Dayton township, Webster County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 53.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 1,236 (all rural)
| Males: 603 |  (48.8%) |
| Females: 633 |  (51.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,193 (948 owner occupied, 245 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Dayton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Black: 0.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 41.9
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Average household size: 2.46
| Dayton township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.96
| Dayton township: | $42,137 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $465 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,063 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| : | $86,063 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 23 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 3.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Dayton.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Skillet Creek (A), Dry Branch (B), Knack Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Dayton township: Carlson Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
36% of Dayton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 318
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 20
- South: 76
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
43 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 78
- Mobile homes: 108
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,300
Housing units in Dayton township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
- Paper (30%)
- Public administration (23%)
- Transportation equipment (15%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Construction (10%)
- Warehousing and storage (10%)
- Textile mills and textile products (9%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Electricians (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (21%)
- Construction laborers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dayton township:
- United States or American (36.1%)
- Irish (18.0%)
- English (14.1%)
- French (except Basque) (4.9%)
- Swedish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 147 (83%)
- Carpooled: 25 (14%)
- Worked at home: 5 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
43 people in nursing homes
98.9% of residents of Dayton township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 420- In family households: 384 (114 male householders, 13 female householders)
127 spouses, 122 children (99 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 36 (17 male householders (7 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 10 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 4 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
232 married couples with children.
63 single-parent households (10 men, 53 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% |