Rochester township, Cedar County, Iowa (IA)

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Land area: 26.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 603 (all rural)

Males: 308	(51.1%)
Females: 295	(48.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 603 (473 owner occupied, 130 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Races in Rochester township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Two or more races: 0.5%

Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 39.9

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Average household size: 2.66

Rochester township:	2.7 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Average family size: 2.99

Estimated median household income in 2008: $26,603 ($21,438 in 1999)

This township:	$26,603
Iowa:	$48,980

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $301 (lower quartile is $198, upper quartile is $404)

Here:	$301
State:	$478

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $49,712 (it was $32,400 in 2000)

Rochester township:	$49,712
Iowa:	$120,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $29,071 - $107,148

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $66,235
Here: $66,235
State: $151,372

Townhouses or other attached units: $98,928
Here: $98,928
State: $162,018

Mobile homes: $28,790
Here: $28,790
State: $29,315

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	42.4%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This township:	16.8%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Earle, Jennette.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Rochester township include: Buck Lake Church, Wallace Chapel, Christ Temple Church, Saint Peters Church, Gibson Bayou Church, Mount Pilgrim Church, Mount Hermon Church, Mount Beulah Church.

Cemeteries: Berry Cemetery, Gibson Bayou Cemetery, Mount Beulah Cemetery, Mount Hermon Cemetery, Spring Hill Cemetery, Cloar Cemetery, Buck Lake Cemetery.

Lakes: Cane Lake, Brougham Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gibson Bayou, Wildcat Bayou.

54% of Rochester township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2703
Northeast: 39
Midwest: 210
South: 921
West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500

Rochester township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 968
One, attached: 44
Two: 88
3 or 4: 50
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 43
Mobile homes: 331

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,800

Housing units in Rochester township with a mortgage: 270 (17 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 305

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 25
1995 to 1998: 119
1990 to 1994: 151
1980 to 1989: 156
1970 to 1979: 460
1960 to 1969: 299
1950 to 1959: 160
1940 to 1949: 110
1939 or earlier: 91

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Rochester township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 139 5 rooms: 210 6 rooms: 193 7 rooms: 103 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 50

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester township, Iowa:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 218 5 rooms: 172 6 rooms: 90 7 rooms: 49 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Rochester township:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 317 3 bedrooms: 356 4 bedrooms: 79 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Rochester township:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 296 3 bedrooms: 201 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 111 1 vehicle: 297 2 vehicles: 280 3 vehicles: 48 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Rochester township in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 211 1 vehicle: 330 2 vehicles: 38 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (25%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Machinery (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Warehousing and storage (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Other direct selling establishments (6%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other construction workers and helpers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Registered nurses (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Cashiers (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Rochester township:

United States or American (6.3%)
Irish (2.5%)
English (2.3%)
African (2.1%)
German (1.8%)
European (0.6%)
Lebanese (0.3%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 717 (60%)
Carpooled: 340 (29%)
Bus or trolley bus: 20 (2%)
Walked: 50 (4%)
Other means: 49 (4%)
Worked at home: 11 (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (55%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

98.4% of residents of Rochester township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,904

In family households: 3,403 (523 male householders, 422 female householders)
467 spouses, 1,244 children (1,114 natural, 36 adopted, 94 stepchildren), 327 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 85 other relatives, 209 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 501 (208 male householders (174 living alone)), 231 female householders (223 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 328 2-persons, 225 3-persons, 173 4-persons, 108 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 397 1-person, 23 2-persons, 19 3-persons.

119 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (11 men, 7 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	6.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7

Here:	2.3%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

Here:	11.1%
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 Rochester township:

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