Jackson township, Jones County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 428 (all rural)
| Males: 229 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 199 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 428 (327 owner occupied, 101 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 24% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.82
| Jackson township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Jackson township: | $56,143 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,654 (it was $81,500 in 2000)
| : | $124,654 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 10.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 8.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jackson township: Wayside (A), Iowa State Penal Farm (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Jackson township: Antioch Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1), Grafft Cemetery (2), Hazel Green Cemetery (3), Antioch Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Central Park Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Jackson township: Central Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
64% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 841
- Northeast: 18
- Midwest: 217
- South: 201
- West: 108
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 524
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 57
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,800
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 156 (10 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 106
- Construction (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
- Food (5%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Food (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- United States or American (40.3%)
- German (10.4%)
- English (9.6%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- European (5.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.1%)
- French (except Basque) (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 479 (72%)
- Carpooled: 131 (20%)
- Walked: 16 (2%)
- Worked at home: 36 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (38%)
- Wood (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
99.4% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,340- In family households: 1,240 (366 male householders, 55 female householders)
385 spouses, 351 children (303 natural, 5 adopted, 43 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 8 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 100 (48 male householders (42 living alone)), 39 female householders (33 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 45 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 217 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 12 2-persons,
105 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (5 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 5.1% |
| 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% |