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Hamlin township, Audubon County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 305 (all rural)

Males: 152  (49.8%)
Females: 153  (50.2%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 305 (249 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

18%
State:

28%


Races in Hamlin township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.4%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%

Median age of males: 39.5
Median age of females: 37.8

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Average household size: 2.48

Hamlin township:

2.5 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.87

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($28,889 in 1999)
Hamlin township:

$48,673
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $353 (lower quartile is $167, upper quartile is $298)
Here:

$354
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $72,587 (it was $58,400 in 2000)
:

$72,587
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,548 - $121,711
Population density: 9 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Greenbrier Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Hamlin township: Hamlin Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Danish Cemetery (1), Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery (2), Adventist Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Bluegrass Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Hamlin township include: Izaak Walton Park (1), Wiemann Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

86% of Hamlin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% 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: 236
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 33
  • South: 0
  • West: 0

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Hamlin township, IA map Hamlin township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Hamlin township with a mortgage: 18 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 7
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 12
  • 1970 to 1979: 20
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 6
  • 1940 to 1949: 6
  • 1939 or earlier: 66

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 3
  • 5 rooms: 35
  • 6 rooms: 16
  • 7 rooms: 23
  • 8 rooms: 15
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 30
  • 3 bedrooms: 46
  • 4 bedrooms: 19
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hamlin township:

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

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

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 69
  • 3 vehicles: 23
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

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

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (18%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (15%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • U. S. Postal service (7%)
  • Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (31%)
  • Educational services (22%)
  • Printing and related support activities (15%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (9%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Construction laborers (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (22%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (13%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Hamlin township:

  • United States or American (26.6%)
  • Danish (25.1%)
  • German (17.9%)
  • English (9.2%)
  • Swedish (7.7%)
  • Dutch (3.9%)
  • Czechoslovakian (3.4%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Utility gas (27%)
  • Electricity (12%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)

99.3% of residents of Hamlin township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 269

Size of family households: 62 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 2 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person,

75 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 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: 4
Here:

26.7%
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 Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hamlin township:

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