Salem township, Henry County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Salem township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
69% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 117
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 50
- South: 45
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 91
- Mobile homes: 22
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,500
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (14%)
- Utilities (11%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Gasoline stations (9%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Rail and water transportation workers (7%)
- Cashiers (20%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- United States or American (28.1%)
- German (14.4%)
- English (13.7%)
- Irish (10.5%)
- Scottish (4.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.9%)
- Dutch (2.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (50%)
- Japan (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 39 (51%)
- Carpooled: 25 (32%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (3%)
- Walked: 7 (9%)
- Worked at home: 4 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (56%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.3% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 237- In family households: 205 (64 male householders, 7 female householders)
60 spouses, 49 children (42 natural, 4 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (12 male householders (4 living alone)), 6 female householders (5 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 9 2-persons,
190 married couples with children.
60 single-parent households (19 men, 41 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 7.7% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 58.3% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 36.4% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |