Rock township, Cherokee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 216 (all rural)
| Males: 112 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 104 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 216 (119 owner occupied, 97 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 45% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Rock township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.1%
- Black: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.60
| Rock township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Rock township: | $49,342 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $376 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,878 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
| : | $81,878 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 33.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 14.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Rock Township Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
72% of Rock township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1519
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 81
- South: 317
- West: 17
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $15,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 606
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 48
- 3 or 4: 5
- 5 to 9: 8
- 10 to 19: 23
- 20 to 49: 10
- Mobile homes: 138
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,800
Housing units in Rock township with a mortgage: 171 (11 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 221
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (45%)
- Food (17%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Wood products (3%)
- Plastics and rubber products (3%)
- Food and beverage stores (3%)
- Health care (27%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (17%)
- Food (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Apparel (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rock township:
- United States or American (14.7%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.3%)
- English (2.2%)
- German (1.9%)
- African (1.0%)
- Scottish (0.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 437 (74%)
- Carpooled: 113 (19%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 23 (4%)
- Other means: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 11 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
- Other fuel (1%)
98.6% of residents of Rock township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 38% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,942- In family households: 1,661 (290 male householders, 214 female householders)
295 spouses, 617 children (574 natural, 12 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 124 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 42 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 281 (96 male householders (79 living alone)), 150 female householders (137 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 231 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 89 4-persons, 53 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 216 1-person, 27 2-persons, 3 5-persons,
50 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
| Here: | 12.9% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 6.2% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |