Union township, Ashley County, Arkansas (AR) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 76 (62% naturalized citizens)
Union township: | 75.7% |
Whole state: | 2.8% |
69% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Arkansas.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2806
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 590
- South: 28
- West: 82
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.2%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,100
- One, attached: 25
- Two: 22
- 3 or 4: 73
- 5 to 9: 21
- 10 to 19: 74
- 20 to 49: 12
- Mobile homes: 99
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,900
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 430 (61 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 423
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
- Metal and metal products (12%)
- Construction (11%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Repair and maintenance (5%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Health care (20%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- Dutch (75.4%)
- German (8.0%)
- United States or American (4.9%)
- Norwegian (3.8%)
- Irish (2.1%)
- Danish (1.3%)
- English (1.3%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Netherlands (67%)
- Korea (14%)
- Mexico (11%)
- Germany (5%)
- France (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,433 (75%)
- Carpooled: 194 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 18 (1%)
- Bicycle: 16 (1%)
- Walked: 144 (8%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 94 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (25%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
93.5% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,467- In family households: 3,056 (900 male householders, 81 female householders)
914 spouses, 1,120 children (1,072 natural, 12 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 411 (128 male householders (122 living alone)), 255 female householders (238 living alone)), 28 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 135 (105 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 471 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 204 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 360 1-person, 23 2-persons,
25 married couples with children.
7 single-parent households (2 men, 5 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 161
Here: | 43.0% |
Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 140
Here: | 45.3% |
Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here: | 6.0% |
Arkansas: | 14.7% |