Palmyra township, Warren County, Iowa (IA)

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Palmyra township, IA map Land area: 23.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 491 (all rural)

Males: 235	(47.9%)
Females: 256	(52.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 491 (429 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

Races in Palmyra township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Two or more races: 0.8%

Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 39.3

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Average household size: 2.70

Palmyra township:	2.7 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Average family size: 3.06

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,882 ($44,135 in 1999)

This township:	$52,882
Iowa:	$47,292

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $0

Here:	$0
State:	$454

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $191,461 (it was $129,200 in 2000)

Palmyra township:	$191,461
Iowa:	$117,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $141,263 - $250,248

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $202,327
Here: $202,327
State: $150,000

Mobile homes: $83,750
Here: $83,750
State: $29,315

Population density: 21 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This township:	2.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Palmyra Cemetery.

67% of Palmyra township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% 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: 378
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 59
South: 0
West: 7

Palmyra township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 180
Mobile homes: 15

Median worth of mobile homes: $94,000

Housing units in Palmyra township with a mortgage: 42 (12 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 8
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 0
1980 to 1989: 20
1970 to 1979: 82
1960 to 1969: 19
1950 to 1959: 0
1940 to 1949: 0
1939 or earlier: 55

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Palmyra township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 26 6 rooms: 60 7 rooms: 33 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 17

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmyra township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 0 5 rooms: 0 6 rooms: 4 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Palmyra township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 24 3 bedrooms: 71 4 bedrooms: 55 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Palmyra township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 0 3 bedrooms: 9 4 bedrooms: 6 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Palmyra township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 8 1 vehicle: 16 2 vehicles: 82 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Palmyra township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 0 2 vehicles: 11 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Public administration (13%)
Construction (12%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Health care (13%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Food and beverage stores (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Carpenters (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Child care workers (11%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Business operations specialists (6%)
Legal support workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Palmyra township:

German (29.5%)
United States or American (19.0%)
Irish (14.9%)
English (5.5%)
Norwegian (4.1%)
Scotch-Irish (4.1%)
Polish (3.9%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 212 (85%)
Carpooled: 24 (10%)
Motorcycle: 5 (2%)
Other means: 8 (3%)
Worked at home: 1 (0%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%) Electricity (11%) Wood (7%) Utility gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship

Households: 451

In family households: 403 (136 male householders, 0 female householders)
146 spouses, 121 children (104 natural, 17 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 48 (20 male householders (15 living alone)), 17 female householders (13 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 28 1-person, 9 2-persons.

118 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (2 men, 1 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: 5

Here:	100.0%
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 Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Palmyra township:

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