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Union township, Butler County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (100% naturalized citizens)

Union township:

10.6%
Whole state:

5.0%

48% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Kansas.

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

  • This state: 202
  • Northeast: 11
  • Midwest: 8
  • South: 34
  • West: 20

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,800


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Union township, KS map Union township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $28,800


Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 21 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 8
  • 1990 to 1994: 16
  • 1980 to 1989: 21
  • 1970 to 1979: 18
  • 1960 to 1969: 2
  • 1950 to 1959: 11
  • 1940 to 1949: 8
  • 1939 or earlier: 47

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 3
  • 5 rooms: 26
  • 6 rooms: 23
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 10

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

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 4
  • 5 rooms: 17
  • 6 rooms: 7
  • 7 rooms: 0
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

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

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 53
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 19
  • 3 bedrooms: 7
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 13
  • 2 vehicles: 29
  • 3 vehicles: 24
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 6

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

  • no vehicle: 4
  • 1 vehicle: 21
  • 2 vehicles: 7
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

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

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Transportation equipment (19%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (26%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (19%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (19%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Bus drivers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:

  • United States or American (24.0%)
  • German (18.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish (6.9%)
  • English (5.6%)
  • Irish (4.7%)
  • Italian (1.3%)
  • French (except Basque) (0.9%)

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

  • Mexico (92%)
  • Costa Rica (8%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Utility gas (11%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Other fuel (7%)

84.1% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
15.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 52% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 304

Size of family households: 27 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 30 1-person, 1 3-persons,

53 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (1 men, 13 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


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

15.7%
Kansas:

11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:

17.2%
Kansas:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

13.8%

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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