Houstonia township, Pettis County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 30.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 511 (all rural)
| Males: 258 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 253 |  (49.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 511 (399 owner occupied, 112 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Houstonia township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- Black: 0.6%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 34.6
Median age of females: 34.6
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Average household size: 2.82
| Houstonia township: | 2.8 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.30
| Houstonia township: | $38,254 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $493 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,476 (it was $67,400 in 2000)
| : | $95,476 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 17 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 20.5% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.9% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Houstonia.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Houstonia Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Raymond Wicker Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Houstonia township: Howard Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
61% of Houstonia township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 458
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 42
- South: 25
- West: 7
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 145
- One, attached: 2
- Mobile homes: 47
Median worth of mobile homes: $22,500
Housing units in Houstonia township with a mortgage: 42 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Construction (14%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (11%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Educational services (18%)
- Health care (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (14%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
- U. S. Postal service (4%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Carpenters (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Houstonia township:
- German (26.8%)
- United States or American (26.5%)
- Irish (19.3%)
- English (9.2%)
- Danish (3.6%)
- French Canadian (1.4%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 177 (72%)
- Carpooled: 42 (17%)
- Walked: 4 (2%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 21 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (52%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (4%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
98.4% of residents of Houstonia township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 537- In family households: 488 (112 male householders, 31 female householders)
119 spouses, 196 children (183 natural, 2 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 8 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 7 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 49 (19 male householders (17 living alone)), 22 female householders (17 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person, 7 2-persons,
135 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (4 men, 19 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8
| Here: | 9.1% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |