Vernon township, Palo Alto County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Vernon township: | 3.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
69% of Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 78
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 26
- South: 0
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 51
Housing units in Vernon township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
Most common first ancestries reported in Vernon township:
- German (47.2%)
- Norwegian (35.2%)
- Danish (8.3%)
- Irish (4.6%)
- Scandinavian (1.9%)
- United States or American (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 51 (71%)
- Walked: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 19 (26%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
96.3% of residents of Vernon township speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 113- In family households: 111 (38 male householders, 0 female householders)
42 spouses, 26 children (26 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
39 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 women).
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 30.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |