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Pike township, Muscatine County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (28% naturalized citizens)

Pike township:

4.3%
Whole state:

3.1%

61% of Pike township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 689
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 94
  • South: 23
  • West: 56

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.9% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Pike township, IA map Pike township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $63,300


Housing units in Pike township with a mortgage: 122 (13 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 79

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 27
  • 1990 to 1994: 4
  • 1980 to 1989: 26
  • 1970 to 1979: 49
  • 1960 to 1969: 47
  • 1950 to 1959: 37
  • 1940 to 1949: 31
  • 1939 or earlier: 167

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pike township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 8
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 45
  • 5 rooms: 38
  • 6 rooms: 63
  • 7 rooms: 63
  • 8 rooms: 52
  • 9 or more rooms: 30

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pike township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 2
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 13
  • 5 rooms: 15
  • 6 rooms: 20
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pike township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 27
  • 2 bedrooms: 85
  • 3 bedrooms: 116
  • 4 bedrooms: 59
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pike township:

  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 14
  • 3 bedrooms: 31
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Pike township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 72
  • 2 vehicles: 153
  • 3 vehicles: 40
  • 4 vehicles: 26
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Pike township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 17
  • 2 vehicles: 13
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (38%)
  • Wood products (20%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Machinery (30%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Social assistance (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Assemblers and fabricators (20%)
  • Financial managers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Pike township:

  • German (37.5%)
  • English (17.8%)
  • United States or American (9.3%)
  • Irish (7.1%)
  • Dutch (3.3%)
  • Scandinavian (2.0%)
  • Danish (1.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (77%)
  • Laos (10%)
  • Germany (5%)
  • Thailand (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
  • Utility gas (36%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Wood (4%)

91.9% of residents of Pike township speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 907

Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 5 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 91 1-person, 23 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 3 4-persons,

161 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (14 men, 34 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): 6
Here:

9.5%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:

6.7%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pike township:

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