Scott township, Montgomery County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Scott township: | 0.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
62% of Scott township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 680
- Northeast: 13
- Midwest: 217
- South: 41
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
46 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 337
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 22
- 3 or 4: 12
- 5 to 9: 2
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $57,500
Housing units in Scott township with a mortgage: 116 (7 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 98
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Construction (7%)
- Utilities (7%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Customer service representatives (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Scott township:
- Swedish (28.8%)
- German (25.0%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- Irish (7.7%)
- English (6.3%)
- Norwegian (6.3%)
- French (except Basque) (2.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Jamaica (50%)
- Canada (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 408 (81%)
- Carpooled: 35 (7%)
- Walked: 27 (5%)
- Other means: 4 (1%)
- Worked at home: 27 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (35%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
46 people in nursing homes
98.1% of residents of Scott township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 931- In family households: 804 (234 male householders, 32 female householders)
236 spouses, 270 children (240 natural, 10 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 4 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 127 (52 male householders (45 living alone)), 64 female householders (60 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 45 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 122 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 105 1-person, 9 2-persons, 2 3-persons,
210 married couples with children.
27 single-parent households (9 men, 18 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: 5
| Here: | 15.6% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |