Malcom township, Poweshiek County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 646 (all rural)
Males: 322 | (49.8%) |
Females: 324 | (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 646 (545 owner occupied, 101 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Malcom township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 40.0
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Average household size: 2.53
Malcom township: | 2.5 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.97
Malcom township: | $50,724 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $486 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $120,060 (it was $81,800 in 2000)
: | $120,060 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.9% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 2.7% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Malcom.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Malcom township: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Trinity Cemetery (1), Ivy Hill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Malcom 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, 66% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 552
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 46
- South: 20
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 223
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 8
- 10 to 19: 4
- Mobile homes: 27
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Malcom township with a mortgage: 74 (2 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Food (21%)
- Construction (9%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Food (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Malcom township:
- German (39.4%)
- United States or American (16.2%)
- Irish (14.4%)
- Czech (4.3%)
- Norwegian (4.0%)
- Scottish (4.0%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 276 (78%)
- Carpooled: 33 (9%)
- Walked: 9 (3%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 32 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
97.7% of residents of Malcom township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 644- In family households: 531 (151 male householders, 15 female householders)
161 spouses, 182 children (174 natural, 1 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 113 (45 male householders (38 living alone)), 31 female householders (22 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 60 1-person, 6 2-persons, 10 3-persons,
142 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (0 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 7.5% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here: | 12.5% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
Here: | 9.1% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |