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Fairbank township, Buchanan County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 0 (100% naturalized citizens)

Fairbank township:

0.5%
Whole state:

3.1%

70% of Fairbank township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 229
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 15
  • West: 5

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.9%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Fairbank township, IA map Fairbank township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999


Housing units in Fairbank township with a mortgage: 15 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 6
  • 1995 to 1998: 6
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1980 to 1989: 11
  • 1970 to 1979: 47
  • 1960 to 1969: 33
  • 1950 to 1959: 11
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 0

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 21
  • 5 rooms: 23
  • 6 rooms: 6
  • 7 rooms: 7
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 18

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 15
  • 3 bedrooms: 29
  • 4 bedrooms: 31
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairbank township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 11
  • 3 bedrooms: 9
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 12
  • 1 vehicle: 24
  • 2 vehicles: 27
  • 3 vehicles: 12
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

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

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (13%)
  • Machinery (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Furniture and related product manufacturing (10%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Fairbank township:

  • United States or American (51.1%)
  • German (21.3%)
  • English (9.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3.4%)
  • Italian (2.8%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Philippines (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (39%)
  • Utility gas (28%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Wood (6%)

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 257

Size of family households: 39 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 10 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 6 2-persons, 6 4-persons,

562 married couples with children.
54 single-parent households (17 men, 37 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: 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 Self-Care 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 Fairbank township:

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