Rockford township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 37.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.
Population: 642 (all rural)
| Males: 351 |  (54.7%) |
| Females: 291 |  (45.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 642 (565 owner occupied, 77 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Rockford township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.9%
Median age of males: 44.3
Median age of females: 45.4
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Average household size: 2.52
| Rockford township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Rockford township: | $50,557 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $607 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,600 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
| : | $121,600 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $153,442
Here: $153,442 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $212,689
Here: $212,689 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $145,098
Here: $145,098 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,279
Here: $99,279 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $31,025
Here: $31,025 State: $46,008
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Loveland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Rockford township: Hone Creek (A), Willow (B), Honey Creek (C), Honey Creek Campground (D), Grable (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Branson Cemetery (1), Crook Cemetery (2), Elan Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Allen Creek (A), Boyer River (B), Honey Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Rockford township include: Wilson Island State Park (1), Nobles Lake State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
63% of Rockford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 334
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 211
- South: 38
- West: 25
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 1.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 215
- Mobile homes: 51
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,500
Housing units in Rockford township with a mortgage: 103 (15 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26
- Construction (18%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
- Paper (7%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Health care (15%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Leather and allied products (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rockford township:
- German (25.5%)
- United States or American (14.3%)
- English (13.2%)
- Irish (11.2%)
- Danish (9.5%)
- Dutch (8.7%)
- Lebanese (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 283 (79%)
- Carpooled: 50 (14%)
- Worked at home: 27 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (5%)
- Other fuel (3%)
98.1% of residents of Rockford township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 629- In family households: 545 (146 male householders, 32 female householders)
168 spouses, 169 children (147 natural, 5 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (40 male householders (26 living alone)), 15 female householders (9 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 31 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 35 1-person, 18 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
113 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (12 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 12.2% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 11.9% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |