Allen township, Harrison County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 208 (all rural)
| Males: 104 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 104 |  (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 208 (146 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 30% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Allen township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.5%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.9%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 38.0
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Average household size: 2.63
| Allen township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
| Allen township: | $54,989 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $453 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $110,463 (it was $78,700 in 2000)
| : | $110,463 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 6 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Allen township: Allen Creek Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map
49% of Allen township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 93
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 83
- South: 3
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 70
- Mobile homes: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,000
Housing units in Allen township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4
- Construction (21%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Finance and insurance (18%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (12%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
- Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (8%)
- Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (23%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
- Special education teachers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Allen township:
- German (52.4%)
- Irish (19.7%)
- Czech (4.1%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.7%)
- English (2.7%)
- Macedonian (2.7%)
- United States or American (2.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 66 (63%)
- Carpooled: 22 (21%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (54%)
- Electricity (31%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Wood (7%)
98.9% of residents of Allen township speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 194- In family households: 174 (44 male householders, 7 female householders)
42 spouses, 68 children (57 natural, 4 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 10 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20 (9 male householders (7 living alone)), 5 female householders (2 living alone)), 6 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 19 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 5 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 9 1-person, 3 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
39 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (2 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
| Here: | 10.0% |
| 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% |