Douglas township, Shelby County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 19 (61% naturalized citizens)
| Douglas township: | 18.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
55% of Douglas 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, 64% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6883
- Northeast: 94
- Midwest: 900
- South: 702
- West: 277
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $39,200
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,034
- One, attached: 40
- Two: 199
- 3 or 4: 175
- 5 to 9: 69
- 20 to 49: 27
- 50 or more: 100
- Mobile homes: 333
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,500
Housing units in Douglas township with a mortgage: 1,298 (124 second mortgage, 79 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 994
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Construction (19%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Other direct selling establishments (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (29%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Religious workers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Customer service representatives (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Douglas township:
- German (19.4%)
- United States or American (18.8%)
- English (14.4%)
- Irish (14.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.9%)
- Italian (2.6%)
- Polish (2.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (37%)
- Philippines (15%)
- France (14%)
- Korea (14%)
- Italy (10%)
- Germany (3%)
- Argentina (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,583 (87%)
- Carpooled: 383 (9%)
- Walked: 15 (0%)
- Other means: 40 (1%)
- Worked at home: 93 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (55%)
- Utility gas (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Wood (1%)
97.8% of residents of Douglas township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,841- In family households: 7,722 (2,090 male householders, 519 female householders)
2,049 spouses, 2,726 children (2,548 natural, 58 adopted, 120 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 44 other relatives, 110 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,119 (330 male householders (284 living alone)), 713 female householders (691 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 127 (106 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,186 2-persons, 662 3-persons, 511 4-persons, 177 5-persons, 47 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 975 1-person, 68 2-persons,
79 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (1 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 21
| Here: | 4.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |