Wayne township, Henry County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Wayne township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
63% of Wayne township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 518
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 58
- South: 24
- West: 23
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 248
- Two: 6
- 3 or 4: 32
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 11
Median worth of mobile homes: $75,000
Housing units in Wayne township with a mortgage: 69 (0 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Radio, TV, and computer stores (4%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (13%)
- Social assistance (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Registered nurses (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Wayne township:
- German (35.7%)
- Swedish (15.8%)
- Irish (12.6%)
- United States or American (5.6%)
- Norwegian (3.6%)
- Dutch (2.7%)
- English (2.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Austria (40%)
- Canada (40%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 201 (69%)
- Carpooled: 26 (9%)
- Railroad: 8 (3%)
- Walked: 17 (6%)
- Worked at home: 39 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
97.5% of residents of Wayne township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 645- In family households: 561 (164 male householders, 32 female householders)
171 spouses, 174 children (163 natural, 11 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 84 (22 male householders (18 living alone)), 53 female householders (53 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 90 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 2 2-persons, 2 5-persons,
145 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (23 men, 23 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 10.5% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
| Here: | 41.7% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |