Amsterdam township, Hancock County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Amsterdam township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
52% of Amsterdam township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 79% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 899
- Northeast: 23
- Midwest: 111
- South: 82
- West: 117
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
42 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 345
- One, attached: 15
- Two: 34
- 5 to 9: 9
- Mobile homes: 183
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,800
Housing units in Amsterdam township with a mortgage: 135 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 87
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Food (8%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Computer and electronic products (12%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Food (11%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
- Vending machine operators (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (19%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Amsterdam township:
- United States or American (36.6%)
- English (17.6%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- Swedish (3.1%)
- French Canadian (2.4%)
- Welsh (2.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Vietnam (54%)
- Philippines (46%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 496 (82%)
- Carpooled: 56 (9%)
- Walked: 3 (0%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 46 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (40%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Wood (4%)
42 people in nursing homes
98.3% of residents of Amsterdam township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,253- In family households: 1,029 (312 male householders, 35 female householders)
304 spouses, 307 children (253 natural, 0 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 8 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 224 (113 male householders (87 living alone)), 62 female householders (57 living alone)), 49 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 21 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person, 19 2-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons,
173 married couples with children.
34 single-parent households (9 men, 25 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 3.7% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 20
| Here: | 32.3% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |