Rochester township, Cedar County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 26.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 603 (all rural)
| Males: 308 |  (51.1%) |
| Females: 295 |  (48.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 603 (473 owner occupied, 130 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Rochester township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 39.9
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Average household size: 2.66
| Rochester township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Rochester township: | $58,520 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $504 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $135,578 (it was $86,400 in 2000)
| : | $135,578 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 42.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 16.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Rochester.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Rochester township: Hidden River Campgrounds (A), Hunts Cedar River Campgrounds (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Rochester township: Trinity Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Healey Cemetery (1), Hebron Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Koch Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Crooked Creek (A), Rock Run Creek (B), Rock Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
54% of Rochester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2703
- Northeast: 39
- Midwest: 210
- South: 921
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 968
- One, attached: 44
- Two: 88
- 3 or 4: 50
- 5 to 9: 28
- 10 to 19: 19
- 20 to 49: 43
- Mobile homes: 331
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800
Housing units in Rochester township with a mortgage: 270 (17 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 305
- Construction (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Metal and metal products (11%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Warehousing and storage (5%)
- Health care (10%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rochester township:
- United States or American (6.3%)
- Irish (2.5%)
- English (2.3%)
- African (2.1%)
- German (1.8%)
- European (0.6%)
- Lebanese (0.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 717 (60%)
- Carpooled: 340 (29%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 20 (2%)
- Walked: 50 (4%)
- Other means: 49 (4%)
- Worked at home: 11 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.4% of residents of Rochester township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,904- In family households: 3,403 (523 male householders, 422 female householders)
467 spouses, 1,244 children (1,114 natural, 36 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 327 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 85 other relatives, 209 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 501 (208 male householders (174 living alone)), 231 female householders (223 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 328 2-persons, 225 3-persons, 173 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 397 1-person, 23 2-persons, 19 3-persons,
119 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (11 men, 7 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39
| Here: | 6.0% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
| Here: | 11.1% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |