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Buchanan township, Sullivan County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 3 (0% naturalized citizens)

Buchanan township:

2.6%
Whole state:

2.7%

62% of Buchanan township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Missouri.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 132
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 38
  • South: 10
  • West: 7

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Buchanan township, MO map Buchanan township, Missouri satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $13,600


Housing units in Buchanan township with a mortgage: 6 (0 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 3
  • 1995 to 1998: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 10
  • 1980 to 1989: 3
  • 1970 to 1979: 10
  • 1960 to 1969: 15
  • 1950 to 1959: 8
  • 1940 to 1949: 6
  • 1939 or earlier: 32

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buchanan township, Missouri:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 24
  • 6 rooms: 13
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 7
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan township, Missouri:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 8
  • 5 rooms: 6
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 6
  • 8 rooms: 2
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buchanan township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 15
  • 3 bedrooms: 34
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buchanan township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 8
  • 3 bedrooms: 14
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 5
  • 1 vehicle: 8
  • 2 vehicles: 28
  • 3 vehicles: 11
  • 4 vehicles: 4
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Buchanan township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 12
  • 2 vehicles: 6
  • 3 vehicles: 4
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (41%)
  • Food (18%)
  • Paper (10%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (34%)
  • Food (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Farmers and farm managers (28%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Registered nurses (21%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (10%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Buchanan township:

  • German (31.1%)
  • United States or American (19.8%)
  • English (17.9%)
  • French Canadian (8.5%)
  • Dutch (6.6%)
  • Irish (3.8%)
  • French (except Basque) (1.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Germany (100%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Electricity (6%)
  • Other fuel (5%)
  • Utility gas (3%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

97.2% of residents of Buchanan township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 194

Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 6 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 2 4-persons,

28 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (5 men, 5 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

18.5%
Missouri:

13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
Here:

17.6%
Missouri:

11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Missouri:

24.9%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Buchanan township:

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