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Clay township, Hardin County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)

Clay township:

0.5%
Whole state:

3.1%

63% of Clay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 525
  • Northeast: 8
  • Midwest: 103
  • South: 66
  • West: 61

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Clay township, IA map Clay township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000


Housing units in Clay township with a mortgage: 60 (4 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 8
  • 1995 to 1998: 40
  • 1990 to 1994: 14
  • 1980 to 1989: 52
  • 1970 to 1979: 73
  • 1960 to 1969: 57
  • 1950 to 1959: 20
  • 1940 to 1949: 13
  • 1939 or earlier: 64

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

  • 1 room: 4
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 15
  • 4 rooms: 31
  • 5 rooms: 62
  • 6 rooms: 36
  • 7 rooms: 36
  • 8 rooms: 32
  • 9 or more rooms: 20

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 20
  • 5 rooms: 25
  • 6 rooms: 15
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 4
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 58
  • 3 bedrooms: 105
  • 4 bedrooms: 36
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clay township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 40
  • 3 bedrooms: 11
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4

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

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 67
  • 2 vehicles: 91
  • 3 vehicles: 61
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Clay township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 33
  • 2 vehicles: 17
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 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 (31%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Paper (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
  • Construction laborers (12%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Clay township:

  • United States or American (43.7%)
  • English (16.4%)
  • Irish (14.6%)
  • German (7.2%)
  • Italian (2.7%)
  • Danish (1.3%)
  • French Canadian (1.1%)

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

  • Canada (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (38%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Wood (12%)

97.9% of residents of Clay township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 766

Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 25 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 86 1-person, 10 2-persons,

137 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (10 men, 7 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: 6
Here:

24.0%
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 Clay township:

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