Prairie township, Davis County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 27.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 394 (all rural)
| Males: 185 |  (47.0%) |
| Females: 209 |  (53.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 394 (343 owner occupied, 51 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Prairie township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 1.5%
Median age of males: 39.7
Median age of females: 40.5
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Average household size: 2.61
| Prairie township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.11
| Prairie township: | $45,375 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $397 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,785 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| : | $101,785 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Pulaski.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Prairie township: Pulaski Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery (1), Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery (2), K P Cemetery (3), Wheaton Cemetery (4), Pansy Hill Cemetery (5), Knights of Pythias Lodge Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Prairie township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 292
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 73
- South: 11
- West: 13
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 149
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 7
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500
Housing units in Prairie township with a mortgage: 41 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Metal and metal products (16%)
- Machinery (11%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Health care (29%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (21%)
- Food and beverage stores (18%)
- Wood products (12%)
- Public administration (12%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (29%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (21%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (21%)
- Health technologists and technicians (18%)
- Cashiers (18%)
- Social scientists and related workers (12%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie township:
- German (32.4%)
- Irish (14.5%)
- United States or American (10.5%)
- Dutch (9.4%)
- English (9.4%)
- Swiss (8.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 153 (77%)
- Carpooled: 25 (13%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (6%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 8 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (74%)
- Wood (16%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
94.4% of residents of Prairie township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).
4.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 408- In family households: 370 (106 male householders, 9 female householders)
114 spouses, 130 children (124 natural, 2 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 38 (4 male householders (4 living alone)), 32 female householders (31 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 1 2-persons,
101 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (5 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 15.7% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 15.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |