Rootwad township, Scott County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 51.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 1,269 (0% urban, 100% rural)
| Males: 632 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 637 |  (50.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,269 (929 owner occupied, 340 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Rootwad township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 93.0%
- Black: 5.2%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.6%
- Some other race: 0.2%
Median age of males: 37.1
Median age of females: 37.6
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Average household size: 2.73
| Rootwad township: | 2.7 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.00
| Rootwad township: | $39,241 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $439 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $93,921 (it was $63,000 in 2000)
| : | $93,921 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 25 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 17.0% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 7.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemeteries: Hunter Cemetery (1), Bennifield Cemetery (2), Carpenter Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
66% of Rootwad township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 973
- Northeast: 5
- Midwest: 163
- South: 158
- West: 19
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 408
- One, attached: 3
- 3 or 4: 7
- 10 to 19: 4
- Mobile homes: 63
Median worth of mobile homes: $17,700
Housing units in Rootwad township with a mortgage: 202 (24 second mortgage, 24 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 82
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Construction (10%)
- Utilities (10%)
- Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)
- Paper (3%)
- Health care (19%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Material moving workers except supervisors and laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Rootwad township:
- Irish (24.6%)
- United States or American (19.1%)
- German (12.8%)
- English (8.6%)
- European (3.8%)
- French (except Basque) (2.5%)
- Italian (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 549 (87%)
- Carpooled: 51 (8%)
- Other means: 15 (2%)
- Worked at home: 19 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Utility gas (16%)
- Wood (4%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,318- In family households: 1,208 (339 male householders, 42 female householders)
327 spouses, 418 children (396 natural, 0 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 0 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 110 (25 male householders (19 living alone)), 71 female householders (62 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 160 2-persons, 105 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 81 1-person, 15 2-persons,
254 married couples with children.
76 single-parent households (28 men, 48 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 13
| Here: | 7.1% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |