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Lee township, Polk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 25.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 62,061 (100% urban, 0% rural)

Males: 30,154  (48.6%)
Females: 31,907  (51.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 60,963 (42,830 owner occupied, 18,133 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

30%
State:

28%


Races in Lee township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 77.5%
  • Black: 7.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
  • Asian: 3.9%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 8.8%
  • Two or more races: 1.6%
  • Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 34.5

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Average household size: 2.59

Lee township:

2.6 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.11

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($35,833 in 1999)
Lee township:

$59,328
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $688 (lower quartile is $404, upper quartile is $602)
Here:

$688
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $156,600 (it was $100,100 in 2000)
:

$156,600
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,500 - $221,800

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $185,794
Here:

$185,794
State:

$159,697

Townhouses or other attached units: $273,530
Here:

$273,530
State:

$193,868

In 2-unit structures: $129,213
Here:

$129,213
State:

$120,896

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $193,499
Here:

$193,499
State:

$122,004

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,575
Here:

$120,575
State:

$118,952

Mobile homes: $21,166
Here:

$21,166
State:

$46,008
Population density: 2459 people per square mile 
 
 (very high).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

25.7%
Whole state:

9.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

10.0%
Whole state:

3.8%

 

58% of Lee township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 90% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 136
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 9
  • South: 21
  • West: 7

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.4%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Lee township, Iowa:

  • 528 people in nursing homes
  • 185 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 161 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 42 people in other group homes
  • 41 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 39 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 34 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 25 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 19 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 11 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
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Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $23,800


Housing units in Lee township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 7
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1980 to 1989: 8
  • 1970 to 1979: 25
  • 1960 to 1969: 28
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 5
  • 1939 or earlier: 6

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lee township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 12
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 6

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 5
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lee township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 18
  • 3 bedrooms: 21
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lee township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 0
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 7
  • 2 vehicles: 23
  • 3 vehicles: 10
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Lee township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 5
  • 2 vehicles: 6
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (14%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Lee township:

  • United States or American (21.5%)
  • Irish (15.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (12.3%)
  • German (10.8%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
  • Utility gas (28%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Wood (10%)

People in group quarters in Lee township, Iowa:

  • 528 people in nursing homes
  • 185 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 161 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 42 people in other group homes
  • 41 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 39 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 34 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 25 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 19 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 11 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 144

Size of family households: 20 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 7 1-person, 6 2-persons,

9,533 married couples with children.
5,347 single-parent households (1,214 men, 4,133 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 undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
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 Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lee township:

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