Troy township, Wright County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 6 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Troy township: | 6.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
83% of Troy township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 160
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 15
- South: 5
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $26,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 103
- Mobile homes: 5
Housing units in Troy township with a mortgage: 21 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
Most common first ancestries reported in Troy township:
- Norwegian (24.0%)
- German (19.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (15.6%)
- French (except Basque) (13.8%)
- English (3.6%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Chile (40%)
- Canada (33%)
- France (27%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 74 (67%)
- Carpooled: 21 (19%)
- Walked: 12 (11%)
- Worked at home: 4 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (95%)
- Other fuel (5%)
87.2% of residents of Troy township speak English at home.
10.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 211- In family households: 199 (70 male householders, 0 female householders)
63 spouses, 59 children (48 natural, 0 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (6 male householders (6 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 8 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
64 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 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% |