Center township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA)

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Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 241 (all rural)

Males: 130	(53.9%)
Females: 111	(46.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 241 (165 owner occupied, 76 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	28%

Races in Center township:

White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 34.2
Median age of females: 35.1

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Average household size: 2.94

Center township:	2.9 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.31

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,070 ($36,121 in 1999)

This township:	$44,070
Iowa:	$47,292

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $339 (lower quartile is $313, upper quartile is $633)

Here:	$339
State:	$454

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,466 (it was $66,300 in 2000)

Center township:	$100,466
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,580 - $129,120

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $136,926
Here: $136,926
State: $150,000

Mobile homes: $39,142
Here: $39,142
State: $29,315

Population density: 7 people per square mile

(very low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	10.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	0.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Center township: Ephesus Church.

Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery, Rhodes Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: McGhee Branch, Flat Creek, Deer Creek, Gamble Creek, Holly Branch, Moores Slough.

Number of foreign born residents: 12 (42% naturalized citizens)

Center township:	5.0%
State:	3.1%

66% of Center township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1056
Northeast: 5
Midwest: 54
South: 133
West: 89

Center township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.1%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 306
Mobile homes: 243

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,500

Housing units in Center township with a mortgage: 102 (11 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 80

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 121
1990 to 1994: 20
1980 to 1989: 154
1970 to 1979: 85
1960 to 1969: 86
1950 to 1959: 25
1940 to 1949: 25
1939 or earlier: 17

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Center township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 46 5 rooms: 147 6 rooms: 112 7 rooms: 43 8 rooms: 41 9 or more rooms: 6

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 8 5 rooms: 25 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Center township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 99 3 bedrooms: 291 4 bedrooms: 24 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Center township:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 27 3 bedrooms: 14 4 bedrooms: 19 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Center township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 94 2 vehicles: 214 3 vehicles: 79 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Center township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 31 2 vehicles: 16 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Center township:

United States or American (30.1%)
German (16.8%)
Irish (15.2%)
English (10.9%)
Scotch-Irish (4.5%)
Italian (2.2%)
French (except Basque) (2.1%)

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

Philippines (58%)
Germany (42%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 509 (82%)
Carpooled: 99 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Worked at home: 10 (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (37%) Utility gas (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Wood (9%)

97.8% of residents of Center township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,354

In family households: 1,243 (336 male householders, 52 female householders)
328 spouses, 475 children (396 natural, 18 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 11 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 111 (54 male householders (38 living alone)), 40 female householders (35 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 168 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 18 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 73 1-person, 21 2-persons.

67 married couples with children.
15 single-parent households (10 men, 5 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	2.6%
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: 5

Here:	29.4%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Center township:

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