Jackson township, Linn County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population: 1,524 (all rural)
| Males: 761 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 763 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,524 (1,285 owner occupied, 239 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.4
Median age of females: 37.1
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Average household size: 2.71
| Jackson township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Jackson township: | $56,151 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $571 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $145,400 (it was $97,200 in 2000)
| : | $145,400 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $170,101
Here: $170,101 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $146,372
Here: $146,372 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $99,089
Here: $99,089 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,903
Here: $96,903 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,720
Here: $131,720 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $27,841
Here: $27,841 State: $46,008
| Population density: 43 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 15.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Coggon.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jackson township: Valley Farm (A), Nugent (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Nugents Grove Cemetery (1), Oakhill Cemetery (2), Blodgett Cemetery (3), Mills Cemetery (4), Paris Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Walton Creek (A), Nugents Creek (B), Justins Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Jackson township include: Buffalo Creek County Parkway (1), Pinicon Ridge County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
47% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 207
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 12
- South: 22
- West: 14
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 69
- Mobile homes: 34
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,900
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (9%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Public administration (24%)
- Apparel (15%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (11%)
- Leather and allied products (9%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Health care (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (20%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (26%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (24%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (20%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- Irish (26.2%)
- German (20.9%)
- European (18.6%)
- English (14.5%)
- United States or American (5.8%)
- British (1.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99 (83%)
- Carpooled: 19 (16%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (50%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (10%)
99.2% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 259- In family households: 238 (58 male householders, 13 female householders)
51 spouses, 96 children (75 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 21 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 11 female householders (11 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person,
346 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (24 men, 28 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 19.1% |
| 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% |