Grant township, Woodbury County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 201 (all rural)
| Males: 103 |  (51.2%) |
| Females: 98 |  (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 201 (155 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 23% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Grant township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.48
| Grant township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.80
| Grant township: | $45,594 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $546 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,300 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
| : | $103,300 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $126,260
Here: $126,260 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $134,239
Here: $134,239 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $86,014
Here: $86,014 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,275
Here: $75,275 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,005
Here: $162,005 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $87,976
Here: $87,976 State: $46,008
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 17.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Grant township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Peiro Bethel Cemetery (1), Lucky Valley Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: East Fork Wolf Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
50% of Grant 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, 57% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 506
- Northeast: 27
- Midwest: 285
- South: 99
- West: 52
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 359
- One, attached: 9
- Two: 1
- Mobile homes: 119
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,100
Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 143 (6 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 77
- Construction (25%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Health care (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:
- German (25.0%)
- English (19.4%)
- United States or American (14.2%)
- Irish (12.9%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
- Polish (2.8%)
- Swiss (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 347 (81%)
- Carpooled: 44 (10%)
- Walked: 16 (4%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 23 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Wood (14%)
- Utility gas (2%)
98.4% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 972- In family households: 879 (237 male householders, 69 female householders)
244 spouses, 290 children (259 natural, 4 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 4 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 93 (33 male householders (26 living alone)), 47 female householders (42 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 12 2-persons,
46 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (3 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
| Here: | 1.5% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |