Union township, Howard County, Indiana (IN) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 2 (100% naturalized citizens)
| Union township: | 2.5% |
| Whole state: | 3.1% |
63% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 96% lived in Indiana.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1752
- Northeast: 94
- Midwest: 82
- South: 176
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 1.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 737
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 24
- Mobile homes: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,300
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 375 (62 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 117
- Construction (21%)
- Public administration (8%)
- Metal and metal products (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Machinery (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Health care (17%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Educational services (7%)
- Personal and laundry services (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
- Electricians (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
- Registered nurses (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (3%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- German (33.8%)
- United States or American (22.0%)
- Irish (13.4%)
- English (12.5%)
- Italian (3.3%)
- Scottish (2.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.8%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (100%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,008 (87%)
- Carpooled: 92 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 13 (1%)
- Walked: 7 (1%)
- Worked at home: 44 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
97.0% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (17% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (31% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,157- In family households: 1,991 (533 male householders, 109 female householders)
574 spouses, 671 children (644 natural, 2 adopted, 25 stepchildren), 44 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 23 parents, 2 other relatives, 23 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 166 (91 male householders (67 living alone)), 39 female householders (39 living alone)), 36 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 263 2-persons, 136 3-persons, 164 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 106 1-person, 18 2-persons, 6 3-persons,
254 married couples with children.
29 single-parent households (15 men, 14 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 42
| Here: | 15.8% |
| Indiana: | 11.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14
| Here: | 7.9% |
| Indiana: | 8.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
| Here: | 34.1% |
| Indiana: | 23.4% |