Monroe township, Monroe County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 325 (all rural)
| Males: 169 |  (52.0%) |
| Females: 156 |  (48.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 325 (298 owner occupied, 27 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 8% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Monroe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.69
| Monroe township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Monroe township: | $46,339 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $398 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,191 (it was $58,000 in 2000)
| : | $97,191 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $145,249
Here: $145,249 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $142,648
Here: $142,648 State: $193,868
Mobile homes: $51,290
Here: $51,290 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Monroe township: Mount Pleasant Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Foster Cemetery (1), Hayes Cemetery (2), Piper Cemetery (3), Enix Cemetery (4), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Kinser Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Monroe township: Cottonwood Pits State Game Management Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
40% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 80
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 59
- South: 12
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 19
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Food (15%)
- Construction (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Paper (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Educational services (32%)
- Accommodation and food services (20%)
- Personal and laundry services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (9%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
- Personal appearance workers (14%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (10%)
- Waiters and waitresses (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:
- United States or American (22.7%)
- Italian (19.7%)
- Irish (18.2%)
- German (9.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 68 (100%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (6%)
95.6% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 151- In family households: 151 (37 male householders, 8 female householders)
24 spouses, 64 children (50 natural, 0 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 0 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 8 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
68 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (5 men, 1 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: 5
| Here: | 45.5% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |