New Oregon township, Howard County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)
| New Oregon township: | 0.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
59% of New Oregon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 114
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 9
- South: 36
- West: 11
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 53
- Mobile homes: 32
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,600
Housing units in New Oregon township with a mortgage: 3 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13
- Repair and maintenance (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Plastics and rubber products (14%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (14%)
- Construction (9%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Food (36%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (23%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Other direct selling establishments (9%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (18%)
- Religious workers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Computer specialists (9%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Food processing workers (36%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (23%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (14%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (9%)
- Cashiers (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in New Oregon township:
- United States or American (23.8%)
- German (18.8%)
- Scottish (13.8%)
- Northern European (8.8%)
- Irish (7.5%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Italian (3.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 27 (61%)
- Carpooled: 13 (30%)
- Worked at home: 4 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (50%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
- Electricity (11%)
91.7% of residents of New Oregon township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
5.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 175- In family households: 158 (37 male householders, 15 female householders)
37 spouses, 37 children (31 natural, 4 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 8 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 17 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (4 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 16 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 2 2-persons,
163 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (12 men, 17 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 17.9% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |