Fairfield township, Cedar County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 30.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 268 (all rural)
Males: 145 | (54.1%) |
Females: 123 | (45.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 268 (204 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Fairfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.3%
- Black: 0.4%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.73
Fairfield township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
Fairfield township: | $58,520 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $504 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $135,578 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
: | $135,578 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 5.7% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Fairfield township: Gessford (A), Roselle (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Fairfield 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, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 284
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 9
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 120
Housing units in Fairfield township with a mortgage: 37 (12 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (40%)
- Wood products (14%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Health care (18%)
- Social assistance (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Construction laborers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Top executives (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- 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 (18%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Waiters and waitresses (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fairfield township:
- German (62.7%)
- United States or American (13.7%)
- Irish (12.0%)
- Czech (7.9%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Belgian (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (60%)
- Carpooled: 24 (16%)
- Walked: 5 (3%)
- Worked at home: 32 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
- Electricity (16%)
98.3% of residents of Fairfield township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 318- In family households: 313 (78 male householders, 15 female householders)
95 spouses, 116 children (111 natural, 0 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
72 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (1 men, 6 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: 9
Here: | 60.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |