Otter Creek township, Lucas County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (0% naturalized citizens)
Otter Creek township: | 1.4% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
64% of Otter Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 298
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 19
- South: 54
- West: 18
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 119
- Mobile homes: 55
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,400
Housing units in Otter Creek township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29
- Food (34%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (28%)
- Construction (10%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Truck transportation (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (2%)
- Health care (28%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food (8%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- U. S. Postal service (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Otter Creek township:
- United States or American (42.6%)
- German (11.9%)
- English (9.3%)
- French (except Basque) (7.0%)
- Irish (5.2%)
- Dutch (3.0%)
- Swedish (3.0%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- El Salvador (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 104 (76%)
- Carpooled: 18 (13%)
- Other means: 10 (7%)
- Worked at home: 4 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Wood (24%)
- Utility gas (17%)
95.7% of residents of Otter Creek township speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 392- In family households: 360 (104 male householders, 13 female householders)
96 spouses, 106 children (68 natural, 9 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 10 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32 (10 male householders (8 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 5 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 26 1-person, 2 3-persons,
34 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (4 men, 6 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% |