Osceola township, Clarke County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 32.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 481 (3% urban, 97% rural)
Males: 223 | (46.4%) |
Females: 258 | (53.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 401 (334 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Osceola township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 43.9
Median age of females: 46.0
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Average household size: 2.78
Osceola township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
Osceola township: | $43,538 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $460 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,676 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
: | $86,676 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 3.2% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 3.2% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Osceola township: Osceola Seventh Day Adventist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: East Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Osceola township: East Lake County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Osceola township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 516
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 29
- West: 13
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
80 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 127
- Mobile homes: 23
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Osceola township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Finance and insurance (18%)
- Social assistance (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Printing workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (15%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Other financial specialists (8%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Legal support workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Osceola township:
- German (33.1%)
- United States or American (15.6%)
- British (11.7%)
- English (9.7%)
- Italian (8.9%)
- Irish (8.6%)
- Swedish (7.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 172 (63%)
- Carpooled: 73 (27%)
- Walked: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 25 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Electricity (10%)
80 people in nursing homes
98.3% of residents of Osceola township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 483- In family households: 439 (115 male householders, 10 female householders)
105 spouses, 180 children (171 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 44 (19 male householders (16 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 22 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 78 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 41 2-persons, 33 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 16 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 3 7-or-more-persons,
87 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (1 men, 8 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): 7
Here: | 13.2% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |