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Fredonia township, Plymouth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 311 (all rural)

Males: 150  (48.2%)
Females: 161  (51.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 311 (263 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

15%
State:

28%


Races in Fredonia township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%

Median age of males: 32.6
Median age of females: 28.4

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Average household size: 3.14

Fredonia township:

3.1 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.51

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($49,000 in 1999)
Fredonia township:

$55,976
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $479 (lower quartile is $253, upper quartile is $410)
Here:

$479
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $132,515 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
:

$132,515
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,390 - $193,594
Population density: 9 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

8.8%
Whole state:

9.1%

 

67% of Fredonia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 219
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 26
  • South: 0
  • West: 15

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Fredonia township, IA map Fredonia township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Fredonia township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 8
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 4
  • 1970 to 1979: 6
  • 1960 to 1969: 5
  • 1950 to 1959: 14
  • 1940 to 1949: 10
  • 1939 or earlier: 66

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 8
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 9
  • 7 rooms: 7
  • 8 rooms: 44
  • 9 or more rooms: 17

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 8
  • 3 bedrooms: 12
  • 4 bedrooms: 56
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fredonia township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 8
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 13
  • 2 vehicles: 29
  • 3 vehicles: 37
  • 4 vehicles: 6
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 4
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 8
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (18%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (32%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (22%)
  • Carpenters (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Air transportation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fredonia township:

  • German (54.8%)
  • Dutch (23.4%)
  • United States or American (13.4%)
  • Luxemburger (7.1%)
  • Danish (1.3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)

95.0% of residents of Fredonia township speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 260

Size of family households: 17 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 9 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,

91 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (5 men, 1 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:

6.0%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
Here:

26.3%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
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 Self-Care 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 Fredonia township:

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