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Allen township, Polk County, Iowa (IA)

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Allen township, IA map Land area: 14.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 1,311 (68% urban, 32% rural)

Males: 652  (49.7%)
Females: 659  (50.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,311 (1,202 owner occupied, 109 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  8%
State:  28%


Races in Allen township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 92.2%
  • Black: 1.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
  • Asian: 3.8%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.6%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 33.4
Median age of females: 32.9

Average houshold size: 2.87
Average family size: 3.15

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Population density: 93 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  1.2%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This township:  1.2%
Whole state:  3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Creek: Yeader Creek.

Number of foreign born residents: 31 (61% naturalized citizens)

Allen township:  2.4%
State:  3.1%

35% of Allen township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Iowa.


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

  • This state: 1042
  • Northeast: 26
  • Midwest: 153
  • South: 33
  • West: 0

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,800

Allen township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 477
  • Mobile homes: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $70,600


Housing units in Allen township with a mortgage: 271 (10 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 69



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 124
  • 1995 to 1998: 77
  • 1990 to 1994: 7
  • 1980 to 1989: 25
  • 1970 to 1979: 40
  • 1960 to 1969: 38
  • 1950 to 1959: 74
  • 1940 to 1949: 34
  • 1939 or earlier: 73


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Allen township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 42
  • 5 rooms: 68
  • 6 rooms: 110
  • 7 rooms: 155
  • 8 rooms: 8
  • 9 or more rooms: 56


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allen township, Iowa:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 13
  • 9 or more rooms: 0


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Allen township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 17
  • 2 bedrooms: 83
  • 3 bedrooms: 274
  • 4 bedrooms: 44
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 21


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Allen township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 12
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Allen township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 108
  • 2 vehicles: 252
  • 3 vehicles: 26
  • 4 vehicles: 53
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Cars and other vehicles available in Allen township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 12
  • 3 vehicles: 13
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (25%)
  • Finance and insurance (17%)
  • Rail transportation (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (27%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Air transportation (7%)
  • Utilities (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Top executives (12%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (7%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Construction laborers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Financial managers (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Accountants and auditors (7%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)


Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Allen township:
  • German (41.4%)
  • Irish (13.3%)
  • English (8.9%)
  • Dutch (3.5%)
  • United States or American (3.5%)
  • Norwegian (3.0%)
  • Swedish (3.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Laos (32%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (26%)
  • Germany (23%)
  • Thailand (19%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 517 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 85 (13%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
  • Walked: 11 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 40 (6%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
  • Electricity (6%)

92.4% of residents of Allen township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 33% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship


Households: 1,289
  • In family households: 1,158 (311 male householders, 45 female householders)
    289 spouses, 400 children (378 natural, 6 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 28 other relatives, 38 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 131 (42 male householders (28 living alone)), 70 female householders (61 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 149 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 23 2-persons.

325 married couples with children.
41 single-parent households (16 men, 25 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 44
Here:  25.3%
Iowa:  10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:  9.6%
Iowa:  7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
Here:  65.4%
Iowa:  25.4%



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