Neola township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,180 (all rural)
| Males: 568 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 612 |  (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,180 (940 owner occupied, 240 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Neola township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 37.5
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Average household size: 2.56
| Neola township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
| Neola township: | $50,557 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $607 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,600 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $121,600 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $153,442
Here: $153,442 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $212,689
Here: $212,689 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $145,098
Here: $145,098 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,279
Here: $99,279 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $31,025
Here: $31,025 State: $46,008
| Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Neola.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Quail Run Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Neola Cemetery (1), Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Neola Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Neola township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1010
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 159
- South: 17
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 427
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 3
- 3 or 4: 20
- 5 to 9: 24
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,600
Housing units in Neola township with a mortgage: 194 (21 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 111
- Construction (16%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (3%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Health care (16%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other financial specialists (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Neola township:
- German (49.5%)
- English (13.9%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- United States or American (9.5%)
- Danish (4.8%)
- Norwegian (2.9%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 494 (82%)
- Carpooled: 77 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 9 (2%)
- Worked at home: 18 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (2%)
98.6% of residents of Neola township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,202- In family households: 1,087 (287 male householders, 68 female householders)
280 spouses, 413 children (393 natural, 11 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 115 (47 male householders (38 living alone)), 54 female householders (51 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 157 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 12 2-persons,
262 married couples with children.
54 single-parent households (19 men, 35 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): 2
| Here: | 1.9% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |