Dodge township, Union County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 183 (all rural)
| Males: 94 |  (51.4%) |
| Females: 89 |  (48.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 183 (147 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Dodge township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 39.2
Median age of females: 39.5
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Average household size: 2.61
| Dodge township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.75
| Dodge township: | $45,172 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $431 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,516 (it was $59,000 in 2000)
| : | $93,516 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Dodge township include: Dodge Center Church (A), Immanuel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Dodge Center Cemetery (1), Bragg Cemetery (2), Cedar Grove Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Loefler Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Dodge township include: Three Mile Lake Wildlife Management Area (1), Groesbeck County Wildlife Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Dodge township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 164
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 7
- South: 7
- West: 27
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 72
Housing units in Dodge township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Paper (23%)
- Repair and maintenance (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Computer and electronic products (18%)
- Health care (13%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Personal and laundry services (11%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Food (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (25%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (21%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (29%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
- Personal appearance workers (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
- Woodworkers (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Art and design workers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dodge township:
- German (49.7%)
- United States or American (31.1%)
- Irish (5.4%)
- Welsh (4.2%)
- Scottish (3.6%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
- Yugoslavian (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 97 (68%)
- Carpooled: 34 (24%)
- Worked at home: 12 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (69%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (7%)
88.7% of residents of Dodge township speak English at home.
11.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 205- In family households: 186 (70 male householders, 0 female householders)
70 spouses, 46 children (46 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 19 (12 male householders (6 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 6 2-persons,
34 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (0 men, 2 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: 7
| Here: | 46.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |