Van Meter township, Dallas County, Iowa (IA)

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Van Meter township, IA map Land area: 39.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population: 3,061 (all rural)

Males: 1,511	(49.4%)
Females: 1,550	(50.6%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,061 (2,718 owner occupied, 343 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	28%

Races in Van Meter township:

White Non-Hispanic: 98.1%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.9%
Two or more races: 0.2%

Median age of males: 36.6
Median age of females: 36.7

Average houshold size: 2.68
Average family size: 3.07

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Population density: 77 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	4.3%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: De Soto, Van Meter.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Bob Feller Hometown Exhibit.

Cemeteries: Van Meter Cemetery, Williams Cemetery, Clayton Cemetery, Thornton Cemetery, Otterman Cemetery.

Rivers and creeks: Bulger Creek, South Raccoon River.

Number of foreign born residents: 24 (54% naturalized citizens)

Van Meter township:	0.8%
State:	3.1%

58% of Van Meter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2407
Northeast: 13
Midwest: 343
South: 96
West: 139

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $120,800

Van Meter township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 856
One, attached: 29
Two: 11
3 or 4: 43
5 to 9: 8
10 to 19: 11
Mobile homes: 221

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,300

Housing units in Van Meter township with a mortgage: 460 (43 second mortgage, 75 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 40
1995 to 1998: 94
1990 to 1994: 116
1980 to 1989: 153
1970 to 1979: 360
1960 to 1969: 106
1950 to 1959: 46
1940 to 1949: 22
1939 or earlier: 242

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Van Meter township, Iowa:

1 room: 3
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 26
4 rooms: 123
5 rooms: 180
6 rooms: 177
7 rooms: 168
8 rooms: 125
9 or more rooms: 155

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Meter township, Iowa:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 14
3 rooms: 26
4 rooms: 45
5 rooms: 45
6 rooms: 10
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 7

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Van Meter township:

no bedroom: 7
1 bedroom: 17
2 bedrooms: 212
3 bedrooms: 522
4 bedrooms: 154
5 or more bedrooms: 55

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Van Meter township:

no bedroom: 3
1 bedroom: 41
2 bedrooms: 66
3 bedrooms: 42
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 15
1 vehicle: 152
2 vehicles: 471
3 vehicles: 213
4 vehicles: 94
5 or more vehicles: 22

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

no vehicle: 12
1 vehicle: 89
2 vehicles: 39
3 vehicles: 18
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Repair and maintenance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (25%)
Health care (9%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Customer service representatives (4%)
Accountants and auditors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Cashiers (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Van Meter township:

German (31.2%)
English (13.9%)
Irish (12.0%)
United States or American (10.4%)
Norwegian (4.2%)
Swedish (4.1%)
Danish (2.9%)

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

Germany (29%)
United Kingdom (25%)
Philippines (17%)
Mexico (13%)
Greece (8%)
Canada (8%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,358 (80%)
Carpooled: 204 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 42 (2%)
Worked at home: 89 (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (50%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (35%)
Electricity (12%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

98.1% of residents of Van Meter township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 43% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,027

In family households: 2,690 (692 male householders, 164 female householders)
741 spouses, 966 children (916 natural, 10 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 43 other relatives, 51 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 337 (111 male householders (72 living alone)), 132 female householders (115 living alone)), 94 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 379 2-persons, 163 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 25 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 187 1-person, 49 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 1 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

704 married couples with children.
123 single-parent households (26 men, 97 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12

Here:	2.8%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14

Here:	23.3%
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)

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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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