Ellington township, Palo Alto County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 170 (all rural)
| Males: 88 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 82 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 170 (100 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 41% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Ellington township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.6%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.98
| Ellington township: | 3.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.43
| Ellington township: | $44,996 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $366 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $85,144 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
| : | $85,144 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 24.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 10.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Mallard Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Ellington Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
56% of Ellington township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 374
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 35
- West: 36
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 121
- Mobile homes: 48
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,200
Housing units in Ellington township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Construction (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Food (11%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Health care (39%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (10%)
- Other direct selling establishments (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Secondary school teachers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (20%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (12%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ellington township:
- United States or American (28.4%)
- English (21.1%)
- Irish (16.6%)
- German (9.6%)
- Welsh (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 141 (78%)
- Carpooled: 34 (19%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Wood (15%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.9% of residents of Ellington township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 465- In family households: 407 (107 male householders, 9 female householders)
101 spouses, 172 children (135 natural, 10 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 58 (16 male householders (11 living alone)), 33 female householders (32 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 6 2-persons,
50 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (6 men, 2 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% |