Wheatland township, Carroll County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 728 (all rural)
| Males: 377 |  (51.8%) |
| Females: 351 |  (48.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 728 (607 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Wheatland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.9%
- Black: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.4%
Median age of males: 39.6
Median age of females: 40.6
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Average household size: 2.49
| Wheatland township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Wheatland township: | $50,074 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $424 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $107,911 (it was $77,500 in 2000)
| : | $107,911 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $129,354
Here: $129,354 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $165,168
Here: $165,168 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $94,930
Here: $94,930 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,357
Here: $67,357 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,369
Here: $70,369 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $38,148
Here: $38,148 State: $46,008
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Breda.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Wheatland township: Wheatland Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Wheatland Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Wheatland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 695
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 14
- South: 9
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $101,800
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 290
- One, attached: 1
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 12
- Mobile homes: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $10,000
Housing units in Wheatland township with a mortgage: 77 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 101
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (9%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Printing and related support activities (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (21%)
- Finance and insurance (14%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Business operations specialists (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wheatland township:
- German (78.2%)
- United States or American (9.8%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- Italian (1.4%)
- English (1.3%)
- Dutch (1.1%)
- Swedish (0.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 264 (77%)
- Carpooled: 9 (3%)
- Walked: 33 (10%)
- Other means: 3 (1%)
- Worked at home: 32 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.7% of residents of Wheatland township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 739- In family households: 628 (195 male householders, 19 female householders)
169 spouses, 233 children (223 natural, 7 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 111 (45 male householders (40 living alone)), 59 female householders (59 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 119 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person, 5 2-persons,
183 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (8 men, 16 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 68
| Here: | 76.4% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
| Here: | 62.1% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |