Walnut township, Polk County, Iowa (IA)

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Walnut township, IA map Land area: 26.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population: 62,668 (100% urban, 0% rural)

Males: 30,274	(48.3%)
Females: 32,394	(51.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 62,333 (44,746 owner occupied, 17,587 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Races in Walnut township:

White Non-Hispanic: 91.4%
Black: 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 3.0%
Two or more races: 1.1%
Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 34.9
Median age of females: 36.0

Average houshold size: 2.35
Average family size: 2.97

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Population density: 2412 people per square mile

(very high).

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:	2.4%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: West Des Moines, Clive, Windsor Heights.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 3,609 (34% naturalized citizens)

Walnut township:	5.8%
State:	3.1%

46% of Walnut township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 40576
Northeast: 1541
Midwest: 11548
South: 2480
West: 2741

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $107,500

Walnut township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%

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

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

People in group quarters in Walnut township, Iowa

224 people in nursing homes
30 people in other nonhousehold living situations
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
22 people in other group homes
6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
3 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 15,151
One, attached: 2,638
Two: 446
3 or 4: 483
5 to 9: 1,630
10 to 19: 2,800
20 to 49: 2,846
50 or more: 1,172
Mobile homes: 500

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,700

Housing units in Walnut township with a mortgage: 12,244 (1,428 second mortgage, 1,680 home equity loan, 68 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,341

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 793
1995 to 1998: 2,859
1990 to 1994: 3,548
1980 to 1989: 5,998
1970 to 1979: 6,087
1960 to 1969: 3,228
1950 to 1959: 2,834
1940 to 1949: 906
1939 or earlier: 1,413

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

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 99
3 rooms: 255
4 rooms: 1,241
5 rooms: 2,333
6 rooms: 3,206
7 rooms: 2,905
8 rooms: 3,019
9 or more rooms: 4,257

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

1 room: 317
2 rooms: 829
3 rooms: 1,973
4 rooms: 3,602
5 rooms: 1,507
6 rooms: 548
7 rooms: 240
8 rooms: 78
9 or more rooms: 55

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

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 256
2 bedrooms: 3,345
3 bedrooms: 7,538
4 bedrooms: 5,274
5 or more bedrooms: 902

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Walnut township:

no bedroom: 401
1 bedroom: 2,383
2 bedrooms: 5,335
3 bedrooms: 943
4 bedrooms: 76
5 or more bedrooms: 11

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

no vehicle: 249
1 vehicle: 4,019
2 vehicles: 9,660
3 vehicles: 2,625
4 vehicles: 604
5 or more vehicles: 178

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

no vehicle: 658
1 vehicle: 5,001
2 vehicles: 3,005
3 vehicles: 403
4 vehicles: 71
5 or more vehicles: 11

Most common industries for males:

Finance and insurance (16%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Construction (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (21%)
Health care (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Business operations specialists (3%)
Accountants and auditors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Walnut township:

German (29.2%)
Irish (11.2%)
English (9.8%)
United States or American (6.5%)
Norwegian (4.5%)
Dutch (3.4%)
Swedish (3.2%)

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

India (11%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (10%)
Russia (8%)
Mexico (8%)
Ecuador (6%)
Vietnam (6%)
Canada (5%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 30,584 (85%)
Carpooled: 2,802 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 634 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 55 (0%)
Walked: 471 (1%)
Other means: 114 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,409 (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (79%)
Electricity (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Walnut township, Iowa

224 people in nursing homes
30 people in other nonhousehold living situations
26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
22 people in other group homes
6 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
6 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
3 people in religious group quarters

91.5% of residents of Walnut township speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 62,426

In family households: 49,772 (13,480 male householders, 3,108 female householders)
14,224 spouses, 16,982 children (15,561 natural, 576 adopted, 845 stepchildren), 239 grandchildren, 362 brothers or sisters, 212 parents, 367 other relatives, 798 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 12,654 (4,083 male householders (2,833 living alone)), 5,866 female householders (4,890 living alone)), 2,705 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 334 (264 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,716 2-persons, 3,457 3-persons, 3,527 4-persons, 1,340 5-persons, 418 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,723 1-person, 1,906 2-persons, 265 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

12,400 married couples with children.
2,261 single-parent households (463 men, 1,798 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,297

Here:	18.6%
Iowa:	10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 434

Here:	13.6%
Iowa:	7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 619

Here:	25.8%
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)

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