Portland township, Kossuth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
| Portland township: | 0.9% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
61% of Portland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 545
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 43
- West: 5
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 232
- 3 or 4: 8
- Mobile homes: 45
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,500
Housing units in Portland township with a mortgage: 58 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 99
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Construction (10%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
- Health care (33%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Wood products (6%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (24%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
- Carpenters (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (21%)
- Cashiers (18%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Religious workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Portland township:
- United States or American (16.3%)
- English (10.2%)
- Irish (7.3%)
- German (7.0%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
- Ukrainian (1.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 137 (73%)
- Carpooled: 44 (23%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Utility gas (23%)
95.6% of residents of Portland township speak English at home.
4.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (8% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 64% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 608- In family households: 522 (123 male householders, 50 female householders)
116 spouses, 177 children (167 natural, 10 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 38 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 9 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 86 (28 male householders (28 living alone)), 56 female householders (54 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 66 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 82 1-person, 2 2-persons,
57 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 24.1% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 28
| Here: | 40.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |