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Honey Creek township, Delaware County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 36.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,060 (all rural)

Males: 503  (47.5%)
Females: 557  (52.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 997 (800 owner occupied, 197 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

28%


Races in Honey Creek township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 99.2%

Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 41.3

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Average household size: 2.67

Honey Creek township:

2.7 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.16

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($37,200 in 1999)
Honey Creek township:

$54,479
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $400 (lower quartile is $206, upper quartile is $341)
Here:

$400
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,921 (it was $83,900 in 2000)
:

$127,921
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,999 - $181,341
Population density: 29 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

4.0%
Whole state:

9.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Lloyd Kelchen Grain Elevator (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Edgewood Cemetery (1), Thorpe Union Cemetery (2), Saint Marks Cemetery (3), Roe Cemetery (4), Hutson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Routherford Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

80% of Honey Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 989
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 53
  • South: 3
  • West: 6

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households

54 people in nursing homes
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Honey Creek township, IA map Honey Creek township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $70,000


Housing units in Honey Creek township with a mortgage: 98 (5 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 87

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 14
  • 1995 to 1998: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 25
  • 1980 to 1989: 28
  • 1970 to 1979: 71
  • 1960 to 1969: 32
  • 1950 to 1959: 25
  • 1940 to 1949: 46
  • 1939 or earlier: 144

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Honey Creek township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 9
  • 5 rooms: 73
  • 6 rooms: 70
  • 7 rooms: 51
  • 8 rooms: 35
  • 9 or more rooms: 40

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Honey Creek township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 16
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 14
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 22
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Honey Creek township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 46
  • 3 bedrooms: 152
  • 4 bedrooms: 70
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Honey Creek township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 23
  • 2 bedrooms: 9
  • 3 bedrooms: 30
  • 4 bedrooms: 23
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 20
  • 1 vehicle: 47
  • 2 vehicles: 113
  • 3 vehicles: 73
  • 4 vehicles: 23
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Honey Creek township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 33
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 17
  • 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 (25%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (18%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (19%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Honey Creek township:

  • German (65.3%)
  • Irish (8.2%)
  • United States or American (8.0%)
  • English (6.6%)
  • European (2.8%)
  • French (except Basque) (2.8%)
  • Dutch (1.3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (54%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

54 people in nursing homes
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded

97.1% of residents of Honey Creek township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 990

Size of family households: 140 2-persons, 60 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 26 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person,

250 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (13 men, 16 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): 4
Here:

3.9%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:

25.0%
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 Honey Creek township:

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