Jackson township, Des Moines County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 15.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.7 sq. mi.
Population: 145 (all rural)
Males: 76 | (52.4%) |
Females: 69 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 145 (131 owner occupied, 14 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 10% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Jackson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
Median age of males: 42.5
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.42
Jackson township: | 2.4 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.90
Jackson township: | $42,377 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $472 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,864 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
: | $95,864 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,625
Here: $125,625 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $184,375
Here: $184,375 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $87,523
Here: $87,523 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,754
Here: $131,754 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $52,418
Here: $52,418 State: $46,008
Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 10.2% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 5.5% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jackson township: Agri Grain Marketing Elevator (A), Casey Barrow Landing (B), Meekers Landing (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Running Slough Drain (A). Display/hide its location on the map
62% of Jackson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 94% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 679
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 105
- South: 213
- West: 88
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 245
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 172
Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200
Housing units in Jackson township with a mortgage: 60 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (18%)
- Textile mills and textile products (13%)
- Construction (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Truck transportation (8%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Textile mills and textile products (8%)
- Chemicals (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Woodworkers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jackson township:
- German (19.1%)
- Irish (17.7%)
- English (17.3%)
- United States or American (15.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.8%)
- Polish (2.6%)
- Scottish (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 313 (67%)
- Carpooled: 115 (25%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (2%)
- Walked: 10 (2%)
- Other means: 18 (4%)
- Worked at home: 2 (0%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Wood (14%)
97.7% of residents of Jackson township speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,097- In family households: 1,018 (270 male householders, 44 female householders)
284 spouses, 377 children (280 natural, 22 adopted, 75 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 5 other relatives, 31 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (45 male householders (45 living alone)), 34 female householders (34 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 111 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 55 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 79 1-person,
29 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (4 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here: | 12.7% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here: | 6.7% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 17
Here: | 50.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |