Van Buren township, Jackson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (90% naturalized citizens)
| Van Buren township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
75% of Van Buren township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1346
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 111
- South: 12
- West: 16
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 541
- Two: 13
- 3 or 4: 52
- 5 to 9: 6
- 50 or more: 2
- Mobile homes: 22
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $23,000
Housing units in Van Buren township with a mortgage: 194 (11 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 168
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Child care workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Van Buren township:
- German (65.2%)
- United States or American (12.0%)
- Irish (6.7%)
- English (3.2%)
- Swedish (1.7%)
- French (except Basque) (1.5%)
- Norwegian (1.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (65%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (20%)
- Other Western Europe (15%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 564 (71%)
- Carpooled: 112 (14%)
- Bicycle: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 52 (7%)
- Other means: 1 (0%)
- Worked at home: 60 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (1%)
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
96.4% of residents of Van Buren township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,502- In family households: 1,276 (364 male householders, 47 female householders)
379 spouses, 457 children (413 natural, 17 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 3 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 226 (102 male householders (90 living alone)), 103 female householders (93 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 181 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 88 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 183 1-person, 22 2-persons,
317 married couples with children.
43 single-parent households (9 men, 34 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
| Here: | 1.1% |
| 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: 11
| Here: | 29.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |