Clay township, Webster County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 251 (all rural)
Males: 142 | (56.6%) |
Females: 109 | (43.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 251 (205 owner occupied, 46 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Clay township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.2%
- Some other race: 0.4%
Median age of males: 40.7
Median age of females: 41.3
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Average household size: 2.51
Clay township: | 2.5 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
Clay township: | $42,137 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $465 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,063 (it was $65,900 in 2000)
: | $86,063 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 5.6% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Callender Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Clay township: Lundgren Church Nature Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
63% of Clay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 190
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 5
- West: 9
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 100
Housing units in Clay township with a mortgage: 31 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Nonmetallic mineral products (17%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Health care (23%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (9%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (23%)
- Farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (14%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (14%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
- Farmers and farm managers (9%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clay township:
- German (35.1%)
- Irish (19.7%)
- Swedish (11.7%)
- United States or American (8.0%)
- Norwegian (5.9%)
- Czech (4.8%)
- English (4.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 72 (63%)
- Carpooled: 25 (22%)
- Walked: 2 (2%)
- Worked at home: 15 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (95%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 214- In family households: 171 (63 male householders, 0 female householders)
57 spouses, 51 children (47 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (23 male householders (19 living alone)), 11 female householders (7 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 5 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 8 2-persons,
60 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5
Here: | 26.3% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |