Penn township, Johnson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 5 (49% naturalized citizens)
| Penn township: | 4.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
45% of Penn township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9297
- Northeast: 534
- Midwest: 2484
- South: 667
- West: 596
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $124,100
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,068
- One, attached: 1,056
- Two: 185
- 3 or 4: 192
- 5 to 9: 351
- 10 to 19: 329
- 20 to 49: 112
- 50 or more: 52
- Mobile homes: 470
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,900
Housing units in Penn township with a mortgage: 3,069 (362 second mortgage, 519 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 375
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Construction (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (4%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Postsecondary teachers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Penn township:
- German (34.7%)
- Irish (10.4%)
- English (9.1%)
- United States or American (6.2%)
- Norwegian (3.9%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- Czech (2.6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Iran (19%)
- India (14%)
- Korea (6%)
- Taiwan (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
- Mexico (5%)
- Canada (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,763 (81%)
- Carpooled: 1,092 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 151 (2%)
- Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
- Taxi: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 88 (1%)
- Other means: 50 (1%)
- Worked at home: 229 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
93.1% of residents of Penn township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 14,296- In family households: 12,119 (3,192 male householders, 758 female householders)
3,323 spouses, 4,451 children (4,208 natural, 82 adopted, 161 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 67 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 48 other relatives, 200 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,177 (823 male householders (594 living alone)), 881 female householders (682 living alone)), 473 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,638 2-persons, 946 3-persons, 892 4-persons, 337 5-persons, 84 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,276 1-person, 402 2-persons, 26 3-persons,
3,261 married couples with children.
608 single-parent households (126 men, 482 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 148
| Here: | 8.1% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 26
| Here: | 3.6% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 82
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |