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Jefferson township, Bremer County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Land area: 24.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,878 (all rural)

Males: 1,382  (48.0%)
Females: 1,496  (52.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,848 (2,510 owner occupied, 338 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

12%
State:

28%


Races in Jefferson township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 98.7%
  • Black: 0.1%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
  • Asian: 0.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.3%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 40.2
Median age of females: 41.2

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Average household size: 2.60

Jefferson township:

2.6 people
Iowa:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.96

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($57,500 in 1999)
Jefferson township:

$61,281
Iowa:

$52,229
Median contract rent in 2013: $484 (lower quartile is $226, upper quartile is $412)
Here:

$484
State:

$554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $148,339 (it was $90,800 in 2000)
:

$148,339
Iowa:

$126,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,078 - $215,240
Population density: 118 people per square mile 
 
 (average).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

12.5%
Whole state:

9.1%

Cities in this township include: Denver.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

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

Cemetery: Jefferson Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baskins Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

53% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% 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: 25
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 6
  • South: 0
  • West: 1

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%

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

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

30 people in nursing homes
Jefferson township, IA map

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 8 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 8
  • 1995 to 1998: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 2
  • 1970 to 1979: 0
  • 1960 to 1969: 0
  • 1950 to 1959: 0
  • 1940 to 1949: 0
  • 1939 or earlier: 3

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

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

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 7
  • 3 bedrooms: 10
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 9
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Machinery (13%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:

  • German (71.9%)
  • Irish (21.9%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (47%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • Wood (12%)

30 people in nursing homes

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 32

Size of family households: 2 2-persons, 8 3-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person,

612 married couples with children.
118 single-parent households (14 men, 104 women).

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Iowa:

7.1%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-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 Jefferson township:

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