Colfax township, Dallas County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 403 (all rural)
| Males: 211 |  (52.4%) |
| Females: 192 |  (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 403 (323 owner occupied, 80 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Colfax township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Asian: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 38.1
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Average household size: 2.76
| Colfax township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.06
| Colfax township: | $78,837 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $759 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $190,500 (it was $105,800 in 2000)
| : | $190,500 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $243,163
Here: $243,163 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $151,422
Here: $151,422 State: $193,868
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,134
Here: $115,134 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $25,574
Here: $25,574 State: $46,008
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.5% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Churches in Colfax township include: Panther Creek Church (A), Panther Creek Church of the Brethren (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: East Branch Panther Creek (A), West Branch Panther Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
83% of Colfax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% 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: 413
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 22
- South: 18
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 153
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,600
Housing units in Colfax township with a mortgage: 59 (7 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Construction (17%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Gasoline stations (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Printing and related support activities (4%)
- Educational services (30%)
- Finance and insurance (28%)
- Health care (16%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
- Gasoline stations (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (18%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
- Special education teachers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Accountants and auditors (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax township:
- United States or American (35.0%)
- German (28.9%)
- Swedish (8.9%)
- English (5.8%)
- Norwegian (5.6%)
- Irish (3.6%)
- Swiss (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 205 (81%)
- Carpooled: 18 (7%)
- Worked at home: 29 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (84%)
- Utility gas (16%)
97.6% of residents of Colfax township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 460- In family households: 434 (122 male householders, 5 female householders)
118 spouses, 189 children (177 natural, 3 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 26 (9 male householders (9 living alone)), 9 female householders (4 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 61 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 13 1-person, 5 3-persons,
105 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (7 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
| Here: | 47.1% |
| 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: 6
| Here: | 42.9% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |