Wright township, Wayne County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 238 (all rural)
| Males: 118 |  (49.6%) |
| Females: 120 |  (50.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 238 (204 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Wright township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
- Asian: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 3.4%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 41.7
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Average household size: 2.56
| Wright township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Wright township: | $40,322 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $290 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $63,603 (it was $42,900 in 2000)
| : | $63,603 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 17.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Wright township: Sunnyslope Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Brown Cemetery (1), Confidence Cemetery (2), Jones Cemetery (3), Adcock Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crow Creek (A), Walker Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Wright township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% 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: 233
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 0
- West: 10
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 112
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 71
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,500
Housing units in Wright township with a mortgage: 14 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (55%)
- Textile mills and textile products (14%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Textile mills and textile products (25%)
- Health care (21%)
- Construction (11%)
- Apparel (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (50%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
- Librarians, curators, and archivists (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wright township:
- United States or American (34.4%)
- German (13.5%)
- English (12.9%)
- Czech (7.4%)
- Irish (7.4%)
- Danish (5.5%)
- Norwegian (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 63 (65%)
- Carpooled: 28 (29%)
- Worked at home: 6 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (6%)
- Utility gas (4%)
98.8% of residents of Wright township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 262- In family households: 231 (67 male householders, 6 female householders)
74 spouses, 78 children (74 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (12 male householders (12 living alone)), 19 female householders (19 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person,
54 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (1 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
| Here: | 24.4% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
| Here: | 46.2% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |