Eden township, Marshall County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 568 (all rural)
| Males: 287 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 281 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 568 (482 owner occupied, 86 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Eden township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 37.8
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Average household size: 2.47
| Eden township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Eden township: | $53,858 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $509 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,605 (it was $70,900 in 2000)
| : | $107,605 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 22.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 22.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Rhodes.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Josephs Cemetery (1), Day Cemetery (2), Nicholls Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Crab Tree Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Willow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
36% of Eden township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 373
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 58
- West: 42
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 126
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 36
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,800
Housing units in Eden township with a mortgage: 34 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 23
- Construction (16%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Eden township:
- English (19.1%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
- Irish (9.2%)
- Italian (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 88 (70%)
- Carpooled: 29 (23%)
- Other means: 8 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (67%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (6%)
94.0% of residents of Eden township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 329- In family households: 306 (81 male householders, 20 female householders)
80 spouses, 78 children (53 natural, 9 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23 (23 male householders (23 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 144 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person,
108 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (16 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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% |