Freeman township, Clay County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 261 (19% naturalized citizens)
| Freeman township: | 261.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
58% of Freeman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 17243
- Northeast: 1124
- Midwest: 341
- South: 1843
- West: 161
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,356
- One, attached: 261
- Two: 653
- 3 or 4: 383
- 5 to 9: 354
- 10 to 19: 56
- 20 to 49: 188
- 50 or more: 93
- Mobile homes: 923
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600
Housing units in Freeman township with a mortgage: 1,997 (259 second mortgage, 296 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,690
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Construction (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Freeman township:
- United States or American (14.4%)
- English (6.5%)
- Irish (2.6%)
- German (2.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
- African (0.8%)
- Italian (0.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (76%)
- Korea (3%)
- El Salvador (3%)
- Peru (2%)
- Dominican Republic (2%)
- Germany (1%)
- Jordan (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,153 (74%)
- Carpooled: 1,799 (22%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
- Taxi: 27 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 183 (2%)
- Other means: 81 (1%)
- Worked at home: 91 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (39%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (2%)
92.2% of residents of Freeman township speak English at home.
6.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 21,351- In family households: 18,145 (3,278 male householders, 2,409 female householders)
3,395 spouses, 6,679 children (6,275 natural, 140 adopted, 264 stepchildren), 730 grandchildren, 343 brothers or sisters, 146 parents, 564 other relatives, 601 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,206 (1,044 male householders (860 living alone)), 1,763 female householders (1,651 living alone)), 399 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 569 (479 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,277 2-persons, 1,488 3-persons, 1,061 4-persons, 546 5-persons, 187 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2,511 1-person, 257 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
118 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (4 men, 10 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 135
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39
| Here: | 3.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 86
| Here: | 12.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |