Waterman township, O'Brien County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Waterman township: | 0.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
69% of Waterman township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 707
- Northeast: 6
- Midwest: 109
- South: 33
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $20,600
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
30 people in nursing homes
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 399
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 5
- 5 to 9: 1
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,700
Housing units in Waterman township with a mortgage: 117 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 145
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23%)
- Construction (20%)
- Food (9%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Truck transportation (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care (24%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other construction workers and helpers (3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
- Registered nurses (9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Waterman township:
- German (57.7%)
- United States or American (7.1%)
- Irish (5.8%)
- English (4.2%)
- Dutch (3.8%)
- Norwegian (3.6%)
- Polish (3.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (50%)
- Canada (50%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 269 (74%)
- Carpooled: 39 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 6 (2%)
- Bicycle: 4 (1%)
- Walked: 12 (3%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 30 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (73%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (2%)
30 people in nursing homes
98.2% of residents of Waterman township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% speak English very well, 80% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 851- In family households: 709 (216 male householders, 30 female householders)
207 spouses, 232 children (216 natural, 10 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 4 other relatives, 9 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 142 (57 male householders (48 living alone)), 67 female householders (66 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 30 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 135 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 114 1-person, 4 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 1 4-persons,
127 married couples with children.
32 single-parent households (13 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 17.1% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 3.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |