Mason township, Taylor County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 32.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 181 (all rural)
| Males: 101 |  (55.8%) |
| Females: 80 |  (44.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 181 (148 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Mason township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 39.0
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Average household size: 2.62
| Mason township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Mason township: | $44,130 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $344 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,789 (it was $43,500 in 2000)
| : | $67,789 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 5.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
River: West Branch One Hundred and Two River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Mason township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 143
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 48
- South: 0
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $58,300
Housing units in Mason township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (21%)
- Public administration (19%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
- Public administration (29%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (17%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mason township:
- German (38.2%)
- Irish (15.4%)
- English (12.5%)
- French (except Basque) (9.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.7%)
- United States or American (3.7%)
- Czech (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 68 (61%)
- Carpooled: 30 (27%)
- Other means: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 12 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
- Wood (24%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 195- In family households: 176 (51 male householders, 4 female householders)
57 spouses, 64 children (63 natural, 0 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (10 male householders (5 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 24 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 10 1-person, 5 2-persons,
41 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 17.4% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |