Orange township, Black Hawk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 18.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 385 (all rural)
| Males: 186 |  (48.3%) |
| Females: 199 |  (51.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 385 (331 owner occupied, 54 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Orange township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.7%
- Asian: 1.0%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 45.1
Median age of females: 43.9
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Average household size: 2.71
| Orange township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.86
| Orange township: | $45,666 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| 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 |
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: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Orange township: Trent Pullet Farm (A), Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Orange township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% 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: 389
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 4
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 153
- 3 or 4: 7
Housing units in Orange township with a mortgage: 67 (0 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 24
- Machinery (24%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (6%)
- U. S. Postal service (6%)
- Educational services (33%)
- Health care (20%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Machinery (9%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Computer specialists (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (15%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
- Top executives (9%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Orange township:
- German (71.3%)
- United States or American (6.9%)
- Dutch (5.0%)
- Irish (4.1%)
- Czech (2.8%)
- Czechoslovakian (2.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 165 (76%)
- Carpooled: 24 (11%)
- Walked: 13 (6%)
- Worked at home: 16 (7%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (52%)
- Utility gas (36%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
98.7% of residents of Orange township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 406- In family households: 382 (115 male householders, 8 female householders)
120 spouses, 132 children (132 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 24 (10 male householders (10 living alone)), 14 female householders (14 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 15 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person,
77 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (1 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 53
| Here: | 81.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13
| Here: | 34.2% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |