Marion township, Linn County, Iowa (IA)

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Marion township, IA map Land area: 74.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 30,059 (90% urban, 10% rural)

Males: 14,706	(48.9%)
Females: 15,353	(51.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 29,379 (24,993 owner occupied, 4,386 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Races in Marion township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
Black: 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.0%
Two or more races: 0.6%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 35.8
Median age of females: 36.7

Average houshold size: 2.52
Average family size: 3.03

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Population density: 404 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.0%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	1.5%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 488 (46% naturalized citizens)

Marion township:	1.6%
State:	3.1%

53% of Marion township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 22599
Northeast: 489
Midwest: 4206
South: 1015
West: 1142

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $99,800

Marion township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

People in group quarters in Marion township, Iowa

329 people in nursing homes
128 people in other nonhousehold living situations
93 people in homes for the mentally retarded
87 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
22 people in other group homes
20 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,314
One, attached: 424
Two: 332
3 or 4: 599
5 to 9: 489
10 to 19: 324
20 to 49: 222
50 or more: 182
Mobile homes: 1,348

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,200

Housing units in Marion township with a mortgage: 5,336 (658 second mortgage, 719 home equity loan, 32 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,023

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 618
1995 to 1998: 1,639
1990 to 1994: 1,389
1980 to 1989: 1,102
1970 to 1979: 2,108
1960 to 1969: 2,255
1950 to 1959: 1,293
1940 to 1949: 403
1939 or earlier: 1,427

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 32
3 rooms: 201
4 rooms: 626
5 rooms: 2,341
6 rooms: 1,850
7 rooms: 1,614
8 rooms: 1,346
9 or more rooms: 1,277

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

1 room: 81
2 rooms: 406
3 rooms: 586
4 rooms: 661
5 rooms: 332
6 rooms: 131
7 rooms: 92
8 rooms: 24
9 or more rooms: 65

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 165
2 bedrooms: 1,498
3 bedrooms: 5,638
4 bedrooms: 1,724
5 or more bedrooms: 262

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Marion township:

no bedroom: 97
1 bedroom: 999
2 bedrooms: 896
3 bedrooms: 317
4 bedrooms: 69
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 219
1 vehicle: 1,889
2 vehicles: 4,742
3 vehicles: 1,754
4 vehicles: 505
5 or more vehicles: 178

Cars and other vehicles available in Marion township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 308
1 vehicle: 1,368
2 vehicles: 518
3 vehicles: 154
4 vehicles: 24
5 or more vehicles: 6

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Social assistance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Engineers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Child care workers (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Marion township:

German (36.6%)
Irish (12.9%)
English (9.7%)
United States or American (7.2%)
Norwegian (5.2%)
Czech (3.2%)
European (2.1%)

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

India (19%)
Germany (11%)
Canada (10%)
Korea (9%)
Pakistan (8%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Philippines (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,029 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,465 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 179 (1%)
Taxi: 22 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 39 (0%)
Walked: 172 (1%)
Other means: 75 (0%)
Worked at home: 540 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (86%)
Electricity (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Marion township, Iowa

329 people in nursing homes
128 people in other nonhousehold living situations
93 people in homes for the mentally retarded
87 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
22 people in other group homes
20 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

96.5% of residents of Marion township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,454

In family households: 25,255 (6,722 male householders, 1,440 female householders)
6,916 spouses, 9,168 children (8,372 natural, 365 adopted, 431 stepchildren), 275 grandchildren, 139 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 127 other relatives, 363 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,199 (1,473 male householders (1,072 living alone)), 2,011 female householders (1,761 living alone)), 715 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 660 (338 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,558 2-persons, 1,777 3-persons, 1,798 4-persons, 738 5-persons, 238 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,833 1-person, 571 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 12 4-persons.

6,326 married couples with children.
1,286 single-parent households (344 men, 942 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 485

Here:	13.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 93

Here:	5.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 216

Here:	19.4%
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 Marion township:

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