Lincoln township, Johnson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 24.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 249 (all rural)
| Males: 124 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 125 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 249 (170 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 32% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Lincoln township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Black: 1.6%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 36.5
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Average household size: 2.62
| Lincoln township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Lincoln township: | $51,606 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $723 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $197,100 (it was $123,700 in 2000)
| : | $197,100 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $253,508
Here: $253,508 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $195,756
Here: $195,756 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $160,106
Here: $160,106 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,205
Here: $131,205 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $124,439
Here: $124,439 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $25,786
Here: $25,786 State: $46,008
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
70% of Lincoln township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 450
- Northeast: 1
- Midwest: 68
- South: 42
- West: 21
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 244
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 37
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,100
Housing units in Lincoln township with a mortgage: 47 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (21%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Health care (5%)
- Health care (27%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Construction laborers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Postsecondary teachers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (6%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Lincoln township:
- United States or American (29.7%)
- English (11.4%)
- Irish (10.8%)
- German (9.5%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
- Dutch (2.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 164 (74%)
- Carpooled: 34 (15%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 5 (2%)
- Other means: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 11 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Wood (26%)
- Electricity (9%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
99.6% of residents of Lincoln township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 582- In family households: 508 (153 male householders, 28 female householders)
144 spouses, 166 children (138 natural, 6 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 74 (26 male householders (21 living alone)), 39 female householders (39 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 16 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
55 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (2 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 7.4% |
| 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: 3
| Here: | 17.6% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |