Elkhart township, Polk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 982 (all rural)
| Males: 514 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 468 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 982 (827 owner occupied, 155 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Elkhart township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.0
Median age of females: 40.1
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Average household size: 2.56
| Elkhart township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Elkhart township: | $59,328 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $688 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $156,600 (it was $100,100 in 2000)
| : | $156,600 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $185,794
Here: $185,794 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $273,530
Here: $273,530 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $129,213
Here: $129,213 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,499
Here: $193,499 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,575
Here: $120,575 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $21,166
Here: $21,166 State: $46,008
| Population density: 27 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Elkhart.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Elkhart township: Cory Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Byers Cemetery (1), White Oak Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Coon Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Elkhart township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% 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: 820
- Northeast: 16
- Midwest: 115
- South: 26
- West: 15
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 312
- One, attached: 3
- 3 or 4: 19
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 63
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,300
Housing units in Elkhart township with a mortgage: 100 (9 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Construction (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Health care (22%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Elkhart township:
- German (28.5%)
- English (15.2%)
- Norwegian (13.6%)
- United States or American (10.6%)
- Irish (9.8%)
- Italian (4.5%)
- Scottish (4.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 438 (82%)
- Carpooled: 51 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 11 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 26 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (25%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.3% of residents of Elkhart township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 995- In family households: 856 (248 male householders, 31 female householders)
245 spouses, 292 children (253 natural, 11 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 9 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 139 (70 male householders (51 living alone)), 39 female householders (35 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 132 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 17 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
192 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (9 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 7.8% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 11.4% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
| Here: | 37.5% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |