Volga township, Clayton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Volga township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
80% of Volga township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 499
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 42
- South: 0
- West: 3
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 207
- Two: 5
- 3 or 4: 1
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,000
Housing units in Volga township with a mortgage: 54 (4 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 53
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (32%)
- Construction (20%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Food (5%)
- Metal and metal products (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Social assistance (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Child care workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Volga township:
- German (68.4%)
- United States or American (13.3%)
- Norwegian (4.1%)
- French (except Basque) (3.1%)
- English (2.9%)
- Irish (1.7%)
- Portuguese (1.2%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Vietnam (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 172 (69%)
- Carpooled: 39 (16%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 34 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Wood (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Electricity (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
98.2% of residents of Volga township speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 549- In family households: 464 (129 male householders, 14 female householders)
108 spouses, 193 children (185 natural, 3 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 85 (45 male householders (37 living alone)), 25 female householders (24 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 61 1-person, 7 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
107 married couples with children.
26 single-parent households (10 men, 16 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1
| Here: | 10.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |