Liberty township, Hancock County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 276 (all rural)
Males: 153 | (55.4%) |
Females: 123 | (44.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 276 (208 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 25% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Liberty township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Asian: 1.8%
Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 35.4
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Average household size: 2.79
Liberty township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
Liberty township: | $50,478 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $453 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,084 (it was $61,500 in 2000)
: | $87,084 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 8.6% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Liberty Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Galls Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Liberty township: Schuldt Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Liberty township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 826
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 42
- South: 54
- West: 48
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 364
- Two: 7
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 49
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,000
Housing units in Liberty township with a mortgage: 133 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 94
- Construction (14%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
- Secondary school teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Liberty township:
- United States or American (47.3%)
- German (7.7%)
- English (7.0%)
- Irish (4.6%)
- Scottish (3.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
- Norwegian (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 421 (85%)
- Carpooled: 54 (11%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 9 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (56%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (3%)
99.1% of residents of Liberty township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 980- In family households: 923 (296 male householders, 37 female householders)
290 spouses, 214 children (204 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 31 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 57 (25 male householders (21 living alone)), 26 female householders (23 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 184 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 7 2-persons,
77 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 6.8% |
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% |