Polk township, Taylor County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 30.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 142 (all rural)
| Males: 76 |  (53.5%) |
| Females: 66 |  (46.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 142 (102 owner occupied, 40 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 28% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Polk township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.7%
Median age of males: 42.8
Median age of females: 44.3
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Average household size: 2.63
| Polk township: | 2.6 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.05
| Polk township: | $44,130 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $344 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,789 (it was $43,500 in 2000)
| : | $67,789 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 11.7% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 11.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Polk township: Siam Church of Christ (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Williams Cemetery (1), Siam Cemetery (2), Willard Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Brushy Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Polk township: Siam Tract Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Polk township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 89
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 26
- South: 3
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 51
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $90,000
Housing units in Polk township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3
- Construction (18%)
- Rail transportation (9%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Paper (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Health care (21%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Social assistance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Registered nurses (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Polk township:
- German (38.6%)
- English (24.8%)
- Irish (22.8%)
- Swedish (6.9%)
- Scotch-Irish (4.0%)
- Scottish (3.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 41 (77%)
- Carpooled: 5 (9%)
- Worked at home: 7 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (88%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (4%)
88.1% of residents of Polk township speak English at home.
11.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 120- In family households: 108 (39 male householders, 3 female householders)
38 spouses, 28 children (28 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 12 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 5 female householders (5 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 30 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 3 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 12 1-person,
38 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 men, 0 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% |