Portland township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 32.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 331 (all rural)
| Males: 169 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 162 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 331 (292 owner occupied, 39 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Portland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.6%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.8%
Median age of males: 42.7
Median age of females: 42.0
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Average household size: 2.63
| Portland township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Portland township: | $43,761 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $479 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,118 (it was $76,100 in 2000)
| : | $113,118 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $148,848
Here: $148,848 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $202,477
Here: $202,477 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $84,088
Here: $84,088 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $116,528
Here: $116,528 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,128
Here: $121,128 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $17,524
Here: $17,524 State: $46,008
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 16.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Portland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Little Lime Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Portland township: Grovers Meadow (1). Display/hide its location on the map
59% of Portland 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, 5% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 258
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 37
- South: 40
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 186
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 31
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Portland township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Construction (22%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Health care (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Plastics and rubber products (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Health care (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (12%)
- Cashiers (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other financial specialists (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Art and design workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Portland township:
- United States or American (25.1%)
- English (16.8%)
- Irish (14.0%)
- German (8.4%)
- Scottish (4.5%)
- Danish (3.4%)
- Italian (2.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 113 (79%)
- Carpooled: 15 (10%)
- Walked: 4 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 9 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Wood (26%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.9% of residents of Portland township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 366- In family households: 314 (112 male householders, 18 female householders)
103 spouses, 68 children (60 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 52 (20 male householders (20 living alone)), 32 female householders (32 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 17 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person,
64 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (0 men, 8 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% |