Great Oak township, Palo Alto County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 36.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 177 (all rural)
| Males: 90 |  (50.8%) |
| Females: 87 |  (49.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 177 (141 owner occupied, 36 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Great Oak township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.3%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 0.0%
Median age of males: 39.1
Median age of females: 38.8
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Average household size: 2.77
| Great Oak township: | 2.8 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.12
| Great Oak township: | $44,996 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $366 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $85,144 (it was $55,900 in 2000)
| : | $85,144 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
| Population density: 5 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Great Oak township: Great Oak Farms (A), Great Oak Townhall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Kennedy Slu (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Great Oak township: Watson Heritage Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
92% of Great Oak township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 184
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $32,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 82
Housing units in Great Oak township with a mortgage: 17 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Transportation equipment (14%)
- Food (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Food and beverage stores (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (29%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Truck transportation (11%)
- Personal and laundry services (11%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (22%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
- Food processing workers (9%)
- Religious workers (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Cashiers (13%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (11%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (11%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Great Oak township:
- German (74.8%)
- Irish (12.6%)
- Norwegian (6.8%)
- United States or American (5.8%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 66 (72%)
- Carpooled: 14 (15%)
- Worked at home: 12 (13%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (91%)
- Electricity (9%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 184- In family households: 171 (51 male householders, 12 female householders)
47 spouses, 55 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13 (6 male householders (0 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 7 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 38 2-persons, 25 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 6 2-persons,
45 married couples with children.
5 single-parent households (2 men, 3 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 46.2% |
| 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: 5
| Here: | 100.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |