Jefferson township, Adair County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 14 (65% naturalized citizens)
| Jefferson township: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
73% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 451
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 67
- South: 78
- West: 31
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 221
- One, attached: 9
- 3 or 4: 4
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 52
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 27 (4 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 51
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Educational services (21%)
- U. S. Postal service (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Computer and electronic products (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Business operations specialists (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- United States or American (50.2%)
- English (9.2%)
- Italian (5.0%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- German (3.3%)
- European (1.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 196 (77%)
- Carpooled: 24 (9%)
- Other means: 22 (9%)
- Worked at home: 11 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Wood (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
94.1% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 45% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 659- In family households: 579 (168 male householders, 16 female householders)
159 spouses, 196 children (170 natural, 0 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 4 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 80 (30 male householders (27 living alone)), 35 female householders (32 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 74 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 50 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 3 2-persons, 3 5-persons,
29 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |