Silver Lake township, Worth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 27.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population: 210 (all rural)
Males: 105 | (50.0%) |
Females: 105 | (50.0%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 210 (176 owner occupied, 34 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Silver Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 43.2
Median age of females: 43.8
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Average household size: 2.41
Silver Lake township: | 2.4 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.79
Silver Lake township: | $50,852 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $382 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $98,927 (it was $60,300 in 2000)
: | $98,927 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Silver Lake Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: South Silver Lake Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Brights Lake (A), Silver Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Silver Lake township include: Brights Lake Wildlife Management Area (1), Silver Lake Wildlife Management Area (2), Peterson Pot Holes (3), Silver Lake Recreation Area (4), Silver Lake Park (5), Silver Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Silver Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 120
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 97
- South: 13
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 94
- Mobile homes: 22
Housing units in Silver Lake township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19
- Construction (29%)
- Repair and maintenance (17%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
- Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers (11%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Health care (38%)
- Finance and insurance (15%)
- Leather and allied products (13%)
- Apparel (10%)
- Real estate and rental and leasing (9%)
- Truck transportation (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Carpenters (21%)
- Electricians (19%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (18%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other financial specialists (3%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (17%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (13%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (10%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Silver Lake township:
- Norwegian (59.0%)
- German (28.8%)
- English (5.7%)
- French Canadian (3.3%)
- Italian (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 82 (69%)
- Carpooled: 12 (10%)
- Worked at home: 25 (21%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (59%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Wood (7%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 236- In family households: 221 (71 male householders, 0 female householders)
78 spouses, 64 children (58 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 15 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 7 female householders (7 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 42 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 7 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person,
48 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% |