Otter Creek township, Tama County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 311 (all rural)
| Males: 168 |  (54.0%) |
| Females: 143 |  (46.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 311 (247 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Otter Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.6%
Median age of males: 42.1
Median age of females: 43.5
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Average household size: 2.66
| Otter Creek township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.82
| Otter Creek township: | $52,055 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $449 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,419 (it was $67,900 in 2000)
| : | $103,419 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $136,877
Here: $136,877 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $154,219
Here: $154,219 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $119,025
Here: $119,025 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,611
Here: $139,611 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,575
Here: $117,575 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $53,522
Here: $53,522 State: $46,008
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Hayes Cemetery (1), Holy Trinity Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Otter Creek township: Site of Former Gladstone Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Otter Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% 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: 364
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 43
- South: 6
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 155
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500
Housing units in Otter Creek township with a mortgage: 32 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Paper (18%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Construction (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (24%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Paper (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Registered nurses (13%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Otter Creek township:
- Czech (41.9%)
- United States or American (20.1%)
- German (15.7%)
- Irish (7.0%)
- English (3.8%)
- Norwegian (3.5%)
- Dutch (2.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 206 (85%)
- Carpooled: 20 (8%)
- Worked at home: 15 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
- Wood (3%)
- Electricity (2%)
95.2% of residents of Otter Creek township speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 415- In family households: 367 (111 male householders, 14 female householders)
117 spouses, 105 children (105 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 14 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (21 male householders (15 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 36 1-person, 6 2-persons,
56 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (4 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 20.9% |
| 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |