Niles township, Floyd County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 533 (all rural)
Males: 273 | (51.2%) |
Females: 260 | (48.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 533 (468 owner occupied, 65 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Niles township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.8%
- Two or more races: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.7
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.82
Niles township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.19
Niles township: | $44,152 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $392 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $92,087 (it was $68,900 in 2000)
: | $92,087 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $117,692
Here: $117,692 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $113,597
Here: $113,597 State: $193,868
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,874
Here: $178,874 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $41,942
Here: $41,942 State: $46,008
Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 11.2% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 5.0% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Colwell.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Nilesville (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Beckwith Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Niles township include: Colwell County Park (1), Edna Pelz Wildlife Area (2), Fix Wildlife Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
70% of Niles township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 509
- Northeast: 45
- Midwest: 39
- South: 5
- West: 7
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 210
- Mobile homes: 1
Housing units in Niles township with a mortgage: 36 (0 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 44
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (15%)
- Computer and electronic products (12%)
- Food (11%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Wood products (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (32%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Food and beverage stores (12%)
- Chemicals (10%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Plant and system operators (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
- Waiters and waitresses (32%)
- Secondary school teachers (13%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
- Personal appearance workers (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Niles township:
- German (66.4%)
- United States or American (6.2%)
- Swiss (5.8%)
- Czech (5.2%)
- Irish (2.7%)
- Danish (2.5%)
- Swedish (2.1%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 216 (81%)
- Carpooled: 5 (2%)
- Walked: 10 (4%)
- Worked at home: 37 (14%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (4%)
- Other fuel (4%)
- Utility gas (2%)
91.0% of residents of Niles township speak English at home.
9.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 605- In family households: 583 (161 male householders, 19 female householders)
182 spouses, 220 children (214 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 1 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 22 (15 male householders (13 living alone)), 6 female householders (6 living alone)), 1 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 70 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 6 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person, 2 2-persons,
152 married couples with children.
8 single-parent households (4 men, 4 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 7.4% |
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% |