Ripley township, Butler County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 266 (all rural)
| Males: 130 |  (48.9%) |
| Females: 136 |  (51.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 266 (186 owner occupied, 80 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Ripley township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.66
| Ripley township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Ripley township: | $52,413 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $436 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $102,500 (it was $66,500 in 2000)
| : | $102,500 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $144,288
Here: $144,288 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $81,454
Here: $81,454 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $107,612
Here: $107,612 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,691
Here: $105,691 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $34,273
Here: $34,273 State: $46,008
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Ripley township: Hitesville Gospel Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Hitesville Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Maynes Creek (A), Kilson Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ripley township: Big Marsh Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
73% of Ripley township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 241
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 7
- South: 3
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 96
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,700
Housing units in Ripley township with a mortgage: 19 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14
- Construction (22%)
- Repair and maintenance (15%)
- Health care (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Health care (28%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Ripley township:
- German (68.2%)
- United States or American (12.6%)
- English (4.5%)
- Polish (3.0%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- Norwegian (1.5%)
- Swedish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99 (76%)
- Carpooled: 16 (12%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 13 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (8%)
- Wood (5%)
96.6% of residents of Ripley township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 256- In family households: 238 (73 male householders, 9 female householders)
66 spouses, 85 children (75 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 7 female householders (5 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 2 2-persons,
60 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (8 men, 3 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% |