Rice township, Ringgold County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 28.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 185 (all rural)
| Males: 89 |  (48.1%) |
| Females: 96 |  (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 185 (137 owner occupied, 48 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 26% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Rice township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 43.0
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Average household size: 2.57
| Rice township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.95
| Rice township: | $44,883 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $308 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $80,142 (it was $50,400 in 2000)
| : | $80,142 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 17.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 10.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creek: Walnut Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Rice township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% 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: 475
- Northeast: 8
- Midwest: 74
- South: 95
- West: 28
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 244
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 73
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,500
Housing units in Rice township with a mortgage: 43 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 45
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction (19%)
- Educational services (19%)
- Truck transportation (15%)
- Repair and maintenance (15%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (23%)
- Transportation equipment (17%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (23%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (19%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (17%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (10%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Carpenters (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (23%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Legal support workers (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Financial managers (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rice township:
- United States or American (36.3%)
- English (11.2%)
- Irish (9.6%)
- German (9.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.4%)
- Northern European (5.1%)
- Scottish (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 168 (59%)
- Carpooled: 59 (21%)
- Walked: 11 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 43 (15%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Wood (24%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (3%)
98.4% of residents of Rice township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 680- In family households: 603 (179 male householders, 43 female householders)
191 spouses, 167 children (161 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 5 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 77 (52 male householders (52 living alone)), 25 female householders (25 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 129 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 4 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 77 1-person,
36 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): 10
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |