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Buchanan township, Jefferson County, IA

658 Population
35.4 square miles 18.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.3 ±10.7 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Jefferson County: 44.2 ±1.8
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 38.4 ±0.1

Economics

$27,347 ±$8,004 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jefferson County: $36,111 † ±$5,236
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $37,949 ±$241
$62,841 ±$25,055 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson County: $52,210 ±$5,023
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Iowa: $70,571 ±$395

N/A Persons below poverty line

14.8 minutes ±7.6 (4,685  ±1,683) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson County: 16.2 102,815 (±1.3 / ±11,578)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Iowa: 19.7 28,493,996 (±0.1 / ±232,811)

Families

213 ±61 Number of households
  • Jefferson County: 6,826 ±257
  • Iowa: 1,290,139 ±4,032
3.1 ±1.3 (658  ±187) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Jefferson County: 2.2 14,830 (±0.1 / ±59)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,090,320

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

215 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Jefferson County: 7,685 ±33
  • Iowa: 1,417,064 ±977

$202,700 ±$112,816 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Jefferson County: $141,500 † ±$14,639
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $181,600 ±$1,035

20.8% ±24.4% (137  ±,165.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson County: 14.8% † 2,317 (±3.1% / ±,480.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 13.7% 431,609 (±0.2% / ±6,970.1)

Social

97.2% ±12.3% (423  ±,126.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 93.3% 11,220 (±5.8% / ±,701.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 93% 1,982,557 (±0.4% / ±9,380.8)
28.1% ±16.2% (122  ±78) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jefferson County: 39.5% † 4,748 (±4% / ±,481.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 30.3% 645,329 (±0.3% / ±5,788.2)

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

4.4% ±4.4% (29  ±30) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Jefferson County: 11.9% 1,882
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 178,537

2.8% ±3.7% (15  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about one-third of the rate in Jefferson County: 8.5% † 1,122 (±1.9% / ±244)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 7% 171,836 (±0.1% / ±2,426)
15 Total veterans ±20 N/A Male ±10 15 Female ±20

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