Elk Creek township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 10 (34% naturalized citizens)
| Elk Creek township: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
66% of Elk Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 674
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 36
- South: 205
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 255
- 5 to 9: 9
- Mobile homes: 98
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,200
Housing units in Elk Creek township with a mortgage: 81 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 84
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (20%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Health care (18%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elk Creek township:
- United States or American (43.0%)
- Irish (9.7%)
- English (6.0%)
- Dutch (1.2%)
- French Canadian (0.9%)
- French (except Basque) (0.7%)
- German (0.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (94%)
- Germany (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 268 (76%)
- Carpooled: 66 (19%)
- Walked: 16 (5%)
- Worked at home: 4 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
91.7% of residents of Elk Creek township speak English at home.
8.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 976- In family households: 920 (208 male householders, 47 female householders)
211 spouses, 352 children (314 natural, 4 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 22 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 56 (27 male householders (25 living alone)), 24 female householders (21 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 5 2-persons,
121 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (3 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 2.7% |
| 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% |