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Magnolia township, Harrison County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (0% naturalized citizens)

Magnolia township:

3.1%
Whole state:

3.1%

69% of Magnolia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 939
  • Northeast: 3
  • Midwest: 53
  • South: 75
  • West: 20

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Magnolia township, IA map Magnolia township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $22,900


Housing units in Magnolia township with a mortgage: 91 (5 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 130

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 5
  • 1995 to 1998: 40
  • 1990 to 1994: 32
  • 1980 to 1989: 87
  • 1970 to 1979: 115
  • 1960 to 1969: 71
  • 1950 to 1959: 56
  • 1940 to 1949: 45
  • 1939 or earlier: 85

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Magnolia township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 4
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 23
  • 4 rooms: 41
  • 5 rooms: 118
  • 6 rooms: 100
  • 7 rooms: 38
  • 8 rooms: 27
  • 9 or more rooms: 14

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Magnolia township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 16
  • 4 rooms: 21
  • 5 rooms: 12
  • 6 rooms: 11
  • 7 rooms: 11
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Magnolia township:

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 21
  • 2 bedrooms: 99
  • 3 bedrooms: 198
  • 4 bedrooms: 34
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Magnolia township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 20
  • 2 bedrooms: 26
  • 3 bedrooms: 25
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Magnolia township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 30
  • 1 vehicle: 131
  • 2 vehicles: 137
  • 3 vehicles: 52
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Magnolia township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 34
  • 2 vehicles: 15
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 1

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (23%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Repair and maintenance (10%)
  • Machinery (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Utilities (4%)
  • Food (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Food and beverage stores (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Personal and laundry services (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (19%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Financial managers (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Painters and paperhangers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Magnolia township:

  • United States or American (26.3%)
  • Irish (9.2%)
  • English (4.7%)
  • German (3.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (1.8%)
  • European (1.6%)
  • French (except Basque) (0.8%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Wood (17%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

94.7% of residents of Magnolia township speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,111

Size of family households: 123 2-persons, 99 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 122 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 3-persons,

170 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (3 men, 16 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: 8
Here:

14.5%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Magnolia township:

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