Vernon township, Wright County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 145 (all rural)
| Males: 74 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 71 |  (49.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 145 (93 owner occupied, 52 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 36% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Vernon township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 44.1
Median age of females: 44.3
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Average household size: 2.38
| Vernon township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.83
| Vernon township: | $45,542 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $421 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $73,200 (it was $54,800 in 2000)
| : | $73,200 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 4 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Vernon township: Vernon Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: DeLongs Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
77% of Vernon township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 156
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 3
- South: 8
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
- One, attached: 1
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Vernon township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (59%)
- Construction (8%)
- Fuel dealers (8%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- U. S. Postal service (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Health care (21%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Construction (6%)
- Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (49%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (12%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Vernon township:
- German (61.0%)
- English (11.0%)
- Norwegian (10.3%)
- United States or American (4.4%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
- Polish (2.9%)
- Danish (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 59 (81%)
- Carpooled: 2 (3%)
- Other means: 3 (4%)
- Worked at home: 9 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Utility gas (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 167- In family households: 160 (44 male householders, 6 female householders)
48 spouses, 60 children (39 natural, 4 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 22 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 12 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person,
30 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (2 men, 4 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% |