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Monroe township, Johnson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (65% naturalized citizens)

Monroe township:

3.0%
Whole state:

3.1%

72% of Monroe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 449
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 38
  • South: 30
  • West: 11

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Monroe township, IA map Monroe township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $137,500


Housing units in Monroe township with a mortgage: 58 (5 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 5
  • 1995 to 1998: 11
  • 1990 to 1994: 15
  • 1980 to 1989: 16
  • 1970 to 1979: 25
  • 1960 to 1969: 25
  • 1950 to 1959: 17
  • 1940 to 1949: 5
  • 1939 or earlier: 101

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 13
  • 5 rooms: 31
  • 6 rooms: 47
  • 7 rooms: 53
  • 8 rooms: 34
  • 9 or more rooms: 20

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 13
  • 2 bedrooms: 37
  • 3 bedrooms: 95
  • 4 bedrooms: 59
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Monroe township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 28
  • 2 vehicles: 56
  • 3 vehicles: 69
  • 4 vehicles: 35
  • 5 or more vehicles: 4

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 16
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
  • Computer and electronic products (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (21%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (19%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Monroe township:

  • German (37.0%)
  • Czech (21.1%)
  • United States or American (9.4%)
  • Irish (4.8%)
  • English (4.6%)
  • Dutch (2.7%)
  • Italian (2.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Korea (65%)
  • Guatemala (35%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
  • Wood (19%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%)
  • Electricity (5%)

92.3% of residents of Monroe township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 555

Size of family households: 75 2-persons, 42 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 5 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 40 1-person, 13 2-persons,

111 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (3 men, 4 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

7.8%
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%

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 Mentally-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 Monroe township:

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