Buffalo township, Scott County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 22.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population: 4,688 (3% urban, 97% rural)
| Males: 2,381 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 2,307 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 4,661 (4,211 owner occupied, 450 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Buffalo township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.0%
- Black: 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.0%
Median age of males: 38.5
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.76
| Buffalo township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.04
| Buffalo township: | $53,884 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $585 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $146,600 (it was $90,400 in 2000)
| : | $146,600 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $188,610
Here: $188,610 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $188,109
Here: $188,109 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $77,041
Here: $77,041 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $141,906
Here: $141,906 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $114,747
Here: $114,747 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $29,671
Here: $29,671 State: $46,008
| Population density: 212 people per square mile | (high). |
| This township: | 18.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 4.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Buffalo.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Lakeside Manor Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Buffalo township: Victory Life Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Asbury Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
68% of Buffalo 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, 89% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 313
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 55
- South: 58
- West: 23
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
27 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 145
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 21
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,300
Housing units in Buffalo township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18
- Food (15%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Construction (13%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Paper (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (8%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Waiters and waitresses (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Art and design workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo township:
- English (23.2%)
- German (22.3%)
- United States or American (17.4%)
- French (except Basque) (4.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 109 (55%)
- Carpooled: 51 (26%)
- Worked at home: 40 (20%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
- Wood (33%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Utility gas (4%)
27 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 455- In family households: 435 (121 male householders, 31 female householders)
128 spouses, 149 children (118 natural, 14 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (18 male householders (16 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 7 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person, 2 2-persons,
999 married couples with children.
130 single-parent households (41 men, 89 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% |