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Ward township, Clarke County, IA

261 Population
31.5 square miles 8.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

59.5 ±23.7 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Clarke County: 37.9 ±1.9
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,734 ±$10,360 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Clarke County: $37,883 ±$3,470
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,768 ±$21,980 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Clarke County: $71,641 † ±$7,170
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

26.1% ±20.9% (68  ±63) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Clarke County: 9.7% † 923 (±2.8% / ±266)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.3 minutes ±8.7 (1,675  ±1,088) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Clarke County: 24.3 100,505 (±2.2 / ±12,178)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

110 ±58 Number of households
  • Clarke County: 4,071 ±200
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±1.7 (261  ±121) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Clarke County: 2.3 9,516 (±0.1 / ±19)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.9% ±5.6% (1  ±2) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Clarke County: 21.1% † 378 (±8.7% / ±158)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

114 ±58 Number of housing units
  • Clarke County: 4,522 ±34
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$321,900 ±$54,954 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about double the amount in Clarke County: $161,100 † ±$25,809
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

20.7% ±12% (50  ±37) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Clarke County: 11.2% † 1,052 (±3.9% / ±365.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

100% ±67% (189  ±79.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Clarke County: 89.3% 5,642 (±6.2% / ±466.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.7% ±14.5% (24  ±30.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Clarke County: 16% † 1,010 (±3.3% / ±211.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

2% ±3.4% (4  ±7) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Clarke County: 6.7% † 482 (±2.4% / ±172)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
4 Total veterans ±7 4 Male ±7 N/A Female ±10

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