Webster township, Hamilton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 290 (all rural)
| Males: 153 |  (52.8%) |
| Females: 137 |  (47.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 290 (226 owner occupied, 64 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Webster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 37.2
Median age of females: 36.3
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Average household size: 2.64
| Webster township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Webster township: | $43,914 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $454 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,312 (it was $71,900 in 2000)
| : | $93,312 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $109,774
Here: $109,774 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $130,047
Here: $130,047 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $104,293
Here: $104,293 State: $120,896
Mobile homes: $79,316
Here: $79,316 State: $46,008
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Webster township: Homer Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Saratoga Cemetery (1), Homer Cemetery (2), Nesse Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Prairie Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Webster township include: Bells Mill Park (1), Boonesfork Wildlife Area (2), Tunnel Mill Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Webster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 265
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 18
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 104
- Mobile homes: 13
Median worth of mobile homes: $27,800
Housing units in Webster township with a mortgage: 35 (8 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Construction (5%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Health care (13%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
- Other direct selling establishments (10%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Food (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Business operations specialists (9%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Engineers (3%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Webster township:
- German (43.2%)
- Irish (15.6%)
- English (9.5%)
- Norwegian (8.6%)
- Swedish (6.2%)
- United States or American (5.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 124 (84%)
- Carpooled: 10 (7%)
- Worked at home: 14 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
97.4% of residents of Webster township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 285- In family households: 252 (78 male householders, 6 female householders)
75 spouses, 93 children (87 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 33 (25 male householders (22 living alone)), 4 female householders (4 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 47 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 3 2-persons,
74 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (7 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 8.5% |
| 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% |