Mercer township, Adams County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 176 (all rural)
Males: 98 | (55.7%) |
Females: 78 | (44.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 176 (109 owner occupied, 67 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 38% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Mercer township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
Median age of males: 33.9
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.71
Mercer township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.18
Mercer township: | $46,213 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $359 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $86,982 (it was $56,500 in 2000)
: | $86,982 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $132,638
Here: $132,638 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $101,264
Here: $101,264 State: $193,868
Mobile homes: $53,783
Here: $53,783 State: $46,008
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 5.1% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 3.8% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Mercer township: Mercer Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creek: Willow Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
81% of Mercer township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 127
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 17
- South: 0
- West: 3
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 76
Housing units in Mercer township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (36%)
- U. S. Postal service (28%)
- Construction (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (8%)
- Food (6%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
- Educational services (40%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (21%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (36%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (28%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (29%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (19%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (17%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Mercer township:
- Irish (32.6%)
- German (21.7%)
- English (15.5%)
- Norwegian (8.5%)
- United States or American (4.7%)
- Czech (3.1%)
- European (3.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 61 (80%)
- Carpooled: 2 (3%)
- Worked at home: 13 (17%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Electricity (14%)
92.7% of residents of Mercer township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 157- In family households: 132 (42 male householders, 4 female householders)
45 spouses, 38 children (36 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 25 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 26 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 4 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 25 1-person,
49 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (1 men, 1 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% |