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Union township, Black Hawk County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

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

Union township:

0.4%
Whole state:

3.1%

68% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Iowa.

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

  • This state: 724
  • Northeast: 4
  • Midwest: 135
  • South: 31
  • West: 19

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.5%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Union township, IA map

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $13,800


Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 152 (0 second mortgage, 47 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 68

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 13
  • 1995 to 1998: 36
  • 1990 to 1994: 24
  • 1980 to 1989: 27
  • 1970 to 1979: 89
  • 1960 to 1969: 32
  • 1950 to 1959: 29
  • 1940 to 1949: 4
  • 1939 or earlier: 81

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 38
  • 6 rooms: 45
  • 7 rooms: 61
  • 8 rooms: 49
  • 9 or more rooms: 100

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 12
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 2
  • 8 rooms: 11
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 41
  • 3 bedrooms: 147
  • 4 bedrooms: 77
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 16
  • 3 bedrooms: 2
  • 4 bedrooms: 2
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 9

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

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 20
  • 2 vehicles: 134
  • 3 vehicles: 81
  • 4 vehicles: 22
  • 5 or more vehicles: 32

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

  • no vehicle: 6
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 0
  • 3 vehicles: 20
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 3

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Machinery (12%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Broadcasting, internet publishing, and telecommunications services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (25%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Top executives (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

  • German (50.9%)
  • English (10.6%)
  • United States or American (8.7%)
  • Irish (6.3%)
  • Norwegian (5.2%)
  • Danish (3.2%)
  • Scottish (2.7%)

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

  • Colombia (75%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (50%)
  • Utility gas (37%)
  • Electricity (9%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

91.1% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 917

Size of family households: 126 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 23 1-person, 5 2-persons, 1 5-persons,

222 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (5 men, 13 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
Here:

19.2%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
Here:

1.6%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:

5.3%
Iowa:

25.4%

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 Union township:

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