Marion township, Plymouth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 623 (all rural)
| Males: 318 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 305 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 623 (538 owner occupied, 85 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Marion township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
Median age of males: 38.9
Median age of females: 39.2
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Average household size: 2.81
| Marion township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
| Marion township: | $55,976 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $479 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $132,515 (it was $90,100 in 2000)
| : | $132,515 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Cities in this township include: Oyens.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Remsen Cemetery (1), Saint Marys Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 140
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 10
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 53
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Food (13%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Construction (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Health care (29%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Food (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (30%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Top executives (3%)
- Computer specialists (3%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:
- United States or American (34.8%)
- German (6.3%)
- English (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 57 (57%)
- Carpooled: 7 (7%)
- Walked: 10 (10%)
- Worked at home: 26 (26%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (60%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 157- In family households: 147 (44 male householders, 7 female householders)
33 spouses, 35 children (35 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person,
174 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (6 men, 2 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): 12
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |