Lake township, Wright County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 404 (35% urban, 65% rural)
| Males: 218 |  (54.0%) |
| Females: 186 |  (46.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 404 (272 owner occupied, 132 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 33% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 79.5%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 32.0
Median age of females: 33.0
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Average household size: 2.69
| Lake township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.14
| Lake township: | $45,542 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $421 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,200 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $73,200 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lake township: Sebby Farm (A), North Central Coop Elevator (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lake township include: Holmes Baptist Church (A), Holmes Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
81% of Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% 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: 258
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 48
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 10.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 137
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,800
Housing units in Lake township with a mortgage: 20 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (40%)
- Machinery (16%)
- Health care (7%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Textile mills and textile products (12%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
- Warehousing and storage (10%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Social scientists and related workers (9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Customer service representatives (16%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (14%)
- Printing workers (12%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lake township:
- United States or American (73.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (9.8%)
- German (6.7%)
- French (except Basque) (3.6%)
- English (2.7%)
- European (1.8%)
- Irish (0.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 93 (58%)
- Carpooled: 60 (37%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 6 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Wood (19%)
- Electricity (2%)
99.4% of residents of Lake township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 331- In family households: 295 (87 male householders, 13 female householders)
94 spouses, 91 children (76 natural, 8 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 13 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person,
87 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (9 men, 8 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |