Fremont township, Bremer County, Iowa (IA)

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Fremont township, IA map Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,788 (all rural)

Males: 865	(48.4%)
Females: 923	(51.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,756 (1,431 owner occupied, 325 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Races in Fremont township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 0.1%
Two or more races: 0.7%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 39.7

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Average household size: 2.44

Fremont township:	2.4 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.98

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,385 ($32,870 in 1999)

This township:	$39,385
Iowa:	$47,292

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $384 (lower quartile is $302, upper quartile is $459)

Here:	$384
State:	$454

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,774 (it was $78,800 in 2000)

Fremont township:	$116,774
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $108,930 - $313,871

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $205,790
Here: $205,790
State: $150,000

Townhouses or other attached units: $199,256
Here: $199,256
State: $158,666

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $686,947
Here: $686,947
State: $124,442

Mobile homes: $44,960
Here: $44,960
State: $29,315

Population density: 49 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	14.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Tripoli.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Fremont Cemetery, Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Grace Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 9 (100% naturalized citizens)

Fremont township:	0.5%
State:	3.1%

57% of Fremont township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 920
Northeast: 63
Midwest: 239
South: 294
West: 151

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,500

Fremont township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

32 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 745
One, attached: 19
Two: 4
3 or 4: 2
5 to 9: 8
20 to 49: 8
Mobile homes: 394
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 25

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,600

Housing units in Fremont township with a mortgage: 138 (1 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 186

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 54
1995 to 1998: 190
1990 to 1994: 148
1980 to 1989: 292
1970 to 1979: 342
1960 to 1969: 83
1950 to 1959: 37
1940 to 1949: 45
1939 or earlier: 14

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fremont township, Iowa:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 88 5 rooms: 164 6 rooms: 138 7 rooms: 108 8 rooms: 51 9 or more rooms: 28

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fremont township, Iowa:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 32 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 10

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fremont township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 140 3 bedrooms: 400 4 bedrooms: 38 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fremont township:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 47 3 bedrooms: 39 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Fremont township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 149 2 vehicles: 315 3 vehicles: 100 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 1

Cars and other vehicles available in Fremont township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 46 2 vehicles: 29 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 2 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 (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (12%)
Educational services (12%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Carpenters (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fremont township:

United States or American (40.5%)
English (13.2%)
German (12.3%)
Irish (9.7%)
French (except Basque) (2.4%)
Scotch-Irish (2.0%)
Welsh (1.4%)

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

Mexico (67%)
Portugal (33%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 471 (79%)
Carpooled: 79 (13%)
Walked: 40 (7%)
Worked at home: 8 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%) Electricity (38%) Wood (7%) Utility gas (2%)

32 people in nursing homes

97.6% of residents of Fremont township speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,678

In family households: 1,482 (417 male householders, 80 female householders)
446 spouses, 428 children (379 natural, 3 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 47 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 20 other relatives, 29 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 196 (72 male householders (62 living alone)), 95 female householders (82 living alone)), 29 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 243 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 135 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 144 1-person, 17 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

358 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (31 men, 78 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	8.3%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11

Here:	10.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	7.4%
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 (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fremont township:

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