Layton township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,002 (all rural)
| Males: 500 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 502 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,002 (810 owner occupied, 192 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Layton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.51
| Layton township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Layton township: | $50,557 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $607 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,600 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $121,600 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $153,442
Here: $153,442 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $212,689
Here: $212,689 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $145,098
Here: $145,098 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,279
Here: $99,279 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $31,025
Here: $31,025 State: $46,008
| Population density: 28 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Walnut.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Walnut Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Layton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% 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: 668
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 88
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $51,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 215
- Mobile homes: 114
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Layton township with a mortgage: 61 (8 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 67
- Construction (14%)
- Truck transportation (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Food (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Layton township:
- United States or American (21.7%)
- English (12.2%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- African (3.0%)
- Scottish (2.8%)
- European (1.3%)
- German (1.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 299 (85%)
- Carpooled: 41 (12%)
- Other means: 9 (3%)
- Worked at home: 4 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (33%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Wood (8%)
98.9% of residents of Layton township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 777- In family households: 709 (208 male householders, 31 female householders)
166 spouses, 226 children (173 natural, 27 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 18 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 68 (22 male householders (18 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 46 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 4 2-persons,
224 married couples with children.
36 single-parent households (16 men, 20 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 3.8% |
| 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% |