Highland township, Wapello County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 279 (all rural)
| Males: 146 |  (52.3%) |
| Females: 133 |  (47.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 279 (204 owner occupied, 75 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Highland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Asian: 0.4%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.49
| Highland township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Highland township: | $40,946 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $463 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,448 (it was $51,600 in 2000)
| : | $80,448 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 15.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Highland township: Highland School (A), Wapello County Home (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hook Cemetery (1), Nasby Corner Cemetery (2), County Farm Cemetery (3), McCormick Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Spring Branch (B), Little Cedar Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
77% of Highland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 120
- Northeast: 15
- Midwest: 5
- South: 14
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 43
- Mobile homes: 25
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,200
Housing units in Highland township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 22
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (54%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Warehousing and storage (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Health care (37%)
- Educational services (19%)
- U. S. Postal service (14%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Private households (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (27%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (27%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)
- Registered nurses (22%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
- Therapists (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Highland township:
- United States or American (69.5%)
- English (14.3%)
- Russian (8.6%)
- Irish (7.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 58 (92%)
- Carpooled: 5 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Wood (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 166- In family households: 153 (37 male householders, 12 female householders)
35 spouses, 55 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 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: 19 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 16 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person,
60 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 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% |