Deerfield township, Chickasaw County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 53.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 417 (all rural)
Males: 220 | (52.8%) |
Females: 197 | (47.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 417 (349 owner occupied, 68 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 16% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Deerfield township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.6%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 35.7
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Average household size: 2.84
Deerfield township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.31
Deerfield township: | $44,298 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $395 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $97,906 (it was $73,000 in 2000)
: | $97,906 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 8 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 10.5% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 10.5% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: North Waspi Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Deerfield Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Elk Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Deerfield township include: Deerfield Wildlife Area (1), Ackerson-Easterly Wildlife Area (2), Goodale Park (3), Wapsie Access Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
72% of Deerfield 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, 63% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 410
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 11
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 160
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Deerfield township with a mortgage: 41 (13 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (44%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
- Construction (10%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Transportation equipment (9%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
- Apparel (8%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (37%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (9%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Supervisors of construction and extraction workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Top executives (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Deerfield township:
- German (55.2%)
- Irish (15.9%)
- Swiss (11.3%)
- United States or American (4.9%)
- English (2.5%)
- Norwegian (2.2%)
- Danish (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 136 (65%)
- Carpooled: 11 (5%)
- Worked at home: 62 (30%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (77%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Wood (7%)
91.4% of residents of Deerfield township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
6.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 446- In family households: 400 (130 male householders, 0 female householders)
119 spouses, 151 children (151 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46 (35 male householders (33 living alone)), 10 female householders (10 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 17 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 2 2-persons,
119 married couples with children.
9 single-parent households (9 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46
Here: | 53.5% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |