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Grant township, Greene County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 2 (0% naturalized citizens)

Grant township:

1.9%
Whole state:

3.1%

59% of Grant 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, 39% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 648
  • Northeast: 42
  • Midwest: 186
  • South: 134
  • West: 31

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $12,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Grant township, IA map Grant township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $22,600


Housing units in Grant township with a mortgage: 40 (7 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 16
  • 1995 to 1998: 70
  • 1990 to 1994: 37
  • 1980 to 1989: 85
  • 1970 to 1979: 126
  • 1960 to 1969: 72
  • 1950 to 1959: 35
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 24

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Grant township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 11
  • 2 rooms: 11
  • 3 rooms: 15
  • 4 rooms: 87
  • 5 rooms: 161
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 38
  • 8 rooms: 13
  • 9 or more rooms: 9

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 7
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 19
  • 6 rooms: 13
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grant township:

  • no bedroom: 11
  • 1 bedroom: 26
  • 2 bedrooms: 108
  • 3 bedrooms: 187
  • 4 bedrooms: 30
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grant township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 33
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Grant township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 119
  • 2 vehicles: 160
  • 3 vehicles: 50
  • 4 vehicles: 21
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

Cars and other vehicles available in Grant township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 11
  • 2 vehicles: 20
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Machinery (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (36%)
  • Gasoline stations (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Data processing, libraries, and other information services (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (13%)
  • Business operations specialists (8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (8%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Religious workers (7%)
  • Construction laborers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (18%)
  • Accountants and auditors (12%)
  • Other financial specialists (11%)
  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Grant township:

  • United States or American (40.6%)
  • Irish (14.5%)
  • English (7.9%)
  • German (4.2%)
  • Italian (3.9%)
  • Dutch (3.3%)
  • Scottish (3.0%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Honduras (60%)
  • Other Northern Europe (40%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (48%)
  • Wood (25%)
  • Electricity (24%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
  • Utility gas (2%)

90.1% of residents of Grant township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
8.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,052

Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 11 6-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 2 2-persons,

60 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (4 men, 3 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Here:

13.4%
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%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Grant township:

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