Providence township, Buena Vista County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 316 (all rural)
Males: 161 | (50.9%) |
Females: 155 | (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 316 (211 owner occupied, 105 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 33% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Providence township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- Black: 0.6%
Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 40.2
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Average household size: 2.72
Providence township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.09
Providence township: | $46,469 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $459 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $99,744 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
: | $99,744 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 9.9% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 4.3% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Sulphur Springs (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Outlet Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Providence township include: Sturchler Pit Area (1), Three Water Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Providence township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 97% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 633
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 159
- South: 55
- West: 76
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 260
- Mobile homes: 36
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Providence township with a mortgage: 40 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69
- Food (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Construction (8%)
- Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Health care (28%)
- Social assistance (16%)
- Food (12%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Fuel dealers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Religious workers (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
- Life and physical scientists (12%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Providence township:
- United States or American (23.8%)
- Irish (19.0%)
- English (12.6%)
- German (10.2%)
- French Canadian (5.0%)
- Polish (2.4%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 374 (78%)
- Carpooled: 61 (13%)
- Walked: 21 (4%)
- Worked at home: 23 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Wood (20%)
- Electricity (19%)
- Utility gas (11%)
- No fuel used (2%)
98.7% of residents of Providence township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 925- In family households: 881 (224 male householders, 45 female householders)
234 spouses, 323 children (252 natural, 36 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 44 (24 male householders (24 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 71 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person,
79 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (4 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 5.1% |
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: 4
Here: | 21.1% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |