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Fayette township, Decatur County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (0% naturalized citizens)

Fayette township:

7.6%
Whole state:

3.1%

49% of Fayette township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 7% 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: 91
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 96
  • South: 4
  • West: 7

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.6% of all households
Fayette township, IA map Fayette township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Fayette township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 13
  • 1995 to 1998: 3
  • 1990 to 1994: 8
  • 1980 to 1989: 4
  • 1970 to 1979: 23
  • 1960 to 1969: 6
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 5
  • 1939 or earlier: 8

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fayette township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 9
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 17
  • 8 rooms: 7
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 4
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 3
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fayette township:

  • no bedroom: 3
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 42
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fayette township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 3
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 15
  • 2 vehicles: 29
  • 3 vehicles: 3
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Fayette township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (18%)
  • Construction (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (29%)
  • Health care (23%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Retail florists (10%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Carpenters (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Laborers and material movers, hand (26%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Art and design workers (10%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Business operations specialists (8%)
  • Woodworkers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fayette township:

  • United States or American (25.7%)
  • Irish (16.8%)
  • English (14.9%)
  • German (12.9%)
  • Scottish (5.9%)
  • Dutch (3.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (56%)
  • Electricity (29%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Wood (4%)

69.2% of residents of Fayette township speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
24.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (33% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 221

Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 6 2-persons,

46 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 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): 8
Here:

50.0%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

40.0%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fayette township:

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