Richland township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 360 (all rural)
| Males: 192 |  (53.3%) |
| Females: 168 |  (46.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 360 (242 owner occupied, 118 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 33% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Richland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 38.7
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.90
| Richland township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.17
| Richland township: | $55,261 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $532 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $115,466 (it was $83,400 in 2000)
| : | $115,466 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 10 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 19.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Sugar Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Richland township: Bethel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Lake Pla-Mor (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Rock Creek (A), Turner Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 312
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 16
- South: 22
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 152
- Mobile homes: 36
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,900
Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 47 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
- Construction (14%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (10%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Food (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Health care (30%)
- Public administration (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Private households (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
- Child care workers (9%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:
- United States or American (70.0%)
- Irish (13.8%)
- English (3.2%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
- German (1.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 100 (83%)
- Carpooled: 20 (17%)
- Walked: 1 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (1%)
98.1% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 357- In family households: 298 (80 male householders, 21 female householders)
69 spouses, 111 children (102 natural, 2 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 59 (13 male householders (10 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 29 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 52 1-person, 3 2-persons,
101 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (5 men, 2 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% |