Massena township, Cass County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 608 (all rural)
| Males: 305 |  (50.2%) |
| Females: 303 |  (49.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 608 (486 owner occupied, 122 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Massena township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 41.7
Median age of females: 45.1
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Average household size: 2.32
| Massena township: | 2.3 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.87
| Massena township: | $43,805 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $416 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,943 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
| : | $89,943 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $134,000
Here: $134,000 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $160,603
Here: $160,603 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $88,046
Here: $88,046 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,830
Here: $169,830 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,967
Here: $115,967 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $32,767
Here: $32,767 State: $46,008
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.0% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Massena.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Massena township include: North Massena Church (A), Pine Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Massena Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
66% of Massena township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 539
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 39
- South: 6
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 230
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 17
- Mobile homes: 18
Median worth of mobile homes: $15,000
Housing units in Massena township with a mortgage: 78 (4 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 60
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (10%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (12%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (5%)
- Personal appearance workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Massena township:
- German (45.1%)
- Irish (15.5%)
- United States or American (11.5%)
- English (8.1%)
- Danish (6.2%)
- Swedish (3.6%)
- Scottish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 214 (72%)
- Carpooled: 44 (15%)
- Motorcycle: 2 (1%)
- Walked: 16 (5%)
- Worked at home: 21 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (71%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Electricity (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
97.7% of residents of Massena township speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 593- In family households: 502 (151 male householders, 23 female householders)
149 spouses, 162 children (149 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 7 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 91 (33 male householders (23 living alone)), 48 female householders (48 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 92 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 9 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
107 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (8 men, 17 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: 1
| Here: | 5.9% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |