Highland township, Tama County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 235 (all rural)
Males: 113 | (48.1%) |
Females: 122 | (51.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 235 (206 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Highland township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Median age of males: 37.3
Median age of females: 37.0
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Average household size: 2.83
Highland township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
Highland township: | $52,055 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $449 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $103,419 (it was $67,900 in 2000)
: | $103,419 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $136,877
Here: $136,877 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $154,219
Here: $154,219 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $119,025
Here: $119,025 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $139,611
Here: $139,611 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $117,575
Here: $117,575 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $53,522
Here: $53,522 State: $46,008
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 27.6% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 13.8% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Korns Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
69% of Highland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 225
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 6
- South: 25
- West: 5
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 91
- One, attached: 3
- Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,000
Housing units in Highland township with a mortgage: 22 (5 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34
- Construction (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Printing and related support activities (5%)
- Apparel (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (19%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Computer and electronic products (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Utilities (4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
- Painters and paperhangers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Cashiers (8%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Highland township:
- United States or American (22.4%)
- English (15.7%)
- German (5.2%)
- African (3.8%)
- Italian (3.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 75 (79%)
- Carpooled: 20 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
- Wood (27%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Utility gas (11%)
99.6% of residents of Highland township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 261- In family households: 256 (64 male householders, 25 female householders)
64 spouses, 94 children (94 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (5 male householders (5 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 50 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 14 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 5 1-person,
58 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (1 men, 10 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: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |