Pagin Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Des Moines township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 699
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 108
- South: 49
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 259
- 3 or 4: 15
- Mobile homes: 50
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700
Housing units in Des Moines township with a mortgage: 81 (9 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Construction (14%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Food (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Paper (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Food (10%)
- Social assistance (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Bus drivers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Des Moines township:
- German (36.2%)
- United States or American (31.8%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- English (5.2%)
- Scottish (2.7%)
- Acadian/Cajun (2.5%)
- Norwegian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 360 (85%)
- Carpooled: 30 (7%)
- Other means: 12 (3%)
- Worked at home: 21 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Wood (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
95.2% of residents of Des Moines township speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 870- In family households: 805 (201 male householders, 48 female householders)
246 spouses, 264 children (203 natural, 6 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 65 (25 male householders (25 living alone)), 33 female householders (26 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 7 2-persons,
174 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): 14
Here: | 15.9% |
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% |