Lafayette township, Bremer County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 30.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 582 (all rural)
Males: 296 | (50.9%) |
Females: 286 | (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 582 (514 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Lafayette township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 40.2
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Average household size: 2.77
Lafayette township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
Lafayette township: | $61,281 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $484 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,339 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
: | $148,339 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 19 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Spring Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Andrews Cemetery (1), Spring Lake Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Lafayette township: Cedar Bend County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Lafayette township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 466
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 49
- South: 14
- West: 12
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 212
Housing units in Lafayette township with a mortgage: 91 (0 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
- Construction (31%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Electricians (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Customer service representatives (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lafayette township:
- German (57.2%)
- United States or American (16.9%)
- Danish (5.1%)
- Irish (4.5%)
- English (4.3%)
- Norwegian (4.1%)
- European (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 281 (85%)
- Carpooled: 10 (3%)
- Worked at home: 39 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65%)
- Wood (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Utility gas (6%)
95.6% of residents of Lafayette township speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 541- In family households: 484 (142 male householders, 19 female householders)
154 spouses, 154 children (143 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (27 male householders (27 living alone)), 26 female householders (22 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 49 1-person, 4 2-persons,
127 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (3 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 5.6% |
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% |