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Moville township, Woodbury County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 355 (all rural)

Males: 188  (53.0%)
Females: 167  (47.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 355 (271 owner occupied, 84 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

28%


Races in Moville township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
  • Asian: 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.7%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.9

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Average household size: 2.91

Moville township:

2.9 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.15

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($56,250 in 1999)
Moville township:

$45,594
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $546 (lower quartile is $299, upper quartile is $515)
Here:

$546
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,300 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
:

$103,300
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,600 - $152,100

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $126,260
Here:

$126,260
State:

$159,697

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,239
Here:

$134,239
State:

$193,868

In 2-unit structures: $86,014
Here:

$86,014
State:

$120,896

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $75,275
Here:

$75,275
State:

$122,004

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $162,005
Here:

$162,005
State:

$118,952

Mobile homes: $87,976
Here:

$87,976
State:

$46,008
Population density: 10 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

2.4%
Whole state:

9.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

2.4%
Whole state:

3.8%

 

56% of Moville township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% 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: 300
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 21
  • South: 4
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500


Housing units in Moville township with a mortgage: 34 (15 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 8
  • 1995 to 1998: 3
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 16
  • 1970 to 1979: 12
  • 1960 to 1969: 5
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 70

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 3
  • 6 rooms: 26
  • 7 rooms: 24
  • 8 rooms: 14
  • 9 or more rooms: 12

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 4
  • 3 bedrooms: 44
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Moville township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 10
  • 3 bedrooms: 5
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 5
  • 2 vehicles: 44
  • 3 vehicles: 17
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 24
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
  • Food (13%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Office supplies and stationery stores (5%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (30%)
  • Social assistance (14%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (13%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Other financial specialists (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Moville township:

  • German (48.1%)
  • Irish (15.6%)
  • Norwegian (12.6%)
  • Dutch (6.1%)
  • Polish (3.1%)
  • Danish (2.3%)
  • English (2.3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Utility gas (5%)

96.9% of residents of Moville township speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 333

Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 17 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,

91 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (3 men, 7 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
Here:

11.9%
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:

50.0%
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 Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Moville township:

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