Union township, Laclede County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 0 (20% naturalized citizens)
Union township: | 0.3% |
Whole state: | 2.7% |
66% of Union township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1208
- Northeast: 19
- Midwest: 222
- South: 140
- West: 78
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 517
- One, attached: 5
- Two: 2
- 3 or 4: 37
- 10 to 19: 9
- Mobile homes: 127
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,900
Housing units in Union township with a mortgage: 127 (5 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 85
- Construction (13%)
- Truck transportation (9%)
- Metal and metal products (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Machinery (5%)
- Health care (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
- Social assistance (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Construction laborers (4%)
- Bus drivers (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Child care workers (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Union township:
- United States or American (26.8%)
- German (17.4%)
- Irish (16.5%)
- English (8.7%)
- Italian (5.0%)
- French (except Basque) (4.8%)
- Scottish (2.5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Australia (40%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (40%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 507 (71%)
- Carpooled: 120 (17%)
- Walked: 27 (4%)
- Other means: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 55 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Wood (19%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Utility gas (1%)
98.7% of residents of Union township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,697- In family households: 1,528 (403 male householders, 84 female householders)
412 spouses, 561 children (485 natural, 18 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 8 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 15 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 169 (67 male householders (63 living alone)), 91 female householders (86 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 209 2-persons, 109 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 149 1-person, 9 2-persons,
328 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (20 men, 81 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here: | 0.0% |
Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
Here: | 12.8% |
Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here: | 18.4% |
Missouri: | 24.9% |