Bethel township, Fayette County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
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
| Bethel township: | $43,572 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $87,186 (it was $62,500 in 2000)
| : | $87,186 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bethel Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Pitts Cemetery (2), Richfield Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Haugh Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Bethel township: Thelman Wildlife Area (1). Display/hide its location 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
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
- 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%)
- 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%)
- 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 supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Top executives (5%)
- 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%)
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% |