Walnut township, Dallas County, Iowa (IA)

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Walnut township, IA map Land area: 36.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 8,074 (87% urban, 13% rural)

Males: 4,054	(50.2%)
Females: 4,020	(49.8%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 8,074 (7,449 owner occupied, 625 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	8%
State:	28%

Races in Walnut township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
Black: 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
Asian: 1.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 0.8%
Two or more races: 0.5%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 32.9
Median age of females: 33.4

Average houshold size: 2.78
Average family size: 3.17

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Population density: 220 people per square mile

(high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.1%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	1.1%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: Waukee.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemetery: Hoff Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 57 (93% naturalized citizens)

Walnut township:	0.7%
State:	3.1%

45% of Walnut township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 6249
Northeast: 117
Midwest: 1311
South: 191
West: 182

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $166,300

Walnut 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: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,324
One, attached: 163
Two: 27
3 or 4: 134
5 to 9: 42
10 to 19: 18
20 to 49: 74
Mobile homes: 333
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,500

Housing units in Walnut township with a mortgage: 1,879 (193 second mortgage, 286 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 181

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 458
1995 to 1998: 885
1990 to 1994: 618
1980 to 1989: 237
1970 to 1979: 253
1960 to 1969: 282
1950 to 1959: 121
1940 to 1949: 25
1939 or earlier: 243

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 25
4 rooms: 158
5 rooms: 443
6 rooms: 497
7 rooms: 487
8 rooms: 375
9 or more rooms: 593

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 71
4 rooms: 131
5 rooms: 62
6 rooms: 0
7 rooms: 6
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 27

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 33
2 bedrooms: 335
3 bedrooms: 1,328
4 bedrooms: 728
5 or more bedrooms: 162

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 119
2 bedrooms: 132
3 bedrooms: 56
4 bedrooms: 25
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 30
1 vehicle: 395
2 vehicles: 1,555
3 vehicles: 455
4 vehicles: 136
5 or more vehicles: 15

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

no vehicle: 16
1 vehicle: 176
2 vehicles: 116
3 vehicles: 24
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Finance and insurance (15%)
Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (26%)
Educational services (12%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (6%)
Social assistance (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
Top executives (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Child care workers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut township:

German (35.5%)
Irish (12.4%)
English (7.3%)
United States or American (7.2%)
Swedish (6.0%)
Norwegian (4.7%)
Dutch (4.6%)

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

Korea (25%)
Netherlands (18%)
Philippines (16%)
Germany (12%)
Iran (12%)
Italy (11%)
Australia (7%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,971 (86%)
Carpooled: 421 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
Walked: 39 (1%)
Other means: 16 (0%)
Worked at home: 172 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (80%)
Electricity (11%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)

97.6% of residents of Walnut township speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,138

In family households: 7,398 (1,955 male householders, 379 female householders)
2,160 spouses, 2,809 children (2,695 natural, 42 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 18 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 740 (299 male householders (241 living alone)), 316 female householders (274 living alone)), 125 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 830 2-persons, 561 3-persons, 672 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 515 1-person, 91 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

2,278 married couples with children.
261 single-parent households (52 men, 209 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	5.0%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	4.2%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 41

Here:	22.5%
Iowa:	25.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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

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