Jackson township, Washington County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 397 (all rural)
| Males: 213 |  (53.7%) |
| Females: 184 |  (46.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 397 (273 owner occupied, 124 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 31% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 34.3
Median age of females: 35.8
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Average household size: 2.78
| Jackson township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Jackson township: | $56,186 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $521 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,348 (it was $84,200 in 2000)
| : | $124,348 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $154,332
Here: $154,332 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $168,145
Here: $168,145 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $110,316
Here: $110,316 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,619
Here: $89,619 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $18,976
Here: $18,976 State: $46,008
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Pleasant Plain Cemetery (1), Grand Prairie Cemetery (2), Locust Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% 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: 376
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 25
- South: 0
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 146
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $44,000
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 39 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Transportation equipment (21%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Paper (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Construction (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (3%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Food and beverage stores (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Management of companies and enterprises (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (25%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Engineers (6%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
- Registered nurses (14%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (48.0%)
- English (12.8%)
- Irish (10.9%)
- Czech (5.9%)
- United States or American (4.6%)
- French (except Basque) (3.9%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 146 (66%)
- Carpooled: 45 (20%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 26 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- No fuel used (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 411- In family households: 348 (89 male householders, 24 female householders)
94 spouses, 135 children (113 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 63 (35 male householders (23 living alone)), 16 female householders (16 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 54 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 30 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 12 2-persons,
115 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (7 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 22.1% |
| 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% |