Grant township, Carroll County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 33.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 462 (all rural)
| Males: 239 |  (51.7%) |
| Females: 223 |  (48.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 454 (353 owner occupied, 101 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 3.17
| Grant township: | 3.2 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.30
| Grant township: | $50,074 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,911 (it was $77,500 in 2000)
| : | $107,911 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $129,354
Here: $129,354 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $165,168
Here: $165,168 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $94,930
Here: $94,930 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,357
Here: $67,357 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,369
Here: $70,369 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $38,148
Here: $38,148 State: $46,008
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Grant township: Carroll City Wastewater Plant (A), Carroll Country Club (B), Swan Lake Farmstead Museum (C), Carroll County Home (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Grant township include: Grace Christian Fellowship (A), Faith Baptist Church (B), Church of Christ (C), Saint Johns Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Swan Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Storm Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Grant township include: Northeast Park (1), Swan Lake State Park (2), Hazelton Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
53% of Grant township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 473
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 48
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 133
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 10
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 31 (1 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Construction (19%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Food (14%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (21%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (18%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (16%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:
- German (72.9%)
- Norwegian (10.9%)
- United States or American (6.9%)
- Irish (3.1%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Italian (1.1%)
- Czech (0.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 216 (82%)
- Carpooled: 7 (3%)
- Walked: 11 (4%)
- Worked at home: 31 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96.3% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 513- In family households: 499 (128 male householders, 6 female householders)
141 spouses, 224 children (209 natural, 0 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14 (7 male householders (6 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 55 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person, 1 2-persons,
121 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53
| Here: | 54.6% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |