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Richland township, Chickasaw County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Richland township:

1.6%
Whole state:

3.1%

70% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 93% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 390
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 18
  • South: 4
  • West: 7

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Richland township, IA map Richland township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $51,700


Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 30 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 18
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 6
  • 1970 to 1979: 24
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 4
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 78

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 16
  • 6 rooms: 39
  • 7 rooms: 20
  • 8 rooms: 14
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 13
  • 7 rooms: 4
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 44
  • 4 bedrooms: 40
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richland township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 6
  • 3 bedrooms: 9
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 21
  • 2 vehicles: 38
  • 3 vehicles: 30
  • 4 vehicles: 14
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 10
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 8
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
  • Food (13%)
  • Machinery (12%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
  • Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (12%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (24%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (26%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (12%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:

  • German (60.6%)
  • Irish (13.1%)
  • French (except Basque) (5.7%)
  • United States or American (5.3%)
  • English (3.2%)
  • Norwegian (2.8%)
  • Czech (1.8%)

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

  • Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (81%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Wood (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

98.5% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 425

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 5 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person, 3 2-persons,

94 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (0 men, 5 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
Here:

27.5%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
Here:

19.6%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:

13.6%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Richland township:

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