Union township, Des Moines County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile
Land area: 38.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Population: 809 (all rural)
| Males: 404 |  (49.9%) |
| Females: 405 |  (50.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 807 (716 owner occupied, 91 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 28% |
Races in Union township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.2%
- Black: 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 1.5%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.7%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 39.4
Median age of females: 39.4
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Average household size: 2.69
| Union township: | 2.7 people |
| Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.02
| Union township: | $42,377 |
| Iowa: | $52,229 |
| Here: | $472 |
| State: | $554 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,864 (it was $69,000 in 2000)
| : | $95,864 |
| Iowa: | $126,900 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $125,625
Here: $125,625 State: $159,697
Townhouses or other attached units: $184,375
Here: $184,375 State: $193,868
In 2-unit structures: $87,523
Here: $87,523 State: $120,896
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $131,754
Here: $131,754 State: $122,004
Mobile homes: $52,418
Here: $52,418 State: $46,008
| Population density: 21 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.1% |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 3.8% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Union township: Spring Lake Campground (A), Upper Augusta Access Area (B), Lower Augusta Access Area (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Union township include: Jehovah's Witness Woodland Congregation (A), Oak Grove Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Rock Spring Cemetery (1), Chandler Cemetery (2), Augusta Cemetery (3), Shiloh Cemetery (4), Elliot Cemetery (5), Mormon Cemetery (6), Carter Burial Plot (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Brush Creek (A), Long Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Union township include: Hunt Woods Park (1), Welter County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
80% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Iowa.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 623
- Northeast: 10
- Midwest: 107
- South: 63
- West: 18
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,700
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 255
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 72
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,300
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 108 (11 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 55
- Construction (14%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
- Machinery (8%)
- Rail transportation (7%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Computer and electronic products (14%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (12%)
- Health care (11%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (41.6%)
- Irish (13.1%)
- United States or American (8.1%)
- English (6.5%)
- Swedish (4.7%)
- Italian (4.3%)
- Scotch-Irish (3.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 307 (72%)
- Carpooled: 89 (21%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 26 (6%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Utility gas (20%)
- Wood (9%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
99.5% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 821- In family households: 767 (218 male householders, 35 female householders)
234 spouses, 247 children (238 natural, 0 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 54 (25 male householders (19 living alone)), 24 female householders (24 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 8 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 6 2-persons,
157 married couples with children.
35 single-parent households (11 men, 24 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
| Here: | 29.6% |
| Iowa: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 6.8% |
| Iowa: | 7.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Iowa: | 25.4% |