Clay township, Washington County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (100% naturalized citizens)
Clay township: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
68% of Clay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1340
- Northeast: 57
- Midwest: 11
- South: 220
- West: 22
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 612
- Two: 8
- 5 to 9: 4
- Mobile homes: 243
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $33,800
Housing units in Clay township with a mortgage: 127 (5 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 140
- Construction (19%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Health care (27%)
- Computer and electronic products (11%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Clay township:
- United States or American (36.2%)
- English (20.0%)
- German (9.7%)
- Italian (6.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.7%)
- Irish (5.4%)
- European (3.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 683 (82%)
- Carpooled: 114 (14%)
- Other means: 10 (1%)
- Worked at home: 25 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- No fuel used (1%)
99.4% of residents of Clay township speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (11% speak English very well, 89% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,663- In family households: 1,507 (439 male householders, 93 female householders)
455 spouses, 476 children (439 natural, 12 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 26 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 156 (66 male householders (59 living alone)), 82 female householders (82 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 269 2-persons, 159 3-persons, 70 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 141 1-person, 7 2-persons,
58 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (1 men, 2 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
Here: | 6.5% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here: | 5.4% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here: | 10.5% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |