Fairfield township, Jackson County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 21 (16% naturalized citizens)
Fairfield township: | 20.6% |
Whole state: | 3.1% |
66% of Fairfield township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 258
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 71
- South: 53
- West: 56
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.0%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 112
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 64
Median worth of mobile homes: $137,500
Housing units in Fairfield township with a mortgage: 13 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 35
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (37%)
- Construction (10%)
- Metal and metal products (8%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (5%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Truck transportation (4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Health care (8%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Fairfield township:
- United States or American (13.7%)
- German (9.7%)
- Scottish (8.6%)
- English (5.7%)
- Irish (4.3%)
- Swedish (4.0%)
- Polish (3.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (87%)
- Guatemala (13%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 162 (66%)
- Carpooled: 42 (17%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (4%)
- Walked: 23 (9%)
- Worked at home: 9 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Utility gas (33%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (10%)
81.1% of residents of Fairfield township speak English at home.
18.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 56% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 513- In family households: 470 (118 male householders, 15 female householders)
113 spouses, 182 children (182 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 43 (20 male householders (15 living alone)), 8 female householders (0 living alone)), 15 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 28 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 25 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 15 1-person, 13 2-persons,
77 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (3 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Here: | 12.0% |
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: 5
Here: | 19.2% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |