Richland township, Jackson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 444 (all rural)
Males: 237 | (53.4%) |
Females: 207 | (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 444 (377 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 15% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Richland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 2.3%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 42.1
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Average household size: 2.64
Richland township: | 2.6 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.01
Richland 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: 12 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 11.1% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Cottonville Cemetery (1), Dorr Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
82% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 395
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 21
- South: 0
- West: 2
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 161
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,600
Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 20 (2 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Construction (11%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (21%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Transportation equipment (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:
- German (68.1%)
- Irish (9.6%)
- United States or American (9.0%)
- Luxemburger (5.3%)
- Dutch (3.7%)
- Norwegian (1.9%)
- English (0.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 155 (78%)
- Carpooled: 13 (7%)
- Walked: 11 (6%)
- Other means: 4 (2%)
- Worked at home: 17 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Utility gas (27%)
- Wood (20%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Electricity (4%)
98.5% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 418- In family households: 375 (106 male householders, 16 female householders)
112 spouses, 126 children (119 natural, 7 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (21 male householders (19 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 2 3-persons,
96 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here: | 36.5% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here: | 18.2% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 33.3% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |