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South township, Madison County, IA

1,586 Population
33.8 square miles 46.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±10.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Madison County: 40.6 ±1
  • a little higher than the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$44,598 ±$4,757 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Madison County: $43,167 ±$1,897
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$96,354 ±$16,564 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Madison County: $90,855 † ±$10,483
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.3% ±3.3% (67  ±53) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Madison County: 7% † 1,178 (±1.7% / ±289)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33.2 minutes ±11.7 (23,760  ±5,821) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Madison County: 28.7 207,180 (±2.6 / ±21,634)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

607 ±95 Number of households
  • Madison County: 6,696 ±151
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (1,586  ±258) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Madison County: 2.5 16,762 (±0.1 / ±18)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.8% ±2.7% (10  ±10) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Madison County: 6.8% † 246 (±2.7% / ±96)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

651 ±114 Number of housing units
  • Madison County: 7,100 ±25
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$280,400 ±$26,218 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Madison County: $245,100 ±$12,639
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.2% ±8.2% (146  ±131.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Madison County: 10.8% † 1,813 (±2.8% / ±463.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.8% ±21.5% (1,089  ±166.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Madison County: 96.6% 11,077 (±5.1% / ±591.3)
  • a little 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)
29.6% ±6.4% (329  ±88.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Madison County: 27.2% 3,113 (±2.5% / ±289.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about 80 percent 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

3.3% ±3% (53  ±48) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Madison County: 1.8% 301
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.9% ±2.6% (74  ±34) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Madison County: 6.8% † 863 (±1.3% / ±167)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
74 Total veterans ±34 74 Male ±34 N/A Female ±10

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