Swea township, Kossuth County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 194 (all rural)
Males: 100 | (51.5%) |
Females: 94 | (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 194 (161 owner occupied, 33 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Swea township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.5%
- Asian: 0.5%
Median age of males: 41.8
Median age of females: 42.2
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Average household size: 2.69
Swea township: | 2.7 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.98
Swea township: | $52,198 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $397 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,006 (it was $57,200 in 2000)
: | $93,006 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $120,364
Here: $120,364 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $174,494
Here: $174,494 State: $193,868
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,951
Here: $152,951 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $95,171
Here: $95,171 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $27,158
Here: $27,158 State: $46,008
Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
This township: | 5.6% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 4.5% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Lutheran Cemetery (1), Swea Township Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
46% of Swea township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 58
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 2
- South: 17
- West: 12
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 30
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,800
Housing units in Swea township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
- Machinery (10%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
- U. S. Postal service (8%)
- Construction (6%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
- Warehousing and storage (6%)
- Educational services (26%)
- Finance and insurance (17%)
- Health care (15%)
- Personal and laundry services (11%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (33%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (18%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)
- Accountants and auditors (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (11%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
- Personal appearance workers (11%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
- Registered nurses (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Swea township:
- United States or American (67.6%)
- Irish (13.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 18 (35%)
- Carpooled: 29 (57%)
- Worked at home: 4 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Wood (33%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Utility gas (5%)
95.3% of residents of Swea township speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 89- In family households: 71 (18 male householders, 2 female householders)
23 spouses, 22 children (20 natural, 0 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 18 (16 male householders (16 living alone)), 2 female householders (2 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 6 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 6 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person,
46 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (1 men, 6 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% |