Waterford township, Clay County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Waterford township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
88% of Waterford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 191
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 8
- South: 4
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 82
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Waterford township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Construction (38%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
- Food (8%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (31%)
- Educational services (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- U. S. Postal service (11%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (18%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (12%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Other financial specialists (11%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
- Waiters and waitresses (11%)
- Child care workers (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Waterford township:
- German (53.8%)
- Swedish (16.7%)
- United States or American (14.7%)
- Danish (9.0%)
- English (2.6%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 66 (80%)
- Carpooled: 9 (11%)
- Worked at home: 7 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Wood (6%)
97.8% of residents of Waterford township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 207- In family households: 199 (65 male householders, 0 female householders)
60 spouses, 74 children (71 natural, 3 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
67 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% |