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Bethel township, IA map Land area: 36.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 379 (all rural)
Males: 196  (51.7%)
Females: 183  (48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 379 (317 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

16%
State:

28%


Races in Bethel township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
  • Asian: 0.5%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 37.6

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Average household size: 2.81

Bethel township:

2.8 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.15

Estimated median household income in 2008: $42,400 ($34,167 in 1999)
This township:

$42,400
Iowa:

$48,980

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $0
Here:

$0
State:

$478

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $104,181 (it was $67,900 in 2000)
Bethel township:

$104,181
Iowa:

$120,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $26,117 - $125,006

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $142,976
Here:

$142,976
State:

$151,372

Mobile homes: $85,000
Here:

$85,000
State:

$29,315
Population density: 11 people per square mile 
 
  (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

1.1%
Whole state:

9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

0.0%
Whole state:

3.8%

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Richfield Cemetery (2), Pitts Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

76% of Bethel township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% 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: 343
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 0
  • West: 14
Bethel township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 133
  • Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $85,000


Housing units in Bethel township with a mortgage: 24 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 13
  • 1995 to 1998: 12
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 5
  • 1970 to 1979: 8
  • 1960 to 1969: 7
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 12
  • 1939 or earlier: 84

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 5
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 13
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 42
  • 8 rooms: 25
  • 9 or more rooms: 15

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 5
  • 2 bedrooms: 25
  • 3 bedrooms: 35
  • 4 bedrooms: 58
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7

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

  • no vehicle: 17
  • 1 vehicle: 22
  • 2 vehicles: 40
  • 3 vehicles: 39
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
  • Transportation equipment (16%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Air transportation (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (12%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bethel township:

  • German (56.1%)
  • Norwegian (12.2%)
  • United States or American (10.2%)
  • Irish (7.3%)
  • English (2.0%)
  • Swedish (2.0%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 121 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 5 (3%)
  • Worked at home: 32 (20%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Electricity (33%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 357
  • In family households: 320 (87 male householders, 8 female householders)
    83 spouses, 137 children (127 natural, 10 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 37 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 20 female householders (20 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person,

93 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (12 men, 3 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: 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bethel township:

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