Jefferson township, Dubuque County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 42.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 1,328 (all rural)
| Males: 705 |  (53.1%) |
| Females: 623 |  (46.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,328 (1,165 owner occupied, 163 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.86
| Jefferson township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.20
| Jefferson township: | $51,735 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $548 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $146,100 (it was $91,900 in 2000)
| : | $146,100 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $183,041
Here: $183,041 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $289,722
Here: $289,722 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $121,480
Here: $121,480 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,884
Here: $152,884 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,426
Here: $120,426 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $58,705
Here: $58,705 State: $46,008
| Population density: 31 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Rickardsville, Sherrill, Balltown.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jefferson township: Camp Burton (A), Waupeton School (B), Mangold School (C), Finley Landing Post Light (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Jefferson township: Saint Paul Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery (1), Saint Francis Assisi Cemetery (2), Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery (3), Saint Matthews Lutheran Cemetery (4), International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (5), Congregational Rock Cemetery (6), Durango Congregational Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Basswood Creek (A), Bunker Chute (B), Middle Fork Little Maquoketa River (C), Haberkorn Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Jefferson township: Finleys Landing Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
75% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1172
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 105
- South: 14
- West: 53
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $200,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 463
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 10
- Mobile homes: 22
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 108 (7 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 130
- Construction (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Food (6%)
- Health care (23%)
- Food (13%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- German (70.6%)
- English (8.6%)
- United States or American (7.1%)
- Irish (6.4%)
- Norwegian (1.5%)
- Swedish (0.7%)
- British (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 526 (79%)
- Carpooled: 46 (7%)
- Walked: 19 (3%)
- Worked at home: 74 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (5%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.7% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,346- In family households: 1,243 (334 male householders, 53 female householders)
347 spouses, 491 children (460 natural, 25 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 2 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 103 (54 male householders (40 living alone)), 29 female householders (28 living alone)), 20 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 190 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 68 1-person, 13 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
317 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (14 men, 29 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
| Here: | 30.3% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |