Highland township, Union County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 286 (all rural)
Males: 150 | (52.4%) |
Females: 136 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 286 (246 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Highland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
Median age of males: 41.3
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.75
Highland township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
Highland township: | $45,172 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $431 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,516 (it was $59,000 in 2000)
: | $93,516 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 10.0% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 3.3% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Highland Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: County Home Cemetery (1), Graceland Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Twelve Mile Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Highland township: Cedar County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Highland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 202
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 18
- South: 37
- West: 17
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 71
- Mobile homes: 54
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800
Housing units in Highland township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Construction (27%)
- Repair and maintenance (14%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (11%)
- Wood products (8%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (36%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (22%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Woodworkers (8%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Highland township:
- United States or American (31.4%)
- English (17.8%)
- Irish (14.7%)
- German (7.9%)
- Polish (4.7%)
- French (except Basque) (4.2%)
- Scottish (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 84 (67%)
- Carpooled: 33 (26%)
- Worked at home: 9 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Wood (19%)
- No fuel used (2%)
99.2% of residents of Highland 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: 276- In family households: 243 (66 male householders, 20 female householders)
77 spouses, 65 children (47 natural, 4 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (15 male householders (15 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 52 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person,
67 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |