Union township, Cass County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 495 (all rural)
Males: 255 | (51.5%) |
Females: 240 | (48.5%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 495 (379 owner occupied, 116 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 23% |
State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 99.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 41.6
Median age of females: 43.3
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Average household size: 2.38
Union township: | 2.4 people |
Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.93
Union township: | $43,805 |
Iowa: | $52,229 |
Here: | $416 |
State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $89,943 (it was $63,900 in 2000)
: | $89,943 |
Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $134,000
Here: $134,000 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $160,603
Here: $160,603 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $88,046
Here: $88,046 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,830
Here: $169,830 State: $122,004
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,967
Here: $115,967 State: $118,952
Mobile homes: $32,767
Here: $32,767 State: $46,008
Population density: 14 people per square mile | (low). |
This township: | 11.0% |
Whole state: | 9.1% |
This township: | 5.3% |
Whole state: | 3.8% |
Cities in this township include: Cumberland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable location: Newtons Grove (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Union township: First Evangelical Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemetery: Greenwood Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pettitts Branch (A), Hoyts Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
65% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 395
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 57
- South: 4
- West: 24
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $17,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 205
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 7
- 5 to 9: 9
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 38 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 61
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (22%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Construction (7%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Repair and maintenance (4%)
- Health care (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Social assistance (7%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (51.3%)
- Irish (12.3%)
- English (7.2%)
- United States or American (7.2%)
- Danish (5.6%)
- Norwegian (4.2%)
- Swedish (3.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 164 (72%)
- Carpooled: 25 (11%)
- Walked: 11 (5%)
- Other means: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 26 (11%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 491- In family households: 426 (132 male householders, 13 female householders)
127 spouses, 144 children (134 natural, 2 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 5 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 65 (29 male householders (26 living alone)), 33 female householders (33 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 73 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 59 1-person, 3 2-persons,
104 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (5 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2
Here: | 3.5% |
Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here: | 10.0% |
Iowa: | 25.4% |