Mason township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa (IA)

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Mason township, IA map Land area: 18.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 464 (36% urban, 64% rural)

Males: 243	(52.4%)
Females: 221	(47.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 464 (394 owner occupied, 70 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Races in Mason township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.3%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.9%
Asian: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.2%
Hispanic or Latino: 1.5%
Two or more races: 0.6%

Median age of males: 43.2
Median age of females: 42.8

Average houshold size: 2.52
Average family size: 2.91

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Population density: 26 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	16.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	13.2%
Whole state:	3.8%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 4 (0% naturalized citizens)

Mason township:	0.9%
State:	3.1%

58% of Mason township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 183
Northeast: 0
Midwest: 51
South: 44
West: 14

Mason township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 89
One, attached: 6
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 58
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,000

Housing units in Mason township with a mortgage: 10 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 19
1995 to 1998: 35
1990 to 1994: 12
1980 to 1989: 27
1970 to 1979: 29
1960 to 1969: 6
1950 to 1959: 7
1940 to 1949: 4
1939 or earlier: 18

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

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 14
4 rooms: 6
5 rooms: 29
6 rooms: 26
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 4
9 or more rooms: 2

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

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

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

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 6
2 bedrooms: 27
3 bedrooms: 56
4 bedrooms: 7
5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mason township:

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

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

no vehicle: 8
1 vehicle: 18
2 vehicles: 49
3 vehicles: 23
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 4
2 vehicles: 0
3 vehicles: 0
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Health care (11%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (33%)
Health care (19%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Florists (6%)
Office supplies and stationery stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Top executives (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (24%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (18%)
Special education teachers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Mason township:

United States or American (20.1%)
Irish (13.4%)
English (9.0%)
German (7.5%)
Italian (6.7%)
Scottish (6.0%)
European (5.2%)

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

Guatemala (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 98 (78%)
Carpooled: 22 (17%)
Walked: 2 (2%)
Worked at home: 4 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
Electricity (29%)
Wood (24%)
Utility gas (2%)

97.9% of residents of Mason township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 296

In family households: 261 (76 male householders, 12 female householders)
72 spouses, 86 children (67 natural, 4 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 35 (18 male householders (9 living alone)), 8 female householders (8 living alone)), 9 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 40 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17 1-person, 9 2-persons.

98 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (6 men, 4 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: 3

Here:	30.0%
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 Mason township:

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