Bloomfield township, Polk County, Iowa (IA)

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Bloomfield township, IA map Land area: 27.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 28,174 (96% urban, 4% rural)

Males: 13,665	(48.5%)
Females: 14,509	(51.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 27,665 (20,140 owner occupied, 7,525 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

Races in Bloomfield township:

White Non-Hispanic: 87.3%
Black: 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 6.0%
Two or more races: 1.3%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.3
Median age of females: 35.6

Average houshold size: 2.42
Average family size: 2.99

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Population density: 1014 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	8.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Reservoir: Dale Maffit Reservoir.

Number of foreign born residents: 1,455 (35% naturalized citizens)

Bloomfield township:	5.2%
State:	3.1%

54% of Bloomfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 21834
Northeast: 295
Midwest: 2837
South: 949
West: 824

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $91,600

Bloomfield township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Bloomfield township, Iowa

236 people in halfway houses
156 people in nursing homes
91 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
25 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,122
One, attached: 225
Two: 370
3 or 4: 146
5 to 9: 392
10 to 19: 400
20 to 49: 1,347
50 or more: 372
Mobile homes: 1,656

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,900

Housing units in Bloomfield township with a mortgage: 4,472 (409 second mortgage, 566 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,635

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 326
1995 to 1998: 673
1990 to 1994: 1,011
1980 to 1989: 1,282
1970 to 1979: 2,725
1960 to 1969: 1,567
1950 to 1959: 2,418
1940 to 1949: 782
1939 or earlier: 1,246

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 80
3 rooms: 248
4 rooms: 1,082
5 rooms: 2,390
6 rooms: 1,752
7 rooms: 1,135
8 rooms: 647
9 or more rooms: 502

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield township, Iowa:

1 room: 105
2 rooms: 319
3 rooms: 944
4 rooms: 1,394
5 rooms: 463
6 rooms: 183
7 rooms: 93
8 rooms: 40
9 or more rooms: 45

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

no bedroom: 5
1 bedroom: 311
2 bedrooms: 2,357
3 bedrooms: 3,932
4 bedrooms: 1,134
5 or more bedrooms: 102

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bloomfield township:

no bedroom: 119
1 bedroom: 1,257
2 bedrooms: 1,788
3 bedrooms: 361
4 bedrooms: 46
5 or more bedrooms: 15

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

no vehicle: 224
1 vehicle: 2,263
2 vehicles: 3,652
3 vehicles: 1,168
4 vehicles: 411
5 or more vehicles: 123

Cars and other vehicles available in Bloomfield township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 554
1 vehicle: 1,934
2 vehicles: 847
3 vehicles: 210
4 vehicles: 34
5 or more vehicles: 7

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (20%)
Health care (15%)
Educational services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (3%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bloomfield township:

German (20.8%)
United States or American (12.3%)
Irish (11.3%)
English (8.8%)
Italian (7.0%)
Norwegian (4.6%)
Dutch (3.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (44%)
Laos (20%)
Korea (6%)
Guatemala (4%)
Pakistan (2%)
Canada (2%)
Vietnam (2%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,987 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,727 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 268 (2%)
Taxi: 15 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 120 (1%)
Other means: 62 (0%)
Worked at home: 204 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (79%)
Electricity (18%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Bloomfield township, Iowa

236 people in halfway houses
156 people in nursing homes
91 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
25 people in homes for the mentally retarded

91.7% of residents of Bloomfield township speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,770

In family households: 22,679 (5,448 male householders, 1,863 female householders)
5,567 spouses, 8,193 children (7,534 natural, 174 adopted, 485 stepchildren), 346 grandchildren, 196 brothers or sisters, 200 parents, 318 other relatives, 548 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,091 (1,681 male householders (1,230 living alone)), 2,400 female householders (2,030 living alone)), 1,010 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 508 (370 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,126 2-persons, 1,713 3-persons, 1,527 4-persons, 639 5-persons, 222 6-persons, 84 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,260 1-person, 682 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 15 5-persons.

4,506 married couples with children.
1,898 single-parent households (417 men, 1,481 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 173

Here:	5.3%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 98

Here:	6.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 270

Here:	30.3%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bloomfield township:

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