James township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 247 (all rural)
Males: 130 | (52.6%) |
Females: 117 | (47.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 247 (157 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 36% |
State: | 28% |
Races in James township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Two or more races: 1.2%
Median age of males: 43.8
Median age of females: 45.5
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Average household size: 2.66
James township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.94
James township: | $50,557 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $607 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,600 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
: | $121,600 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $153,442
Here: $153,442 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $212,689
Here: $212,689 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $145,098
Here: $145,098 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,279
Here: $99,279 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $31,025
Here: $31,025 State: $46,008
Population density: 7 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 10.3% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 2.0% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in James township: Silver Creek Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Silver Valley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
71% of James township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 179
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 14
- South: 0
- West: 10
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 97
Housing units in James township with a mortgage: 12 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (31%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Truck transportation (14%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Food (5%)
- Finance and insurance (30%)
- Accommodation and food services (25%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Health care (9%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (4%)
- Machinery (3%)
- Farmers and farm managers (31%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (25%)
- Postsecondary teachers (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Financial managers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (25%)
- Customer service representatives (15%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (10%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Computer specialists (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in James township:
- German (40.8%)
- Irish (24.7%)
- United States or American (9.2%)
- Danish (8.6%)
- Scotch-Irish (5.2%)
- English (3.4%)
- Swedish (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 92 (70%)
- Carpooled: 25 (19%)
- Bicycle: 6 (5%)
- Worked at home: 8 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (70%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- Wood (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 203- In family households: 169 (48 male householders, 10 female householders)
45 spouses, 63 children (63 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 34 (21 male householders (12 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 34 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 14 1-person, 9 2-persons,
55 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): 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% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |