Barclay township, Black Hawk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 542 (all rural)
| Males: 283 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 259 |  (47.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 542 (423 owner occupied, 119 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Barclay township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.90
| Barclay township: | 2.9 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
| Barclay township: | $45,666 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $571 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $127,800 (it was $76,200 in 2000)
| : | $127,800 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $149,005
Here: $149,005 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $157,737
Here: $157,737 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $204,354
Here: $204,354 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $129,610
Here: $129,610 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,330
Here: $142,330 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $16,134
Here: $16,134 State: $46,008
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 5.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Barclay Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Barclay township include: Barclay Church (A), Saint Francis Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Barclay Cemetery (1), Saint Francis Cemetery (2), New Barclay Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Barclay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 797
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 72
- South: 37
- West: 32
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 278
- Mobile homes: 92
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,600
Housing units in Barclay township with a mortgage: 41 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 98
- Machinery (25%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Plastics and rubber products (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (20%)
- Registered nurses (11%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
- Child care workers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Barclay township:
- United States or American (39.4%)
- German (14.3%)
- Irish (12.7%)
- English (10.2%)
- French (except Basque) (3.5%)
- Dutch (1.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 253 (70%)
- Carpooled: 105 (29%)
- Other means: 5 (1%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (29%)
- Wood (11%)
- Utility gas (10%)
97.1% of residents of Barclay township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 938- In family households: 852 (266 male householders, 26 female householders)
247 spouses, 283 children (249 natural, 8 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 86 (36 male householders (30 living alone)), 45 female householders (45 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 130 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 75 1-person, 6 2-persons,
135 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (6 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 14.2% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 6.3% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |