College township, Linn County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 17.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 768 (all rural)
| Males: 388 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 380 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 768 (671 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in College township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.5%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.4%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.9
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.80
| College township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| College township: | $56,151 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $571 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $145,400 (it was $97,200 in 2000)
| : | $145,400 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $170,101
Here: $170,101 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $146,372
Here: $146,372 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $99,089
Here: $99,089 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $96,903
Here: $96,903 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,720
Here: $131,720 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $27,841
Here: $27,841 State: $46,008
| Population density: 45 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Airport National Public Golf Complex (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in College township: First Presbyterian Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Buresh Cemetery (1), Western Cemetery (2), Truhlar Cemetery (3), Williams Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: South Hoosier Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
60% of College township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 280
- Northeast: 3
- Midwest: 4
- South: 13
- West: 4
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 132
- Mobile homes: 46
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in College township with a mortgage: 20 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (68%)
- Construction (11%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Transportation equipment (3%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)
- Rail transportation (3%)
- Health care (39%)
- Construction (15%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Leather and allied products (6%)
- Metal and metal products (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (27%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (4%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (3%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
- Health technologists and technicians (15%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Extraction workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in College township:
- United States or American (52.2%)
- German (11.0%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- Swedish (4.9%)
- English (3.3%)
- Welsh (1.6%)
- Dutch (1.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 99 (78%)
- Carpooled: 19 (15%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Other means: 5 (4%)
- Worked at home: 2 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Wood (17%)
- Utility gas (10%)
99.3% of residents of College township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 304- In family households: 265 (93 male householders, 5 female householders)
90 spouses, 65 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 39 (15 male householders (11 living alone)), 16 female householders (12 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 60 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 8 2-persons,
157 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (11 men, 14 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |