Cass township, Jones County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 608 (13% urban, 88% rural)
| Males: 314 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 294 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 608 (498 owner occupied, 110 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Cass township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 40.1
Median age of females: 39.3
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Average household size: 2.63
| Cass township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
| Cass township: | $56,143 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $124,654 (it was $81,500 in 2000)
| : | $124,654 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 6.4% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.6% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Cass township: Cass Center Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Cass Congregational Cemetery (1), Fremont Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Helmer Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
76% of Cass township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 421
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 43
- South: 0
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 220
- Mobile homes: 14
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,500
Housing units in Cass township with a mortgage: 85 (0 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36
- Construction (22%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (10%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (16%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (15%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Supervisors of transportation and material moving workers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Customer service representatives (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Cass township:
- German (42.4%)
- Irish (22.5%)
- United States or American (14.9%)
- English (7.3%)
- Swedish (4.1%)
- Czech (3.2%)
- Syrian (2.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 214 (73%)
- Carpooled: 65 (22%)
- Worked at home: 16 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
- Wood (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Utility gas (6%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 469- In family households: 381 (121 male householders, 22 female householders)
129 spouses, 96 children (92 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 88 (43 male householders (42 living alone)), 24 female householders (8 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 80 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 27 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 50 1-person, 16 2-persons, 1 5-persons,
122 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (12 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: 7
| Here: | 28.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |