Sherman township, Jasper County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 32.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 422 (all rural)
| Males: 201 |  (47.6%) |
| Females: 221 |  (52.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 422 (355 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Sherman township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 42.2
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.65
| Sherman township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.89
| Sherman 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: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Creeks: Indian Creek (A), Fullington Creek (B), East Grand Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Sherman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 388
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 24
- South: 8
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 170
- Mobile homes: 9
Median worth of mobile homes: $102,500
Housing units in Sherman township with a mortgage: 51 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Construction (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
- Food (7%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (20%)
- Finance and insurance (16%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (8%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Food processing workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (12%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (12%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sherman township:
- German (39.4%)
- United States or American (20.3%)
- English (16.1%)
- Irish (12.3%)
- Norwegian (3.2%)
- Czech (2.3%)
- Swedish (1.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 169 (78%)
- Carpooled: 20 (9%)
- Walked: 12 (6%)
- Worked at home: 15 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (2%)
95.4% of residents of Sherman township speak English at home.
4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 425- In family households: 342 (111 male householders, 6 female householders)
114 spouses, 102 children (95 natural, 4 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 83 (23 male householders (11 living alone)), 32 female householders (28 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 71 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 39 1-person, 11 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
98 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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% |