Nevada township, Story County, Iowa (IA)

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Nevada township, IA map Land area: 34.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 6,934 (88% urban, 12% rural)

Males: 3,370	(48.6%)
Females: 3,564	(51.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 6,727 (5,065 owner occupied, 1,662 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Races in Nevada township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.4%
Black: 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.8%
Two or more races: 1.0%
Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 35.3
Median age of females: 37.0

Average houshold size: 2.41
Average family size: 2.95

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Population density: 202 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	25.8%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	14.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Nevada.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: Mound Cemetery, Pleasant Run Cemetery.

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

Nevada township:	0.1%
State:	3.1%

68% of Nevada township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 870
Northeast: 1
Midwest: 19
South: 55
West: 25

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500

Nevada township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.9%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Nevada township, Iowa

130 people in nursing homes
53 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 343
One, attached: 3
Mobile homes: 128
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,200

Housing units in Nevada township with a mortgage: 77 (3 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 114

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 91
1970 to 1979: 150
1960 to 1969: 78
1950 to 1959: 23
1940 to 1949: 42
1939 or earlier: 42

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 9
4 rooms: 38
5 rooms: 102
6 rooms: 82
7 rooms: 40
8 rooms: 17
9 or more rooms: 7

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 4
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 39
6 rooms: 22
7 rooms: 12
8 rooms: 0
9 or more rooms: 1

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 7
2 bedrooms: 77
3 bedrooms: 186
4 bedrooms: 25
5 or more bedrooms: 4

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Nevada township:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 2
2 bedrooms: 25
3 bedrooms: 57
4 bedrooms: 0
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 23
1 vehicle: 77
2 vehicles: 138
3 vehicles: 50
4 vehicles: 6
5 or more vehicles: 5

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

no vehicle: 17
1 vehicle: 37
2 vehicles: 20
3 vehicles: 8
4 vehicles: 4
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (33%)
Construction (8%)
Paper (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (15%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
Farmers and farm managers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Nevada township:

United States or American (40.8%)
Irish (7.6%)
German (4.8%)
English (3.5%)
Italian (0.8%)
Scottish (0.6%)
French (except Basque) (0.5%)

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

Mexico (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 293 (77%)
Carpooled: 66 (17%)
Bicycle: 2 (1%)
Walked: 10 (3%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 10 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
Electricity (34%)
Wood (8%)
Utility gas (6%)
Other fuel (3%)

People in group quarters in Nevada township, Iowa

130 people in nursing homes
53 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded

98.0% of residents of Nevada township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 974

In family households: 865 (234 male householders, 52 female householders)
227 spouses, 291 children (272 natural, 7 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 7 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 109 (51 male householders (44 living alone)), 46 female householders (43 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 107 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 87 1-person, 8 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

1,287 married couples with children.
377 single-parent households (75 men, 302 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	1.9%
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 Nevada township:

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