Jefferson township, Henry County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (29% naturalized citizens)
| Jefferson township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
60% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 816
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 63
- South: 250
- West: 30
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
45 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 285
- One, attached: 11
- Mobile homes: 197
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 36 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 108
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Warehousing and storage (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- United States or American (31.0%)
- Irish (17.2%)
- English (4.0%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- German (3.6%)
- Acadian/Cajun (1.8%)
- Italian (1.4%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 313 (79%)
- Carpooled: 79 (20%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
45 people in nursing homes
94.6% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (36% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 60% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,166- In family households: 1,030 (263 male householders, 61 female householders)
282 spouses, 359 children (318 natural, 9 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 4 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 136 (60 male householders (43 living alone)), 52 female householders (45 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 88 1-person, 22 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
321 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (17 men, 50 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 12.5% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |