Wheeler township, Sac County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 213 (all rural)
| Males: 110 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 103 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 213 (129 owner occupied, 84 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 39% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Wheeler township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.9%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 39.8
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Average household size: 2.70
| Wheeler township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Wheeler township: | $48,451 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $396 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,367 (it was $54,500 in 2000)
| : | $81,367 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Wheelers Ranch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Bethel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Wheeler township: The Maples (1). Display/hide its location on the map
78% of Wheeler township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 168
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 3
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 84
Housing units in Wheeler township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (67%)
- Construction (10%)
- Food (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Food (8%)
- Transportation equipment (8%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (6%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (47%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (20%)
- Business operations specialists (10%)
- Carpenters (10%)
- Financial managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (25%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wheeler township:
- German (66.4%)
- Swedish (16.4%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- Norwegian (4.8%)
- English (2.1%)
- Danish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 56 (67%)
- Carpooled: 9 (11%)
- Walked: 5 (6%)
- Worked at home: 13 (16%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (31%)
- Electricity (16%)
98.3% of residents of Wheeler township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 184- In family households: 154 (44 male householders, 4 female householders)
44 spouses, 55 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 30 (17 male householders (11 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 6 2-persons,
46 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 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: 2
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |