Jefferson township, Allamakee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 560 (all rural)
| Males: 299 |  (53.4%) |
| Females: 261 |  (46.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 560 (422 owner occupied, 138 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Jefferson township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 1.4%
- Asian: 0.4%
Median age of males: 38.2
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.89
| Jefferson township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.25
| Jefferson township: | $49,195 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $387 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $116,793 (it was $69,900 in 2000)
| : | $116,793 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 16 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 18.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 9.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Rossville Cemetery (1), Ebenezer Cemetery (2), Evergreen Cemetery (3), Dundee Plot (4), Nelson Plot (5), Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
52% 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, 10% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 124
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 167
- South: 13
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 128
- Two: 3
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 27
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 23 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 50
- Wood products (13%)
- Truck transportation (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Construction (12%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Health care (18%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (13%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Personal and laundry services (9%)
- Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (4%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Cashiers (16%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
- Personal appearance workers (9%)
- Therapists (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- United States or American (21.6%)
- Scottish (16.5%)
- English (12.2%)
- Canadian (7.2%)
- German (7.2%)
- Irish (6.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 121 (83%)
- Carpooled: 18 (12%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (72%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Wood (5%)
99.3% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 315- In family households: 266 (69 male householders, 14 female householders)
77 spouses, 98 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (23 male householders (21 living alone)), 23 female householders (23 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 37 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 44 1-person, 2 2-persons,
146 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (4 men, 15 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: 2
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |