Whitewater township, Dubuque County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,364 (all rural)
| Males: 692 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 672 |  (49.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,364 (1,091 owner occupied, 273 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Whitewater township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.0%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.3%
Median age of males: 31.5
Median age of females: 31.1
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Average household size: 2.83
| Whitewater township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.35
| Whitewater township: | $51,735 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $548 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $146,100 (it was $91,900 in 2000)
| : | $146,100 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $183,041
Here: $183,041 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $289,722
Here: $289,722 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $121,480
Here: $121,480 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,884
Here: $152,884 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,426
Here: $120,426 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $58,705
Here: $58,705 State: $46,008
| Population density: 38 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 8.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Cascade.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Fillmore Fairways Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Curran Branch (A), Johns Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Whitewater township: Fillmore Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
65% of Whitewater township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1260
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 59
- South: 46
- West: 8
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 382
- One, attached: 16
- Two: 22
- 3 or 4: 20
- 5 to 9: 13
- 10 to 19: 32
- Mobile homes: 20
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Whitewater township with a mortgage: 180 (16 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 86
- Construction (14%)
- Metal and metal products (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (19%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Carpenters (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Whitewater township:
- German (49.6%)
- Irish (22.2%)
- United States or American (18.1%)
- English (1.3%)
- Dutch (1.0%)
- Polish (0.8%)
- Italian (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 586 (78%)
- Carpooled: 86 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
- Walked: 40 (5%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 35 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (5%)
- No fuel used (1%)
98.6% of residents of Whitewater township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,373- In family households: 1,265 (337 male householders, 35 female householders)
319 spouses, 550 children (503 natural, 12 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 108 (65 male householders (60 living alone)), 40 female householders (40 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 124 2-persons, 77 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 17 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 100 1-person, 5 2-persons,
378 married couples with children.
59 single-parent households (26 men, 33 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44
| Here: | 22.4% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
| Here: | 33.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |