Jackson township, Webster County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 404 (all rural)
| Males: 215 |  (53.2%) |
| Females: 189 |  (46.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 404 (345 owner occupied, 59 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 40.0
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.61
| Jackson township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.15
| Jackson township: | $42,137 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $465 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,063 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| : | $86,063 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Clare.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Jackson township: Saint Patricks Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint James Cemetery (1), Saint Patricks Cemetery (2), Jackson Center Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 363
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 28
- South: 18
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 158
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 3
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $53,000
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 61 (2 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 42
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Other direct selling establishments (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- Irish (38.9%)
- German (23.3%)
- United States or American (11.3%)
- Norwegian (7.8%)
- Czech (5.1%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
- English (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 167 (82%)
- Carpooled: 6 (3%)
- Walked: 12 (6%)
- Worked at home: 19 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (91%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.6% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 429- In family households: 385 (104 male householders, 11 female householders)
105 spouses, 150 children (121 natural, 6 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 44 (18 male householders (6 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 20 1-person, 12 2-persons,
93 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (4 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 1.4% |
| 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: 4
| Here: | 23.5% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |