Pilot township, Cherokee County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 303 (12% urban, 88% rural)
| Males: 158 |  (52.1%) |
| Females: 145 |  (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 272 (183 owner occupied, 89 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 33% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Pilot township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.7%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 39.9
Median age of females: 40.8
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Average household size: 2.43
| Pilot township: | 2.4 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Pilot township: | $49,342 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $376 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,878 (it was $60,400 in 2000)
| : | $81,878 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 8 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 7.6% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Pilot township: Cherokee Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Pilot Rock Lookout (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Good Hope Cemetery (1), West Point Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Coonley Creek (A), Silver Creek (B), Perry Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Pilot township include: Redtail Ridge Habitat Area (1), Silver Sioux Recreation Area (2), Harold Clark Habitat Area (3), Pilot Rock Lookout Historical Marker (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
56% of Pilot township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 238
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 29
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.1%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.9% of all households
31 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 115
- Mobile homes: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,500
Housing units in Pilot township with a mortgage: 25 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (9%)
- Health care (9%)
- Plastics and rubber products (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Health care (21%)
- Public administration (15%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Carpenters (9%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (7%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6%)
- Woodworkers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (14%)
- Legal support workers (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Pilot township:
- German (67.5%)
- Swedish (7.5%)
- Danish (7.0%)
- Swiss (5.0%)
- United States or American (4.0%)
- Irish (2.0%)
- Dutch (1.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 115 (86%)
- Carpooled: 2 (2%)
- Walked: 9 (7%)
- Other means: 1 (1%)
- Worked at home: 6 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Wood (5%)
31 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
94.2% of residents of Pilot township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 238- In family households: 188 (64 male householders, 4 female householders)
53 spouses, 65 children (65 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 50 (14 male householders (6 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 29 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 36 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 1 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 3 2-persons, 5 3-persons,
48 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (0 men, 4 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): 10
| Here: | 24.4% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |