Wapsinonoc township, Muscatine County, Iowa (IA)

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Wapsinonoc township, IA map Land area: 42.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 3,939 (82% urban, 18% rural)

Males: 1,972	(50.1%)
Females: 1,967	(49.9%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,876 (2,817 owner occupied, 1,059 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	28%

Races in Wapsinonoc township:

White Non-Hispanic: 61.2%
Black: 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 34.6%
Two or more races: 0.7%

Median age of males: 33.0
Median age of females: 34.4

Average houshold size: 2.82
Average family size: 3.36

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Population density: 92 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.1%

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

This township:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.8%

Cities in this township include: West Liberty.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Cemeteries: North Prairie Cemetery, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Lenz Cemetery, South Prairie Cemetery.

Number of foreign born residents: 867 (31% naturalized citizens)

Wapsinonoc township:	22.0%
State:	3.1%

63% of Wapsinonoc township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Iowa.

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

This state: 2360
Northeast: 35
Midwest: 277
South: 236
West: 155

Wapsinonoc township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

63 people in nursing homes

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,000
One, attached: 21
Two: 89
3 or 4: 123
5 to 9: 45
10 to 19: 20
20 to 49: 23
Mobile homes: 108

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,500

Housing units in Wapsinonoc township with a mortgage: 547 (41 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 203

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 27
1995 to 1998: 53
1990 to 1994: 58
1980 to 1989: 107
1970 to 1979: 282
1960 to 1969: 135
1950 to 1959: 105
1940 to 1949: 134
1939 or earlier: 528

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 16
3 rooms: 34
4 rooms: 47
5 rooms: 184
6 rooms: 230
7 rooms: 151
8 rooms: 159
9 or more rooms: 145

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

1 room: 25
2 rooms: 25
3 rooms: 101
4 rooms: 140
5 rooms: 42
6 rooms: 35
7 rooms: 5
8 rooms: 20
9 or more rooms: 12

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 63
2 bedrooms: 161
3 bedrooms: 446
4 bedrooms: 265
5 or more bedrooms: 31

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wapsinonoc township:

no bedroom: 25
1 bedroom: 130
2 bedrooms: 163
3 bedrooms: 55
4 bedrooms: 26
5 or more bedrooms: 6

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

no vehicle: 35
1 vehicle: 229
2 vehicles: 393
3 vehicles: 212
4 vehicles: 62
5 or more vehicles: 35

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

no vehicle: 85
1 vehicle: 200
2 vehicles: 73
3 vehicles: 47
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Food (28%)
Construction (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (19%)
Health care (14%)
Food (10%)
Social assistance (6%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Food processing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Wapsinonoc township:

German (19.9%)
English (5.7%)
Irish (5.2%)
United States or American (4.6%)
Dutch (2.8%)
Danish (2.6%)
French (except Basque) (1.7%)

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

Mexico (84%)
Vietnam (6%)
Laos (4%)
Honduras (1%)
Korea (1%)
Guatemala (1%)
El Salvador (1%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,317 (71%)
Carpooled: 296 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 160 (9%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 64 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (73%)
Electricity (15%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

63 people in nursing homes

66.3% of residents of Wapsinonoc township speak English at home.
30.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,888

In family households: 3,459 (863 male householders, 154 female householders)
840 spouses, 1,305 children (1,140 natural, 28 adopted, 137 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 26 parents, 104 other relatives, 101 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 429 (151 male householders (122 living alone)), 206 female householders (178 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 63 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 401 2-persons, 195 3-persons, 183 4-persons, 133 5-persons, 56 6-persons, 49 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 300 1-person, 43 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

849 married couples with children.
200 single-parent households (54 men, 146 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13

Here:	2.3%
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: 3

Here:	3.6%
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 Wapsinonoc township:

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