Roscoe township, Davis County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 25.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 233 (all rural)
| Males: 128 |  (54.9%) |
| Females: 105 |  (45.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 233 (203 owner occupied, 30 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Roscoe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 94.8%
- Black: 3.4%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.4%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
- Two or more races: 1.3%
Median age of males: 25.8
Median age of females: 29.8
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Average household size: 3.76
| Roscoe township: | 3.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 4.09
| Roscoe township: | $45,375 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $397 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,785 (it was $60,900 in 2000)
| : | $101,785 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 9 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 21.2% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 8.0% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Brown Cemetery (1), Round Grove Cemetery (2), Hubbard Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
51% of Roscoe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 4% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 124
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 101
- South: 26
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 85
Housing units in Roscoe township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (63%)
- Wood products (9%)
- Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
- Construction (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Data processing, libraries, and other information services (3%)
- Repair and maintenance (3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (29%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (17%)
- Truck transportation (17%)
- Gasoline stations (15%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (60%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (3%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
- Printing workers (3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (21%)
- Farmers and farm managers (19%)
- Cashiers (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Roscoe township:
- English (32.6%)
- German (31.6%)
- United States or American (22.8%)
- Swiss (6.7%)
- Dutch (2.6%)
- Swedish (1.6%)
- Irish (1.0%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 59 (50%)
- Carpooled: 3 (3%)
- Walked: 10 (9%)
- Other means: 6 (5%)
- Worked at home: 39 (33%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%)
- Electricity (13%)
83.5% of residents of Roscoe township speak English at home.
16.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 274- In family households: 269 (79 male householders, 0 female householders)
76 spouses, 114 children (93 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 31 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
85 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (5 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 15.8% |
| 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% |