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Willow township, Woodbury County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (75% naturalized citizens)

Willow township:

0.8%
Whole state:

3.1%

53% of Willow township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 321
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 78
  • South: 0
  • West: 18

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,300


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Willow township, IA map Willow township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Willow township with a mortgage: 45 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 52

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 13
  • 1980 to 1989: 14
  • 1970 to 1979: 11
  • 1960 to 1969: 15
  • 1950 to 1959: 17
  • 1940 to 1949: 11
  • 1939 or earlier: 123

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Willow township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 11
  • 5 rooms: 31
  • 6 rooms: 42
  • 7 rooms: 30
  • 8 rooms: 1
  • 9 or more rooms: 22

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Willow township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 8
  • 6 rooms: 19
  • 7 rooms: 5
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Willow township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 39
  • 3 bedrooms: 63
  • 4 bedrooms: 21
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Willow township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 25
  • 4 bedrooms: 9
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Willow township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 40
  • 2 vehicles: 63
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Willow township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 20
  • 2 vehicles: 16
  • 3 vehicles: 5
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (3%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Willow township:

  • German (41.1%)
  • Irish (12.9%)
  • Norwegian (12.1%)
  • English (8.6%)
  • Danish (4.6%)
  • Italian (4.3%)
  • United States or American (4.3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Egypt (75%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

95.8% of residents of Willow township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 429

Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 5 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons,

104 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (6 men, 9 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:

9.5%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Willow township:

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