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

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

Jefferson township:

0.3%
Whole state:

3.1%

67% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% 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: 278
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 13
  • South: 59
  • West: 39

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

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

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

People in group quarters in Jefferson township, Iowa:

  • 110 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in religious group quarters
Jefferson township, IA map Jefferson township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $41,800


Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 19
  • 1990 to 1994: 22
  • 1980 to 1989: 64
  • 1970 to 1979: 20
  • 1960 to 1969: 35
  • 1950 to 1959: 23
  • 1940 to 1949: 20
  • 1939 or earlier: 5

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 11
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 15
  • 5 rooms: 82
  • 6 rooms: 32
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 5
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 6
  • 1 bedroom: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 48
  • 3 bedrooms: 77
  • 4 bedrooms: 5
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 9
  • 1 vehicle: 50
  • 2 vehicles: 67
  • 3 vehicles: 14
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (32%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:

  • United States or American (36.1%)
  • English (20.3%)
  • German (18.0%)
  • Irish (9.0%)
  • Scotch-Irish (8.3%)
  • European (1.5%)

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

  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Wood (46%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Electricity (27%)

People in group quarters in Jefferson township, Iowa:

  • 110 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

All residents speak only English at home

Household type by relationship:

Households: 396

Size of family households: 59 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 12 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 33 1-person,

428 married couples with children.
124 single-parent households (42 men, 82 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 Jefferson township:

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