Griggs township, Ida County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,711 (all rural)
| Males: 779 |  (45.5%) |
| Females: 932 |  (54.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,656 (1,310 owner occupied, 346 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Griggs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 42.0
Median age of females: 43.3
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Average household size: 2.33
| Griggs township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
| Griggs township: | $43,773 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $306 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $77,998 (it was $59,400 in 2000)
| : | $77,998 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 48 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 5.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Holstein.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Norwegian Cemetery (1), OLGC Cemetery (2), Holstein Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
43% of Griggs 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, 60% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 456
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 19
- South: 167
- West: 51
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
55 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 203
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 87
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Griggs township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Construction (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Leather and allied products (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Religious workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Griggs township:
- United States or American (43.4%)
- German (13.2%)
- Irish (12.5%)
- English (9.0%)
- French (except Basque) (3.0%)
- Polish (1.2%)
- Italian (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 252 (78%)
- Carpooled: 57 (18%)
- Walked: 16 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (47%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Wood (17%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- No fuel used (1%)
55 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
99.2% of residents of Griggs township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 702- In family households: 618 (180 male householders, 17 female householders)
176 spouses, 203 children (151 natural, 5 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 22 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (25 male householders (17 living alone)), 39 female householders (32 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 8 2-persons, 7 3-persons,
325 married couples with children.
77 single-parent households (18 men, 59 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 30.8% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |