Carlton township, Tama County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 905 (all rural)
| Males: 441 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 464 |  (51.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 905 (719 owner occupied, 186 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Carlton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 38.4
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Average household size: 2.55
| Carlton township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Carlton township: | $52,055 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $449 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,419 (it was $67,900 in 2000)
| : | $103,419 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $136,877
Here: $136,877 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $154,219
Here: $154,219 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $119,025
Here: $119,025 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,611
Here: $139,611 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,575
Here: $117,575 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $53,522
Here: $53,522 State: $46,008
| Population density: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 19.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Garwin.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Carlton township: Carlton Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Rock Creek Cemetery (1), Rock Valley Cemetery (2), Conant Cemetery (3), Dodson Cemetery (4), Garwin Union Cemetery (5), Turner Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Crystal Creek (A), Prairie Creek (B), Pine Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Carlton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 124
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 18
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 52
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 26
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $12,000
Housing units in Carlton township with a mortgage: 9 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (56%)
- Food (26%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Construction (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (35%)
- Food (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Lawyers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (25%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (20%)
- Food processing workers (20%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Carlton township:
- United States or American (44.2%)
- Irish (14.2%)
- European (10.0%)
- English (9.2%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
- German (1.7%)
- Polish (1.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48 (84%)
- Carpooled: 7 (12%)
- Walked: 1 (2%)
- Worked at home: 1 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Wood (12%)
93.8% of residents of Carlton township speak English at home.
6.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 167- In family households: 151 (36 male householders, 13 female householders)
34 spouses, 53 children (44 natural, 4 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 16 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 16 1-person,
175 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (11 men, 38 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% |