Gay township, Taylor County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 117 (all rural)
Males: 61 | (52.1%) |
Females: 56 | (47.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 117 (97 owner occupied, 20 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Gay township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%
Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 38.5
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Average household size: 2.85
Gay township: | 2.9 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.08
Gay township: | $44,130 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $344 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $67,789 (it was $43,500 in 2000)
: | $67,789 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Population density: 3 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 1.4% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 1.4% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Park in Gay township: French Nature Preserve Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map
44% of Gay township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 59
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 57
- South: 21
- West: 6
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 58
Housing units in Gay township with a mortgage: 7 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Construction (9%)
- Computer and electronic products (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (4%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Health care (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (4%)
- Computer specialists (12%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Top executives (3%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Gay township:
- Swedish (24.0%)
- English (22.3%)
- Irish (15.7%)
- German (14.0%)
- Norwegian (9.9%)
- Welsh (7.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 59 (87%)
- Carpooled: 3 (4%)
- Worked at home: 6 (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 143- In family households: 141 (52 male householders, 0 female householders)
47 spouses, 33 children (33 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 9 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2 (0 male householders (0 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 32 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 15 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,
35 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 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% |