Ellington township, Hancock County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 7 (25% naturalized citizens)
| Ellington township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
62% of Ellington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1122
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 0
- South: 72
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 287
- One, attached: 17
- Mobile homes: 147
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,300
Housing units in Ellington township with a mortgage: 147 (9 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 108
- Construction (29%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Utilities (9%)
- Apparel (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Educational services (31%)
- Health care (16%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Leather and allied products (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Plant and system operators (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ellington township:
- United States or American (12.1%)
- German (2.3%)
- English (2.1%)
- Irish (1.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.2%)
- Scottish (1.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Hungary (64%)
- Korea (36%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 472 (80%)
- Carpooled: 121 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Utility gas (6%)
96.6% of residents of Ellington township speak English at home.
1.7% 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: 1,250- In family households: 1,164 (314 male householders, 63 female householders)
300 spouses, 398 children (379 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 65 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 86 (13 male householders (0 living alone)), 60 female householders (60 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 136 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 82 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 13 2-persons,
148 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (1 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 13.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |