Webster township, Webster County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 20.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population: 257 (all rural)
| Males: 143 |  (55.6%) |
| Females: 114 |  (44.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 257 (224 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Webster township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
- Black: 0.8%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 43.3
Median age of females: 44.0
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Average household size: 2.50
| Webster township: | 2.5 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
| Webster township: | $42,137 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $465 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,063 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
| : | $86,063 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 13 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 6.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Bushy Creek Campground (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Hartman Cemetery (1), Vegars Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Boone River (A), Brushy Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Webster township: Benjamin Bell Historical Marker (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Webster township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 205
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 18
- South: 0
- West: 1
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.8%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 92
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $35,800
Housing units in Webster township with a mortgage: 18 (5 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (14%)
- Construction (8%)
- Food (7%)
- Wood products (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Educational services (24%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (14%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Textile mills and textile products (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (20%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Food processing workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
- Waiters and waitresses (11%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Printing workers (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Webster township:
- German (32.5%)
- Swedish (14.0%)
- United States or American (12.1%)
- Irish (8.3%)
- Norwegian (7.6%)
- English (7.0%)
- Danish (5.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 68 (63%)
- Carpooled: 19 (18%)
- Bicycle: 2 (2%)
- Walked: 8 (7%)
- Worked at home: 11 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Utility gas (38%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Wood (8%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 224- In family households: 193 (67 male householders, 2 female householders)
57 spouses, 58 children (58 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 31 (15 male householders (9 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 4 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
46 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (14 men, 5 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |