Richland township, Wapello County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Richland township: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
71% of Richland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 564
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 102
- South: 17
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
10 people in other group homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 210
- Mobile homes: 38
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Richland township with a mortgage: 81 (7 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41
- Machinery (9%)
- Construction (9%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Health care (25%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Food and beverage stores (10%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (13%)
- Cashiers (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Richland township:
- German (35.5%)
- United States or American (23.6%)
- Irish (13.2%)
- English (6.2%)
- Ukrainian (3.8%)
- Dutch (2.9%)
- Swedish (2.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 297 (84%)
- Carpooled: 16 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (2%)
- Walked: 1 (0%)
- Other means: 10 (3%)
- Worked at home: 25 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (4%)
10 people in other group homes
97.6% of residents of Richland township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 699- In family households: 645 (165 male householders, 42 female householders)
166 spouses, 248 children (231 natural, 10 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (36 male householders (34 living alone)), 12 female householders (12 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 18 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 68 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 46 1-person, 2 4-persons,
176 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (5 men, 11 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): 2
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 8.3% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |