Polk township, Jefferson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Polk township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
60% of Polk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 320
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 163
- South: 79
- West: 68
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 213
- Mobile homes: 58
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,100
Housing units in Polk township with a mortgage: 33 (3 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 39
- Food (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Food (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Polk township:
- United States or American (30.2%)
- German (23.2%)
- English (15.1%)
- Irish (11.1%)
- Dutch (1.1%)
- French Canadian (1.1%)
- Polish (1.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (57%)
- Philippines (43%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 179 (75%)
- Carpooled: 35 (15%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Wood (19%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
93.5% of residents of Polk township speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 642- In family households: 571 (140 male householders, 31 female householders)
143 spouses, 200 children (163 natural, 0 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 8 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 71 (33 male householders (26 living alone)), 28 female householders (28 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 57 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 54 1-person, 7 2-persons,
117 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (5 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 9.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 21.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |