Neola township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA)

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Neola township, IA map Land area: 35.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,180 (all rural)

Males: 568	(48.1%)
Females: 612	(51.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 1,180 (940 owner occupied, 240 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Races in Neola township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.4%
Asian: 0.5%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 37.6
Median age of females: 37.5

Average houshold size: 2.56
Average family size: 3.01

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Population density: 33 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	0.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Neola.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Neola Cemetery, Saint Patricks Catholic Cemetery.

69% of Neola township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 1010
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 159
South: 17
West: 8

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000

Neola township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 427
One, attached: 6
Two: 3
3 or 4: 20
5 to 9: 24
Mobile homes: 11

Median worth of mobile homes: $73,600

Housing units in Neola township with a mortgage: 194 (21 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 111

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 19
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 29
1970 to 1979: 79
1960 to 1969: 33
1950 to 1959: 36
1940 to 1949: 25
1939 or earlier: 251

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

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 9
5 rooms: 63
6 rooms: 134
7 rooms: 80
8 rooms: 45
9 or more rooms: 30

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 3
3 rooms: 19
4 rooms: 27
5 rooms: 21
6 rooms: 20
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 3
9 or more rooms: 0

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

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 4
2 bedrooms: 59
3 bedrooms: 200
4 bedrooms: 82
5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Neola township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 21
2 bedrooms: 49
3 bedrooms: 23
4 bedrooms: 5
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 18
1 vehicle: 89
2 vehicles: 146
3 vehicles: 73
4 vehicles: 34
5 or more vehicles: 8

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

no vehicle: 10
1 vehicle: 34
2 vehicles: 35
3 vehicles: 7
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 3

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Finance and insurance (17%)
Health care (16%)
Social assistance (7%)
Food (5%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other financial specialists (7%)
Child care workers (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Neola township:

German (49.5%)
English (13.9%)
Irish (11.2%)
United States or American (9.5%)
Danish (4.8%)
Norwegian (2.9%)
Dutch (1.6%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 494 (82%)
Carpooled: 77 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 9 (2%)
Worked at home: 18 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (68%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (2%)

98.6% of residents of Neola township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,202

In family households: 1,087 (287 male householders, 68 female householders)
280 spouses, 413 children (393 natural, 11 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 5 other relatives, 20 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 115 (47 male householders (38 living alone)), 54 female householders (51 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 157 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 89 1-person, 12 2-persons.

262 married couples with children.
54 single-parent households (19 men, 35 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): 2

Here:	1.9%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	6.7%
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)

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