Okoboji township, Dickinson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,087 (85% urban, 15% rural)
| Males: 1,013 |  (48.5%) |
| Females: 1,074 |  (51.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 2,042 (1,625 owner occupied, 417 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Okoboji township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.8
Median age of females: 42.3
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Average household size: 2.35
| Okoboji township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Okoboji township: | $56,554 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $493 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $163,040 (it was $94,700 in 2000)
| : | $163,040 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 58 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 12.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Milford.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Okoboji township: Reiser Farms (A), Double J Farm (B), El Farms (C), Rollandale Stock Farm (D), Clark Museum of Area History (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Okoboji township: Little Sioux Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1), Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Okoboji Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Milford Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Okoboji township include: Judd Wildlife Area (1), Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
67% of Okoboji township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1073
- Northeast: 9
- Midwest: 58
- South: 102
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $80,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
44 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 350
- One, attached: 14
- Mobile homes: 214
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,700
Housing units in Okoboji township with a mortgage: 55 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 113
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Okoboji township:
- United States or American (48.2%)
- German (14.4%)
- Irish (10.0%)
- English (8.1%)
- Dutch (4.1%)
- European (2.9%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 522 (85%)
- Carpooled: 67 (11%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
- Worked at home: 11 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (43%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Wood (9%)
- Utility gas (2%)
44 people in nursing homes
99.2% of residents of Okoboji township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,259- In family households: 1,082 (304 male householders, 52 female householders)
280 spouses, 345 children (307 natural, 11 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 16 other relatives, 15 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 177 (76 male householders (54 living alone)), 71 female householders (71 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 151 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 125 1-person, 17 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
375 married couples with children.
102 single-parent households (31 men, 71 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: | 100.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |