Sumner township, Webster County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 3.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 394 (all rural)
| Males: 200 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 194 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 394 (333 owner occupied, 61 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Sumner township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 41.5
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Average household size: 2.20
| Sumner township: | 2.2 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Sumner township: | $42,137 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $465 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,063 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| : | $86,063 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 105 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Lehigh.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: West Lawn Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Sumner township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 401
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 10
- South: 14
- West: 11
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 176
- Two: 8
- 3 or 4: 3
- 5 to 9: 13
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,500
Housing units in Sumner township with a mortgage: 63 (6 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61
- Construction (13%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Food (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Personal and laundry services (4%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Sumner township:
- German (25.6%)
- Irish (14.7%)
- Swedish (12.2%)
- Norwegian (10.3%)
- English (9.6%)
- United States or American (5.8%)
- Danish (3.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 175 (81%)
- Carpooled: 29 (13%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 10 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (1%)
96.2% of residents of Sumner township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 440- In family households: 355 (99 male householders, 16 female householders)
98 spouses, 137 children (124 natural, 2 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (45 male householders (39 living alone)), 31 female householders (27 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 66 1-person, 10 2-persons,
69 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (8 men, 9 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
| Here: | 8.2% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 5.6% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |