Jefferson township, Polk County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (67% naturalized citizens)
| Jefferson township: | 1.3% |
| Whole state: | 2.7% |
67% of Jefferson township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 88% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 48
- Northeast: 2
- Midwest: 20
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 1.0% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 79
- Mobile homes: 16
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $71,700
Housing units in Jefferson township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11
- Construction (12%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Repair and maintenance (10%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Health care (36%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Retail florists (3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (18%)
- Postsecondary teachers (10%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Cashiers (12%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (10%)
- Therapists (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (8%)
- Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers (8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson township:
- Norwegian (32.8%)
- German (12.1%)
- United States or American (12.1%)
- English (6.9%)
- Finnish (6.9%)
- Irish (6.9%)
- Swedish (6.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Philippines (67%)
- Mexico (33%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 16 (48%)
- Carpooled: 3 (9%)
- Walked: 6 (18%)
- Worked at home: 8 (24%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%)
- Wood (32%)
- Utility gas (15%)
92.1% of residents of Jefferson township speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
5.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 76- In family households: 68 (25 male householders, 4 female householders)
24 spouses, 10 children (10 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (7 male householders (7 living alone)), 1 female householders (1 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 7 4-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
66 married couples with children.
19 single-parent households (6 men, 13 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2
| Here: | 66.7% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |