Reading township, Sioux County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 862 (all rural)
Males: 436 | (50.6%) |
Females: 426 | (49.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 862 (716 owner occupied, 146 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Reading township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.65
Reading township: | 2.6 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.10
Reading township: | $61,693 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $462 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $133,944 (it was $85,400 in 2000)
: | $133,944 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $156,069
Here: $156,069 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $197,580
Here: $197,580 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $117,839
Here: $117,839 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,965
Here: $103,965 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,751
Here: $115,751 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $18,386
Here: $18,386 State: $46,008
Population density: 24 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 11.5% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Ireton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Reading township: Oshkosh (A), Triple K Farms (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Reading township include: Saint Johns Lutheran Church (A), Saint Johns Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Reading township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 223
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 38
- South: 35
- West: 16
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 139
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Reading township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (13%)
- Food (9%)
- Construction (6%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Health care (16%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Reading township:
- German (17.2%)
- United States or American (15.9%)
- Irish (13.8%)
- English (5.5%)
- Dutch (4.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 97 (87%)
- Carpooled: 15 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (41%)
- Wood (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Utility gas (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 312- In family households: 278 (81 male householders, 23 female householders)
84 spouses, 84 children (84 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person,
214 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (3 men, 19 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% |