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

Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)

Eldora township:

1.0%
Whole state:

3.1%

72% of Eldora township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 203
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 57
  • South: 4
  • West: 34

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 9.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Eldora township, IA map Eldora township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000


Housing units in Eldora township with a mortgage: 32 (6 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 12
  • 1990 to 1994: 2
  • 1980 to 1989: 8
  • 1970 to 1979: 38
  • 1960 to 1969: 6
  • 1950 to 1959: 4
  • 1940 to 1949: 25
  • 1939 or earlier: 58

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 2
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 2
  • 5 rooms: 10
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 26
  • 8 rooms: 26
  • 9 or more rooms: 19

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 15
  • 3 bedrooms: 60
  • 4 bedrooms: 27
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eldora township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 6
  • 3 bedrooms: 10
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 23
  • 2 vehicles: 56
  • 3 vehicles: 27
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 2
  • 2 vehicles: 6
  • 3 vehicles: 10
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (37%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (13%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (8%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (16%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Eldora township:

  • German (48.3%)
  • English (20.3%)
  • Irish (6.1%)
  • Norwegian (6.1%)
  • Danish (5.4%)
  • United States or American (4.2%)
  • Swedish (3.8%)

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

  • Korea (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (80%)
  • Utility gas (10%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

99.0% of residents of Eldora township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 301

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 22 1-person, 7 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 1 4-persons,

54 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 men, 3 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

25.0%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
Here:

8.0%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
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 Eldora township:

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