Poland township, Buena Vista County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Poland township: | 0.9% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
64% of Poland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 417
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 52
- South: 18
- West: 27
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 237
- 3 or 4: 16
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in Poland township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 84
- Construction (11%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Poland township:
- German (38.6%)
- Swedish (18.1%)
- Norwegian (7.7%)
- English (7.4%)
- United States or American (5.0%)
- Dutch (4.5%)
- Irish (3.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Other South Eastern Asia (40%)
- Mexico (40%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 186 (76%)
- Carpooled: 21 (9%)
- Walked: 6 (2%)
- Worked at home: 31 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
97.6% of residents of Poland township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 75% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 530- In family households: 440 (131 male householders, 18 female householders)
145 spouses, 139 children (117 natural, 14 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 90 (55 male householders (43 living alone)), 22 female householders (21 living alone)), 13 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 85 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person, 13 2-persons,
111 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (4 men, 15 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |