Palmyra township, Warren County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 23.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 491 (all rural)
| Males: 235 |  (47.9%) |
| Females: 256 |  (52.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 491 (429 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Palmyra township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
- Black: 0.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.70
| Palmyra township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Palmyra township: | $63,082 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $632 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $157,323 (it was $102,600 in 2000)
| : | $157,323 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Palmyra Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Skinaway Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
67% of Palmyra township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% 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: 378
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 59
- South: 0
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 180
- Mobile homes: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $94,000
Housing units in Palmyra township with a mortgage: 42 (12 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Construction (12%)
- Plastics and rubber products (9%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Health care (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Carpenters (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Child care workers (11%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Legal support workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Palmyra township:
- German (29.5%)
- United States or American (19.0%)
- Irish (14.9%)
- English (5.5%)
- Norwegian (4.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.1%)
- Polish (3.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 212 (85%)
- Carpooled: 24 (10%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (2%)
- Other means: 8 (3%)
- Worked at home: 1 (0%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (7%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 451- In family households: 403 (136 male householders, 0 female householders)
146 spouses, 121 children (104 natural, 17 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 48 (20 male householders (15 living alone)), 17 female householders (13 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 9 2-persons,
118 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 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% |