Omega township, O'Brien County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 7 (53% naturalized citizens)
| Omega township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
55% of Omega township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1014
- Northeast: 78
- Midwest: 352
- South: 261
- West: 156
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $28,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 589
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 14
- 3 or 4: 56
- 10 to 19: 8
- 20 to 49: 24
- Mobile homes: 127
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,300
Housing units in Omega township with a mortgage: 206 (7 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140
- Construction (20%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (13%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Other financial specialists (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Omega township:
- United States or American (35.8%)
- German (19.1%)
- Irish (13.0%)
- English (9.0%)
- French (except Basque) (2.7%)
- Italian (2.2%)
- Dutch (1.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Japan (26%)
- United Kingdom (21%)
- Germany (16%)
- South Africa (16%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Canada (11%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 492 (76%)
- Carpooled: 78 (12%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (0%)
- Walked: 22 (3%)
- Other means: 9 (1%)
- Worked at home: 48 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Wood (14%)
- Utility gas (3%)
97.5% of residents of Omega township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,804- In family households: 1,505 (390 male householders, 102 female householders)
423 spouses, 496 children (434 natural, 30 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 46 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 18 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 299 (98 male householders (71 living alone)), 164 female householders (159 living alone)), 37 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 79 (54 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 225 2-persons, 116 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 230 1-person, 29 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons,
71 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (2 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
| Here: | 12.1% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
| Here: | 24.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 23.1% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |