Dodge township, Dubuque County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,204 (3% urban, 97% rural)
Males: 613 | (50.9%) |
Females: 591 | (49.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,199 (1,060 owner occupied, 139 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Dodge township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.7%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 36.3
Median age of females: 36.4
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Average household size: 2.90
Dodge township: | 2.9 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.22
Dodge township: | $51,735 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $548 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $146,100 (it was $91,900 in 2000)
: | $146,100 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $183,041
Here: $183,041 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $289,722
Here: $289,722 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $121,480
Here: $121,480 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,884
Here: $152,884 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,426
Here: $120,426 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $58,705
Here: $58,705 State: $46,008
Population density: 33 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 1.8% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 1.4% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Worthington.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Saint Pauls Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Bakers Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
70% of Dodge 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, 78% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1157
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 62
- South: 15
- West: 15
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $137,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 420
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 7
- 20 to 49: 5
- Mobile homes: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,300
Housing units in Dodge township with a mortgage: 145 (0 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 110
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
- Construction (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (9%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Finance and insurance (10%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Dodge township:
- German (71.6%)
- United States or American (11.2%)
- Irish (8.9%)
- French (except Basque) (4.1%)
- English (1.0%)
- Luxemburger (0.9%)
- Italian (0.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 513 (77%)
- Carpooled: 47 (7%)
- Walked: 31 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 74 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (49%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (8%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
98.5% of residents of Dodge township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,248- In family households: 1,186 (320 male householders, 42 female householders)
311 spouses, 493 children (468 natural, 2 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 3 other relatives, 1 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 62 (27 male householders (18 living alone)), 27 female householders (27 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 139 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 68 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 45 1-person, 9 2-persons,
318 married couples with children.
38 single-parent households (17 men, 21 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 106
Here: | 53.8% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47
Here: | 42.3% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here: | 18.4% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |