Sigourney township, Keokuk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (20% naturalized citizens)
| Sigourney township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
68% of Sigourney township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% 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: 1051
- Northeast: 20
- Midwest: 24
- South: 48
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
People in group quarters in Sigourney township, Iowa:
- 122 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 8 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 310
- Two: 8
- Mobile homes: 211
Median worth of mobile homes: $49,300
Housing units in Sigourney township with a mortgage: 63 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82
- Construction (12%)
- Health care (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Machinery (7%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Electricians (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sigourney township:
- United States or American (28.5%)
- English (22.5%)
- Irish (17.1%)
- French (except Basque) (4.7%)
- Italian (2.5%)
- German (1.5%)
- British (1.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 266 (60%)
- Carpooled: 133 (30%)
- Other means: 10 (2%)
- Worked at home: 36 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Wood (7%)
People in group quarters in Sigourney township, Iowa:
- 122 people in nursing homes
- 8 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 8 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
89.3% of residents of Sigourney township speak English at home.
7.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (8% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,188- In family households: 1,068 (283 male householders, 43 female householders)
294 spouses, 378 children (342 natural, 0 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 15 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 120 (73 male householders (66 living alone)), 36 female householders (36 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 118 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 102 1-person, 7 2-persons,
414 married couples with children.
139 single-parent households (32 men, 107 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
| Here: | 11.8% |
| 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% |