High Point township, Decatur County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 169 (all rural)
| Males: 86 |  (50.9%) |
| Females: 83 |  (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 169 (136 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in High Point township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 43.8
Median age of females: 43.3
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Average household size: 2.77
| High Point township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| High Point township: | $36,596 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $361 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $79,325 (it was $51,900 in 2000)
| : | $79,325 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Trullinger Cemetery (1), McCullough Cemetery (2), High Point Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Cobbville Creek (A), Jonathan Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
59% of High Point township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 103
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 16
- South: 19
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 54
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in High Point township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
- Construction (16%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Educational services (34%)
- Health care (28%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (26%)
- Construction laborers (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (8%)
- Secondary school teachers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Therapists (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (7%)
- Computer specialists (7%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in High Point township:
- United States or American (73.8%)
- Scottish (7.8%)
- French (except Basque) (6.8%)
- German (5.8%)
- Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 44 (72%)
- Carpooled: 9 (15%)
- Walked: 3 (5%)
- Worked at home: 5 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Wood (11%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 158- In family households: 145 (39 male householders, 4 female householders)
42 spouses, 56 children (49 natural, 0 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 14 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
35 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
| Here: | 44.0% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |