Colfax township, Boone County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (73% naturalized citizens)
Colfax township: | 2.0% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
51% of Colfax township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 520
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 120
- South: 45
- West: 14
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $112,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 201
- 20 to 49: 4
- 50 or more: 59
- Mobile homes: 69
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,700
Housing units in Colfax township with a mortgage: 86 (14 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 37
- Construction (29%)
- Transportation equipment (23%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (28%)
- Health care (23%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (20%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (16%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Secondary school teachers (22%)
- Art and design workers (12%)
- Registered nurses (12%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Colfax township:
- German (42.7%)
- Irish (13.7%)
- English (13.0%)
- Norwegian (10.5%)
- French (except Basque) (2.1%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
- Dutch (1.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (73%)
- Canada (27%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 337 (79%)
- Carpooled: 49 (11%)
- Walked: 24 (6%)
- Worked at home: 17 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
93.7% of residents of Colfax township speak English at home.
5.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 714- In family households: 603 (167 male householders, 17 female householders)
152 spouses, 233 children (215 natural, 11 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 111 (27 male householders (16 living alone)), 54 female householders (41 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 69 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 2 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 57 1-person, 20 2-persons, 4 3-persons,
173 married couples with children.
25 single-parent households (19 men, 6 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 5.9% |
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% |