Prairie Springs township, Jackson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 632 (all rural)
| Males: 324 |  (51.3%) |
| Females: 308 |  (48.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 632 (561 owner occupied, 71 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Prairie Springs township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 33.9
Median age of females: 33.6
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Average household size: 3.00
| Prairie Springs township: | 3.0 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.34
| Prairie Springs township: | $46,928 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $434 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $112,301 (it was $80,300 in 2000)
| : | $112,301 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 23.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 12.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: La Motte.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Prairie Springs township: Saint Theresa Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Saint Theresa Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Prairie Springs township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 158
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 25
- South: 15
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 85
- Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,900
Housing units in Prairie Springs township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Health care (10%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Health care (31%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Prairie Springs township:
- United States or American (60.6%)
- English (11.7%)
- French (except Basque) (10.2%)
- German (7.3%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 79 (82%)
- Carpooled: 6 (6%)
- Worked at home: 11 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Wood (36%)
- Electricity (11%)
99.5% of residents of Prairie Springs township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 208- In family households: 181 (63 male householders, 4 female householders)
57 spouses, 49 children (39 natural, 7 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 14 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 3 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 27 1-person,
179 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (3 men, 7 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% |