Oakland township, Franklin County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 6 (57% naturalized citizens)
| Oakland township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
55% of Oakland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1803
- Northeast: 218
- Midwest: 101
- South: 305
- West: 141
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 636
- One, attached: 18
- Mobile homes: 648
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,500
Housing units in Oakland township with a mortgage: 157 (0 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 217
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (51%)
- Construction (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (3%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Chemicals (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (10%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (40%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (16%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (3%)
- Cashiers (13%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Oakland township:
- United States or American (55.9%)
- English (12.6%)
- Irish (9.5%)
- German (4.3%)
- Scottish (3.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.8%)
- Welsh (2.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other Northern Europe (57%)
- Mexico (43%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 848 (78%)
- Carpooled: 174 (16%)
- Other means: 19 (2%)
- Worked at home: 46 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (68%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Utility gas (1%)
97.2% of residents of Oakland township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 39% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,588- In family households: 2,163 (622 male householders, 134 female householders)
635 spouses, 649 children (581 natural, 0 adopted, 68 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 23 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 425 (194 male householders (156 living alone)), 158 female householders (133 living alone)), 73 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 378 2-persons, 180 3-persons, 141 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 14 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 289 1-person, 57 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
36 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (6 men, 4 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: 9
| Here: | 6.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |