Jackson township, Clarke County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 577 (all rural)
| Males: 298 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 279 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 577 (410 owner occupied, 167 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 29% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 89.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.7%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 34.2
Median age of females: 34.2
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Average household size: 2.79
| Jackson township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Jackson township: | $43,538 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $460 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,676 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
| : | $86,676 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 26.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 18.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Woodburn.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Ottawa Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2), Lewis Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Brush Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
58% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 499
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 33
- South: 18
- West: 37
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 65
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 46 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Food (16%)
- Wood products (11%)
- Construction (7%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Food (17%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Health care (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- United States or American (32.4%)
- German (25.9%)
- English (19.1%)
- Irish (6.2%)
- Dutch (2.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Norwegian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 201 (70%)
- Carpooled: 70 (24%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (9%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.8% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 589- In family households: 536 (150 male householders, 38 female householders)
123 spouses, 203 children (191 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 1 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 53 (16 male householders (7 living alone)), 15 female householders (13 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 89 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 6 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 2 4-persons,
126 married couples with children.
31 single-parent households (16 men, 15 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% |