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West Fork township, Monona County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (0% naturalized citizens)

West Fork township:

0.3%
Whole state:

3.1%

62% of West Fork township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 254
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 56
  • South: 1
  • West: 1

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported
West Fork township, IA map West Fork township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $18,000


Housing units in West Fork township with a mortgage: 22 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 3
  • 1995 to 1998: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 4
  • 1980 to 1989: 8
  • 1970 to 1979: 23
  • 1960 to 1969: 8
  • 1950 to 1959: 10
  • 1940 to 1949: 9
  • 1939 or earlier: 52

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Fork township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 2
  • 4 rooms: 10
  • 5 rooms: 20
  • 6 rooms: 14
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 10
  • 9 or more rooms: 8

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Fork township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 1
  • 4 rooms: 10
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 11

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Fork township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 16
  • 3 bedrooms: 32
  • 4 bedrooms: 13
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Fork township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 1
  • 2 bedrooms: 15
  • 3 bedrooms: 16
  • 4 bedrooms: 11
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in West Fork township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 42
  • 3 vehicles: 9
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in West Fork township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 14
  • 2 vehicles: 8
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 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 (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
  • Construction (16%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (19%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (21%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Food processing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (9%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Librarians, curators, and archivists (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in West Fork township:

  • German (30.3%)
  • United States or American (27.2%)
  • Irish (8.8%)
  • Norwegian (6.9%)
  • Danish (5.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish (4.2%)
  • Swedish (3.8%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
  • Electricity (9%)

97.8% of residents of West Fork township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 315

Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 10 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 21 1-person, 12 2-persons,

65 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (2 men, 12 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%

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in West Fork township:

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