Goshen township, Muscatine County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 30.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 632 (all rural)
| Males: 336 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 296 |  (46.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 604 (466 owner occupied, 138 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Goshen township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.0%
- Black: 1.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.54
| Goshen township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
| Goshen township: | $52,697 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $555 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,002 (it was $82,200 in 2000)
| : | $127,002 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 37.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 15.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Atalissa.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Goshen township: Cedar Valley Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Overman Cemetery (1), Timberlake Cemetery (2), Weiss Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Mosquito Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
43% of Goshen township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% 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: 150
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 21
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
28 people in other workers' dormitories
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 52
- Mobile homes: 42
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Goshen township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Construction (12%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Food (30%)
- Health care (11%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (22%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Goshen township:
- United States or American (35.3%)
- Irish (33.8%)
- English (17.6%)
- Welsh (10.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 80 (72%)
- Carpooled: 26 (23%)
- Walked: 5 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Other fuel (6%)
28 people in other workers' dormitories
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 171- In family households: 145 (49 male householders, 4 female householders)
51 spouses, 31 children (31 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 5 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 6 2-persons,
120 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (10 men, 7 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% |