Freedom township, Palo Alto County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,484 (74% urban, 26% rural)
| Males: 745 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 739 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,478 (1,058 owner occupied, 420 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Freedom township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 41.9
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Average household size: 2.26
| Freedom township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Freedom 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: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 8.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Freedom township: Bruch Side Farms (A), Jennett Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Five Island Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
56% of Freedom township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1274
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 90
- South: 3
- West: 38
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 553
- One, attached: 20
- Two: 47
- 3 or 4: 42
- 5 to 9: 26
- Mobile homes: 21
Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000
Housing units in Freedom township with a mortgage: 184 (27 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 184
- Machinery (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Utilities (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (29%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Freedom township:
- German (34.6%)
- Norwegian (17.1%)
- Irish (16.2%)
- United States or American (7.0%)
- English (4.6%)
- Danish (4.0%)
- Swedish (3.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 622 (76%)
- Carpooled: 117 (14%)
- Bicycle: 7 (1%)
- Walked: 55 (7%)
- Worked at home: 17 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (76%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
98.1% of residents of Freedom township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,415- In family households: 1,076 (312 male householders, 62 female householders)
264 spouses, 365 children (360 natural, 5 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 6 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 339 (148 male householders (120 living alone)), 132 female householders (116 living alone)), 59 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 171 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 54 4-persons, 31 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 236 1-person, 30 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons,
251 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (10 men, 42 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20
| Here: | 13.3% |
| 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: 10
| Here: | 7.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |