Keg Creek township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 35.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 721 (all rural)
Males: 378 | (52.4%) |
Females: 343 | (47.6%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 721 (598 owner occupied, 123 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 17% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Keg Creek township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.8%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.1%
Median age of males: 37.8
Median age of females: 37.9
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Average household size: 2.76
Keg Creek township: | 2.8 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
Keg Creek township: | $50,557 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $607 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $121,600 (it was $84,800 in 2000)
: | $121,600 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $153,442
Here: $153,442 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $212,689
Here: $212,689 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $145,098
Here: $145,098 State: $120,896
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $99,279
Here: $99,279 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $31,025
Here: $31,025 State: $46,008
Population density: 20 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 6.4% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 1.1% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Zion Cemetery (1), Saint Paul Cemetery (2), Evangelical Cemetery (3), Keg Creek Township Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Little Silver Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
74% of Keg Creek township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 484
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 194
- South: 24
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.9%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 248
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 5
- Mobile homes: 10
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300
Housing units in Keg Creek township with a mortgage: 97 (9 second mortgage, 29 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 58
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (27%)
- Construction (25%)
- Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (6%)
- Repair and maintenance (6%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
- Air transportation (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (11%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Carpenters (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Electricians (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (14%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
- Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Keg Creek township:
- German (53.3%)
- English (9.7%)
- Irish (8.8%)
- Danish (5.7%)
- United States or American (4.8%)
- Dutch (2.8%)
- Czech (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 306 (79%)
- Carpooled: 31 (8%)
- Walked: 14 (4%)
- Worked at home: 37 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (41%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Wood (3%)
97.8% of residents of Keg Creek township speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 724- In family households: 663 (180 male householders, 29 female householders)
176 spouses, 258 children (243 natural, 8 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 0 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 61 (37 male householders (36 living alone)), 21 female householders (19 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 54 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 3 2-persons,
174 married couples with children.
24 single-parent households (6 men, 18 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here: | 4.3% |
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: 2
Here: | 7.1% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |