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Eagle township, Black Hawk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 511 (all rural)

Males: 264  (51.7%)
Females: 247  (48.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 511 (421 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

18%
State:

28%


Races in Eagle township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.2%
  • Asian: 1.0%
  • Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 38.0
Median age of females: 39.1

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Average household size: 3.01

Eagle township:

3.0 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 3.24

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($46,705 in 1999)
Eagle township:

$45,666
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $571 (lower quartile is $308, upper quartile is $477)
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
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,400 - $181,900

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: 14 people per square mile 
 
 (low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

5.2%
Whole state:

9.1%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Saint Marys of Mount Carmel Cemetery (1), Eagle Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

81% of Eagle township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 561
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
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Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Eagle township with a mortgage: 50 (5 second mortgage, 25 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 41

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 12
  • 1970 to 1979: 18
  • 1960 to 1969: 28
  • 1950 to 1959: 24
  • 1940 to 1949: 7
  • 1939 or earlier: 82

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Eagle township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 21
  • 6 rooms: 22
  • 7 rooms: 46
  • 8 rooms: 35
  • 9 or more rooms: 13

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eagle township, Iowa:

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

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Eagle township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 72
  • 4 bedrooms: 53
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eagle township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 5
  • 3 bedrooms: 5
  • 4 bedrooms: 11
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

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

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 23
  • 2 vehicles: 49
  • 3 vehicles: 38
  • 4 vehicles: 21
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Eagle township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 10
  • 3 vehicles: 11
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Printing and related support activities (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Eagle township:

  • German (63.9%)
  • United States or American (16.8%)
  • English (7.7%)
  • Irish (6.4%)
  • French (except Basque) (3.2%)
  • Danish (1.1%)
  • Dutch (0.9%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (64%)
  • Utility gas (22%)
  • Electricity (10%)
  • Wood (4%)

98.4% of residents of Eagle township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 561

Size of family households: 44 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person,

144 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (3 men, 9 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

4.2%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:

12.1%
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 Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Eagle township:

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